Perelman s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars 2010 HANDMADE CIGARS: K

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1 Perelman s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars 2010 HANDMADE CIGARS: K Wrapper colors: DC = Double Claro C Cl = Claro C CC = Colorado Claro C Co = Colorado CM = Colorado Maduro C Ma = Maduro C Os = Oscuro K.O. ÚNewÚ Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 50 CC Double Corona Double Corona 7 50 CC Toro Toro 6 50 CC Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Offered by the M.J. Frias Cigar Company and introduced to national distribution in 2009, this is a mild-to-medium-bodied, value blend with a Connecticut-seed wrapper. All sizes are offered in boxes of 25. KALUA SUNRISE Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Introduced in 1988 by The Cigar Shop of Erie, Pennsylvania, this is a medium-bodied cigar with a Sumatra-seed wrapper, offered in two sizes in bundles or boxes of 25. Binder: Dom. Rep. KENTUCKY GENTLEMEN CIGAR Handmade in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut, USA/Kentucky Filler: Colombia, Dom. Rep., Mexico, Nicaragua Robusto Kentucky Fire-Tipped Robusto 5 50 Dual = 1 =

2 Torpedo Kentucky Twist 6c 54 Stripe Churchill Churchill Kentucky Colonel Kentucky Fire-Tipped Churchill 7 48 Ma 7 48 Dual This unique series, created by Carol and Allen Mobley, debuted in The Fire-Tipped Robusto and Fire-Tipped Churchill are finished with maduro ends of Kentucky tobacco! The filler varies by size also with Dominican leaves in all and added filler from Colombia (Robusto), Mexico (Colonel) and Nicaragua (Twist). All are medium-to-full in body and are offered in boxes of 10 or 24. KEY WEST CIGAR CO. Wrapper: Brazil, USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Wrapper: Dom. Rep. Key West, Florida was once the center of American cigar making. The Key West Cigar Co. continues that tradition with more than a dozen brands of varying blends and strengths. The Key West Extra features a Brazilian maduro wrapper in three sizes. The Key West Havana 1876" has a Connecticut wrapper and is available in three sizes. The Key West Havana Gold blend has a Connecticut wrapper in three sizes while the Key West Select line has a Connecticut wrapper; these are all mild and available in three sizes. KICK ASS SWEET CIGARS Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep. Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6½ 50 CM-Ma Toro Toro 6 50 CM-Ma Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM-Ma Introduced in 2001, this is now a sweetened cigar with a mild-to-medium-bodied flavor, available in 25s. KING DAVID Handmade in Esteli, Nicaragua. Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua = 2 =

3 Double Corona Churchill 7½ 50 CM Giant Goliath CM Toro Toro 6 50 CM Robusto Robusto 5 50 CM Although a previous edition of King David had been made in Nicaragua, this is an all-new version from Flor de Gonzalez, made for Mike s Cigars. Named for the ancient Hebrew king who united the 12 tribes of Israel, it s a medium-to-full-bodied cigar. The sizes were completely revamped in KING DOMINICAN Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Honduras Filler: Brazil, Dominican Republic Lonsdale No. 1 6½ 42 CC-Ma Corona No. 2 5½ 42 CC-Ma Toro No CC-Ma Short Panatela No CC-Ma Robusto No. 6 4¾ 50 CC-Ma Giant No. 7 8½ 52 CC-Ma Double Corona No CC-Ma Giant No CC-Ma Double Corona No. 10 7½ 49 CC-Ma Robusto No CC-Ma Torpedo Belicoso 6½ 52 CC-Ma A full, yet deliciously mild cigar, introduced in The natural-wrapped version has a smooth herbal character, while the maduro wrapper offers a rich earthiness. These delicate flavors and the line's smooth draw is as unique as its range in some of the largest-available ring gauges. All sizes are offered in bundles of 25, except for the No. 8 and No. 13 sizes, offered in 10s and the mammoth No. 9, in bundles of five. KINGS CLUB Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Honduras Filler: Dom. Rep. = 3 =

4 Introduced in 1997, this four-size brand is named after great royals of the past like King Arthur, Louis XIV and King Philip. The cigars themselves are medium-bodied and feature a blend of Dominican-grown Piloto Cubano filler leaves. The Kings Club is offered in all-cedar boxes of 25. KINKY FRIEDMAN Handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic and Danli, Honduras. DOMINICAN BLEND: Wrapper: Honduras Binder: Costa Rica Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua HONDURAN BLENDS: Wrapper: Honduras, USA/Connecticut Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama BUNDLE SERIES: Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Dom. Rep. Toro The Governor 5¾ 60 CM Torpedo Kinkycristo 6¼ 54 CM Toro The Willie 6 48 CM Torpedo Texas Jewboy 6 56 CM Toro Utopian 6 52 CM Honduran Blend: Toro Big Richard 6½ 54 Ma Lonsdale Kinky Lady 7 42 CM Bundle series: Robusto Robusto 5 50 CC Toro Toro 6 50 CC Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CC The irrepressible Kinky Friedman songwriter and political candidate, among other things debuted his own Dominican-made cigar line in These are medium-bodied cigars with a hint of spice and a creamy finish. The Willie is finished with a pigtail head and shaggy foot. The Honduran blend was introduced in The Big Richard features a Honduran maduro = 4 =

5 wrapper and filler leaves from Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The Kinky Lady is flavored with molasses and honey, is mild-to-medium in body with an Ecuadorian-grown, Connecticutseed wrapper and Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. All sizes are offered in boxes or bundles of 20. KLAFTER S LIMITED RESERVE ÚNewÚ Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM Corona Corona 5½ 44 CM Robusto Mini Gigante 4½ 54 CM Toro Super Toro 6 60 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6 56 CM Klafter s of New Castle, Pennsylvania introduced this line, made by Camacho Cigars, in It s medium in body with a rich and spicy taste, offered in boxes of 20. KRISTIAN JAMES Handmade in Danli, Honduras. Wrapper: Indonesia Binder: Honduras Filler: Honduras, Nicaragua Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM Corona Cuatro 5½ 42 CM Robusto Rothschild 5 50 CM Torpedo Misile 6 54 CM This brand debuted in 1997 and offers a mild-to-medium-bodied blend of tobaccos from three nations. It is offered in boxes of 25. KRISTOFF Wrapper: Brazil, Nicaragua Binder: Dom. Rep. Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CM-Ma Churchill Churchill 7 48 CM-Ma = 5 =

6 Robusto Robusto 5½ 54 CM-Ma Toro Matador 6½ 56 CM-Ma Long Panatela Lancero 7½ 40 CM Perfecto Salomon 7¼ 57 CM Introduced by Exclusive Cigars in 2006, this is a mild-to-medium-bodied blend with a Nicaragua Criollo wrapper. Maduro-wrapped shapes (Brazilian wrapper) are medium-bodied and debuted in All sizes are offered in boxes of 20, except for the Salomon, a limitededition in 500 boxes of 10. Binder: Honduras KRISTOFF LIGERO Wrapper: Brazil, Honduras Filler: Dom. Rep., Honduras, Nicaragua Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM-Ma Toro Matador 6½ 56 CM-Ma Robusto Robusto 5½ 54 CM-Ma Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CM-Ma These medium-to-full-bodied blends, featuring Honduran-grown Criollo and Brazilian-grown maduro wrapper, debuted in All sizes are in boxes of 20. KRISTOFF SUMATRA ÚNewÚ Wrapper: Ecuador Binder: Brazil Filler: Dom. Rep., Nicaragua Double Corona Churchill 7 50 CM Toro Matador 6½ 56 CM Robusto Robusto 5½ 54 CM Torpedo Torpedo 6c 52 CM Introduced in 2009, this is a medium-bodied blend with notes of spice and a sweet finish. It s offered in boxes of = 6 =