Mixed Filler: A Blog Sampler for 2.21.08

Mixed Filler is a quick collection of snippets from the online stogie community. For the slower burning, long-filler versions just click on the links provided. Enjoy!

Walt at The Stogie Review checks out Hazardville, Connecticut’s own Old Powder Keg Toro Natural. My review of the OPK Maduro Robusto will be up very soon. Don’t all wear out your F5 keys at once, folks.

Cigar Inspector looks at an Edicion Limitada from Cuba, the Trinidad Ingenios E.L. 2007. They are also giving away a pretty sweet looking five-pack in their February-March contest.

Over at Stogie Fresh, Doc finds that a year’s rest works wonders for his Tatuaje Reserva J21.

George at Stogie Guys is gifted a Rocky Patel I.T.C. Robusto, but can’t muster much enthusiasm for it.

The spring issue of Cigar Magazine hit my mailbox a few days ago. They rate 18 tubos, most of which come off as breathtakingly average. FWIW, highest scores went to the Partagas Black Maximo and the Upmann Preciosa No. 1.

Velvet Cigar gives us the rundown on the full Arganese line of cigars out of the Dominican Republic. And on the topic of Arganese, go to Cigar Live and check out Troy’s (boomerd35) fantastic photo essay from his visit to Gene Arganese’s fields, factory and palatial digs.

As long as I’m at it, if you’re not a member of Cigar Live yet, you can become one in short order by clicking here.