Criollo Katana aka Smokin'_Cubans Cigar Dojo Reviewer

84%Car 'gar

Room101 Serie HN

April 16, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 & Under, 2014

Matt Booth, Room101’s curator and resident madman, has been on a roll lately. He has had a run of new releases that have been well received throughout the tobacco industry. For me, that run started with the San... Read More...

88%Beautiful Transitions

Wilson Adams Habano No. 3

Criollo Katana

January 28, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

Wilson Adams Cigars entered the boutique cigar arena in 2012 with their first release, Wilson Adams Habano. Since then, brand owners Brandon Wilson and Stephen Miller have been diligently promoting their cigars... Read More...

91%Top 10 2013

Nat Sherman 1930 Selection

Criollo Katana

January 11, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

The Nat Sherman 1930 Selection line of cigars was introduced to the cigar market just prior to the 2013 IPCPR trade show. The line recalls the early days of the company that originated with patriarch, Mr. Nat S... Read More...

85%Disappointing

Tatuaje Monster Series – The JV13

Criollo Katana

December 11, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2013

For many of us, the holiday season is a time of… let’s call it “joyous stress”. We have kids with their endless lists for toys, the family pulling us this way and that; what to eat, where to go, santa is at thi... Read More...

85%Near Miss

La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli

Criollo Katana

October 28, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

The latest cigar to hit the market from La Gloria Cubana is the Serie R Esteli. Arriving on B&M shelves in late September, this cigar comes only a few months after the Serie R Black. In search of different ... Read More...

88%Solid Contender

Leccia Tobacco White Label 650

Criollo Katana

September 11, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Today, my fellow Dojo-ians, I’m going to take a look at the Leccia Tobacco White Label 650, a 6 x 50 Toro. This line of cigars was released earlier this year by Sam Leccia, formerly of the Oliva Family of Cigar... Read More...

89%Great finish

Room101 Daruma Sucio

Criollo Katana

June 25, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Up for review this time around is the Room101 Daruma Sucio, a 7 x 48 vitola. Room101 has been getting a lot of publicity recently for many of its cigars, but the Daruma seemed quietly left behind. I wondered wh... Read More...

90%Top 10 in 2013

Illusione Rothchildes

Criollo Katana

May 9, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 & Under, 2013

You come home after a long day of putting up with a sarcastic boss. You finally get a chance to unwind after chasing your 3-year-old twins from one end of the park to the other. Or perhaps an evening at the hoc... Read More...

86%Highs & Lows

CAO Brazilia

Criollo Katana

April 16, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

This time around, Dojo Nation, I directed my single flame at a CAO Brazilia, Gol vitola. I had smoked a couple of these sticks before, but all I really could remember was that I liked them better than the CAO I... Read More...

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