90%Relentless Intrigue

Florida Sun Grown Robusto

September 5, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

If one were to undertake the quest of visiting what Cigar Rights of America Executive Director Glynn Loope calls, “The Great American Smoke Shops,” Jeff Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Company locations would be amo... Read More...

86%Nostalgic

Macanudo Inspirado Black Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

July 31, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

If you have spent any significant amount of time smoking premium cigars, you have smoked a Macanudo (just taking a wild guess here). Whenever I reflect on the nostalgic nature of cigars, I'm reminded of Macanud... Read More...

91%Age Worthy

Debonaire Habano Belicoso

EL Oso Fumar

June 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

As mentioned in my in-depth look at J.C. Newman's Brick House Double Connecticut, the premium cigar industry is froth with iconic stories. Debonaire’s own Phillip S. Zanghi, III has a story that is, in this wri... Read More...

89%American Beauty

Brick House Double Connecticut Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

May 4, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

The premium cigar industry is overrun with tremendous stories about family and humble beginnings. One of these sensational tales has the J.C. Newman Cigar Company at the center of it. Founded in 1895, Julius Ca... Read More...

Author EL Oso Fumar

EL Oso Fumar

Florida Sun Grown Robusto

Macanudo Inspirado Black Robusto

Debonaire Habano Belicoso

Brick House Double Connecticut Robusto