Nice article in the ongoing series. Thanks!

I always enjoy the cigar posts. Thanks for posting them.

Very informative. I looked back at the linked articles also. Thanks for the links, it makes more sense when I started from the beginning. I enjoy a cigar once in a while but I admit I don't know anything about them. Usually someone else has them and gives me one to smoke with a bunch of us and some Coronas. I see there are more articles so I plan to go back and read them also.

can't wait for the smoking part.

BTW the CAO Italia's are great!

Great series. Always enjoy.

All good. Keep them coming.

How do you get to the other installments?

Me and my wife both read your articles and have learned a lot about cigars. We smoke them a about once a week with some wine in our back yard. We have shared with our friends and they are impressed with the things we know and it is just from reading these aerticles. Thank you for sharing your cigar knowledge.

Barry,
Glad you enjoyed the Italia. For an interesting twist on that cigar, Oliveros makes a cigar called the El Padillo. A complex mix of tobacco's including some from the same area in Italy that CAO uses for it's Italia. The El Padillo has a large gaudy ring that is poorly designed, but this cigar is a "sleeper". Very enjoyable with a dark maduro wrapper. If you like the Italia, you'll enjoy this one. Cigars International carries them. Enjoy!

Thank you for the tip!!!

Whoops..
Barry, my bad. I meant to say El Padrino, not El Padillo.
I type faster than I think. Our illustrious webmaster had one of the El Padrino's this weekend and seemed to enjoy it.

Yes, I did, along with another of Michael's recommendations! Both paired well with the '05 Primus Zin we enjoyed for the evening. Definitely worth a try, Barry.

Doug

Where would I find them on line? I guess I am willing to try something new :)

Frank, Cigars International has them. The Oliveros El Padrino is not a well publicized cigar. That's sometimes good and sometimes indicates you're in "dog rocket" territory. In this case, it's the former rather than the latter. Look for the El Padrino made by Oliveros on Cigar International's website www.cigarinternational.com
The italian tobacco, coupled with the dark brazilian wrapper is a site to see...Hope you enjoy!

Found it, got it. Thanks.