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VOL. 17, NO. 3 FROM THE PUBLISHER OF CIGAR AFICIONADO MAGAZINE

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

VOL. 17, NO. 3

FROM THE PUBLISHER OF CIGAR AFICIONADO MAGAZINE

TASTING REPORT TASTING REPORT

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LA PALINA EL DIARIO K.B. TASTING REPORT:

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HONDURAS PRICE: $8.75 BODY: FULL VERTICAL BRAND TASTINGS:

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Maker: Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S.S. de R.L. POINTS PRICE:Maker: Fabrica FULL $8.75 BODY: de Tabacos Raices Cubanas de R.L. Distributor: Palina Cigars GORDO LaLa Palina Cigars Filler: Nicaragua x 58 $11.55 87 POINTS 6" Filler: Nicaragua ABinder: Honduras very thick Binder: Honduras that has a inty taste at rst. As the BEST CIGARS THIS ISSUE cigar

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draw improves it La Palina Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Honduras El Diario K.B. 93 Wrapper: Honduras takes on some cedary avors and Wrapper: Honduras Vitola 44 [page 3] La Palina El Diario K.B. Honduras 93 roasted-meat notes. Release Date: August 2011 H. Upmann Half Corona [page 3] Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Vitola 44 Dom. Rep. 92 Release Date: August 2011 Body: Sungrown LA PALINA EL DIARIO Arturo Fuente Rosado Medium Vitola 44 Dom. Rep. 92 Vault by Torao Toro Nicaragua 92 K.B. Vault by Torao Toro Nicaragua 92 K.B. NEW RELEASEVERTICAL BRAND TASTING TORO H. Upmann Half Corona Cuba 91 9393 POINTS 4 1/4" 50x 40 $8.75 Humidor Selection POINTS x CIGAR NEWS 4 1/4" 40 $10.00 CubaHumidor Selection $8.75 6" Country: Honduras H. Upmann Half87 POINTSmeatyxcigar with an open draw that91 A ACorona dark with cigar with an open draw that delivers powerful, delivers powerful, Oily and meaty a neat cap and veiny wrapper, though Vault by Torao Corona Gorda New Cigar Bands No S. de R.L. Nicaragua 91 Changing History: Cubas Maker: Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas a a lot of boldkeep lit.for such a small avors underscore lot of bold smoke forWoody, small size. Concentrated such a Nicaragua Concentrated Vault by Torao Corona Gorda 91 Longer Have Owners Names [page 4] difcult to smoke herbal size. La Palina El Diario Churchill and Robusto Honduras 89 Distributor: La Palina Cigars pepper, of cedar and earth lead to an apple-like nish. and earth lead an apple-like nish. pepper, pepper and straw. toHonduras hints cedar and Robusto La Palina El Diario Churchill 89 Commemorative Fuente Fuente OpusX [page 4] Body: Full Filler: Torpedo Body: Full Vault by Torao Nicaragua Nicaragua 89 Body: Medium Vault by Torao Torpedo Nicaragua 89 Padrn Making 60 Ring [page 5] Binder: Honduras CHURCHILL CHURCHILL BRAND SUMMARY: The La Palina cigar brand originated more
Wrapper: Honduras Jos Seijas Leaves Altadis [page 5] Release Date: August 2011 Humidipak Changing to Boveda [page 6] 8989 POINTS 7"7" 5050 $11.30 made in the United States from POINTS xx than 100 years ago, when$11.30 it was

K.B.

EOBrands Co-Founder Departs [page 6]

LA PALINA, KILL BILL!

THIS 4 1/4" x ALMOST Generals New CIGAR 40 93 POINTS Sizes [page 7] $8.75

Dark, oily and The vintage mark was created bythis Churchill appearance, this Churchill Dark, tobacco. alluring inin appearance, Samuel S. Paley, Cuban oily and alluring begins with a a grassy noteand CBS founderoral avors, begins with grassy note that ushers ininWilliam avors, oral S. Paley, father to veteran broadcaster that ushers spices, licoricefamous tarragon. son Bill who took an interest and KILL BILL! LA PALINA, tarragon. spices, licorice and broadcasters and it was the
brand owner and half-jokingly ROBUSTO Bill Paley couldnt nish it, ranging from $18 to $23. ROBUSTO is quite expensive, with retail prices dubbed the size Kill Bill. Ofcially called K.B., this petit Prototypes of this tiny smoke were the strong thatby Graycliff, but it The rst version was made in so Bahamas La Palina

Prototypes of cigar with anwere so strong that La Palina A powerful, meatythis tiny smoke[page 7] draw that delivers open EPC Short Run: Maduro Plus Natural brand owner Bill Paley couldnt nish it, and half-jokingly a lot of bold smoke for such a small size. Concentrated dubbed the size Kill Bill. Ofcially called K.B., this petit Room 101 Oneis and earth [page 7] an apple-like nish. pepper, cedarShot, Onewithlead toIts the newest addition to the corona packed Kill power. Body: FullPalina El Diario8] IndianaLa Smoke Ban [page line, and took our top score of the issue with 93 points. For details on the brand, see page two.

Body: Medium ALMOST KILLED ITS OWNER. Body: Medium THIS CIGAR in the cigar industry and brought back La Palina in June 2010. 8989 POINTS 5"5" 5252 La $9.80 needed a more affordable price POINTS x that $9.80 Bill Paley decided x Palina corona is packed with power. Its the newest addition to the

CHURCHILL
89 POINTS 7" x 50 $11.30

This robusto he creatednotably rmEldraw, thebut that amped has a took Palina draw, issue This robusto has a the Laour rm Diario, a line strikes La Palina El Diario line, and notably top score of but strikes a a reduction, so balance strength while toning down the price. woody notes and between white pepper avors, woody with 93 points. For details on pepper avors, two. notes and balance between white the brand, see page Diario is made in up the El a slightly sweet, oral aftertaste. a slightly sweet,Raices Cubanas factory. The blend consists of Honduras at the oral aftertaste.
Body: MediumCorojo 99 rosado wrapper, Honduran Criollo 98 Body: Medium a Honduran

Dark, oily and alluring in appearance, this Churchill binder and Nicaraguan ller consisting of Corojo 99 and Criollo begins with a grassy note that ushers in oral avors, TORPEDO TORPEDO translates from Spanish to the daily, which is 98. El Diario UBAN BANDS OMIT OLD COMPANY NAMES spices, licorice and tarragon. NEW CUBAN BANDS 8888 POINTS 6 COMPANY NAMES by Paley to be an OMIT to set the 1/8" 5252the brand, intended OLD 1/8" x x $11.35 POINTS 6 tone for $11.35 meant ANYTHINGBody: Medium BETWEEN THESE PUNCH BANDS?DIFFERENT veiny torpedoTHESE PUNCH BANDS?First DIFFERENT A A dark, smoke. The most memorable and the K.B., which stands dark, veiny torpedo that draws and burns evenly. First NOTICE ANYTHING BETWEEN that draws was burns evenly. everyday h gold and red, and both have the same heraldic design, but both gold difference. both have the same heraldic design, but there is a difference. and are toasty and earthy with some inty was jokingly Theyre there is a and red, and puffs Kill Bill. The smoke waswith some inty it avors and puffs are toasty and earthyso powerful that avors for Manuel Lopez no longer appear on the new version of words Manuel Lopez no longer appear on touchesversion of Cubas Punch band (far The Cubas Punch band (far ROBUSTO slightly sweet a cigar that of caramel. caramel. slightly to as the new ofwould kill Bill, as in the owner. The referred sweet touches

owned Punch before the brand was nationalized by the Cuban government, and left). Lopez owned Punch beforeBody: Mediumnationalized by the Cuban government, and the brand was 89 POINTS 5" x 52 $9.80 Body: Medium name .A., the worldwide distributor of Cuban cigars, has omitted the name worldwide distributorstuck, but on top has omitted the name from the loads Habanos S.A., the fromathe of Cuban cigars, of packing a punch, the cigar has This robusto has a notably rm draw, but strikes of only one. stood out in band no longer a score words ed bands. Punch is not the only one. The Partags band nominted bands. Punch is not theavor, and The Partags this tasting with has the of 93 points. longer has the words newly balance between white pepper avors, woody notes and Average pre-Revolution owner, y Cia., a reference to the brands pre-Revolution owner, and new Cia., a reference to the brandsRating: 88.8 points and new Romeo y Julieta Romeo y Julieta a slightly sweet, oral aftertaste. Cifuentes y onger read Rodriquez Arguellez y Cia. The old names havelonger part of the been read Rodriquez Arguellez y Cia. The old names have been part of the bands no Body: Medium 95-100: Classic 90-94: Outstanding 80-8 80 decades, but Cuba decided it was time for a change. Read our story on page Cuba decided it was time for a change.95-100:our story90-94: Outstanding design for decades, but four. Read Classic on page four.
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A dark, veiny torpedo that draws and burns evenly. First puffs are toasty and earthy with some inty avors and slightly sweet touches of caramel.

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