Ashton VSG is our throwback review for the month of July. Every month on the 1st we will be doing a review of a cigar that has been on the market for at least 10 years. It gives us at The Barrel Burner a chance to look back at cigars in an age when cigar blogs are mostly about reviewing what is new.
Romeo Y Julieta 150th Anniversary is a cigar that actually released on-time which is almost unheard of in this industry.Romeo Y Julieta 150th Anniversary is a cigar that actually released on-time which is almost unheard of in this industry. The company turned to its partners to contribute tobacco for this cigar which they are calling a hall of fame blend….
La Gloria Cubana Los Gloriosos marks the return to where it all started for E.P. Carrillo. In the 1980s Ernesto Perez-Carrillo was the OG of boutique cigars with La Gloria Cubana coming out of the El Credito Factory in Little Havana, Miami, Florida. This outstanding cigar makes the brand relevant once again.
Every month on the 1st we go back in time and look at a cigar that was release at least 10 years ago. For May, 2025 we go back almost 13 years for a cigar released in 2012. The La Aurora Preferidos Diamond is often overlooked by cigar smokers looking for a Broadleaf wrapper and it shouldn’t be despite it’s price tag.
