Criollo Katana aka Smokin'_Cubans Cigar Dojo Reviewer

89%Horseradish Zing

Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla

April 24, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2015

Following the popularity of the T52 and No. 9 cigars of Drew Estate's Liga Privada line, came the notion of a cigar that smoked exceptionally in one, singular size. Thus began the Liga Privada Único Serie. Form... Read More...

93%Salty sweet butter

Herrera Esteli Edicion Limitada 2014 Lancero

Criollo Katana

March 16, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2015

The Herrera Esteli Cigar brand was added to the Drew Estate portfolio in 2013 to broad acclaim. Blender and master cigar maker at El Titan de Bronze, Willie Herrera, left El Titan in 2011 and was soon-after add... Read More...

92%Chic Lancero

Warped Cigars El Oso MaMa

Criollo Katana

February 27, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2015

In 2014, Warped Cigars brand owner, Kyle Gellis, introduced his El Oso (the bear) line of cigars with two vitolas: named Cub and PaPa. Since then, Gellis has remained diligent to his cigars and later that year ... Read More...

90%Clean, smooth smoke

Warped Cigars El Oso PaPa

Criollo Katana

February 3, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2015

Warped Cigars burst on into the cigar market in 2014 with the release of their El Oso line of cigars. Shiny, new company with a shiny, new cigar, right? Almost. Warped Cigars first began making cigars in 2008 i... Read More...

93%Decadent

Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 888

Criollo Katana

January 19, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2015

The Añejo No. 888 first made its appearance at the 2014 Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Celebration Fuente-hosted event, given as a gift to the attendees. No one knew at the time whether this vitola would be... Read More...

84%Sporadic Flavors

Viaje Full Moon 2014

Criollo Katana

December 11, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2014

I tell you, dojo, researching the 2014 edition of the Viaje Full Moon has been the most difficult research I’ve encountered to date. Viaje, and its owner, Andre Farkas, have been very tight-lipped about their p... Read More...

Crux Cigars Passport Corona cigar review

90%High quality low price

Crux Passport

Criollo Katana

November 24, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

Following up the success of Crux Cigar’s first cigar releases—Ninfamaniac and Skeeterz, brand owners Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers went all in with three new lines—Classic, Bull & Bear, and Passport. Great fo... Read More...

Tatuaje Monster Series No. 7 Jekyll cigar review

85%Overhyped

Tatuaje Monster No. 7—Jekyll

Criollo Katana

November 13, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2014

As most of you probably know, Tatuaje has been releasing a limited availability cigar each Halloween for the last seven years known as the “Monster” series. The series has been met with not only critical acclai... Read More...

91%No Brainer

Joya Red by Joya de Nicaragua

Criollo Katana

September 15, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

Sometimes a cigar will take me by surprise. Some that I thought were going to be great, ended up being just ok; and others I anticipated would be subpar turned out to be fantastic. Joya de Nicaragua’s 2014 IPCP... Read More...

Boutique Blends Cigars La Bohéme cigar review

82%Dry

Boutique Blends La Bohéme

Criollo Katana

August 15, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2014

La Boheme is latest line of cigars to be released by Boutique Blends Cigars. Boutique Blends also produces Aging Room and Swag cigar brands. President of Boutique Blends, Rafael Nodal, was at this year’s IPCPR ... Read More...

Crux Cigars Ninfamaniac and Ninfamaniac DARK

Criollo Katana

July 10, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

Beginning this June, Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers, owners of boutique cigar brand, Crux Cigars began releasing the first of their initial five Crux Cigar lines—Ninfamaniac (7" x 33 natural and DARK) and Skeeterz... Read More...

85%5-pack buy

The Judge by J. Fuego

Criollo Katana

May 21, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 & Under, 2014

Today Dojo, I have one from Famous Smoke Shop, a Pennsylvania tobacco retailer that’s gained notoriety nationally for its online retail business, as well as a number of exclusive cigar releases. The Judge, blen... Read More...

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