Ben picked the Gran Habano Cabinet Selection through the recommendation of the local tobacconist. Listen carefully as he describes the cigar as “stellar“, “just right” and “real flavorful“.

Ben, and everyone at NiceTightAsh.com, we would personally like to thank you for taking the time to make this great cigar review video. And you Mr./Mrs. local tobacconist – thank you for helping us create a great partnership and keeping your smokers happy!

And here is the review in full:
PRE-LIGHT:
as far as presentation, this wins. you have two bands, a slip of cider, and a little ribbon at the bottom. i give it the ‘ol squeeze, and it seems to be the same from cap to foot. a little give but not too much. i love it all ready.

THE SMOKE:
kind of hard to get lit properly. took twice as long as expected. but i finally got it. im surprised to find that theres not really an ash taste starting this one out. the draw is very good, and as for taste. i get a nice wood taste, some ceder and some of another wood i cant quite peg, it’s also quite peppery, i assume this is from the wrapper, and a little creamy. the ash seems to be holding on tight. as i will later find it holds on pretty much till the end, the sign of a well made cigar i sapose. as i get close to the 1/3 mark. i notice a very slight hint of liquorish, but it goes away, its so faint. im questioning if i even tasted it. as it gets closer to 1/4 the wood taste starts to get a little more faint compared to the pepper that is getting more pronounced. and every now and then i find that liquorish taste. though its more obvious when i retrohale. once past the 1/4 mark the pepper and wood seems to flip, the wood from the middle til i put out the cigar, progressively gets strong, as the pepper slowly gets lighter in taste, but make no mistake, through out the cigar there both the main flavors you get. and all though the amount does very through out the cigar, the flavor overall stays the same, but thats ok. because its a very good flavor that im not getting tired of. as you can see, it was good enough that i nubbed this one til the smoke was too hot to taste good anymore.

OVERALL:
dont buy one….
…..buy a whole bundle, at $2 a stick (when you get a bundle) its an epic win. i would pay over twice that price for one of these if thats what they whent for. very good cigar.

RATING:
8 out of 10

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Have you ever wanted to dress up your computer screen with some of the hottest cigar brands in the industry? Well guess what, everyone is in luck!

A very talented man by the name of Jose Flores Jr has put his amazing design skills to use so you can have the ultimate cigar background. Take a look at all the great images by visiting his website at http://josefloresjr.tumblr.com/ .

Mr. Flores Jr is also a very active member of the cigar community whom you can engage in discussion with via Twitter (@JoseFloresJr). He is also a participant in the Gran Habano Azteca tasting panel.

Gran Habano and G.A.R Cigars would like would to personally thank Jose for choosing our brands, our company, and creating this very beautiful artwork. If you use any of his masterpieces please make sure to drop him a line and express your thanks!

This is a G.A.R Lux band photo (like you really need to be told) that was created and submitted by our good friend Walt White. Mr.White is actually part of our cigar community as a writer/contributor to StogieReview.com. Additionally Walt manages a secondary personal site, with lots of cigar related information, called Walt In PA. Thank you Walt for the great photo!

Do you have something you would like to share with us? Feel free to use our handy-dandy contact form or if you would like to submit files/pictures you can shoot an e-mail to this address!

A father of 5, Francis, was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. Treatment for this cancer will consist of chemotherapy that will leave him unable to care for his family for the next 6 months. Our release party of the Double Maduro cigar, officially named the Azteca, will be used as a benefit to provide some relief to the family.

Casa Fuma is raffling off a one-of-a-kind custom-designed humidor autographed by George Rico. Tickets are $10 and available at Casa Fuma Fine Cigars. Proceeds from the raffle sale will go to the Francis family.

Click here to read the story on AZ Central.

This review, posted by Rich Meade, talks about the different flavor profiles he picked up while smoking our box pressed beauty. Head on over to the site and see what he had to say!

The first stop on the map is in Gilbert, Arizona at a shop called Casa Fuma Fine Cigars. Casa Fuma will be holding one of the pre-launch parties on Wednesday Feburary 10th from 5-9pm.

Come join us for a preview of the cigar, giveaways and tons of fun.

Stay tuned for more exciting information as we launch our Twitter page, FaceBook page and our new Maduro cigar.

Rico also explains the common misconception of a full body cigar and a full flavor cigar.

Mr.Rico talks about the releases of the LUX and the Vanguard that were added to the G.A.R line. Ever wonder where the G.A.R or “gar” name comes from? Well check out the video!