Author Kevin Acuff

Kevin Acuff

Contributor

I am a major cigar nerd and a Cigar Dojo Hall of Famer that calls Las Vegas home, where my career in signs and lighting always lights up new adventures. Our hockey team rules #GOKNIGHTSGO, and I am a host on Las Vegas Cigar Outlet’s Live from Las Vegas Lounge Talk podcast. Life has given me a beautiful wife, Barbara, sons Preston and Greg, two fluffy little dogs, and four cats. My life outside the office is all about spending time with the family, cigars, bourbon, and beer. I am always willing to sit with anyone to have a smoke, talk cigars, booze, motorsports, and hockey—being eager to learn something new along the way.

Crowned Heads Court Reserve Serie E 5150 cigar review

88%Round & Round

Crowned Heads Court Reserve Serie E 5150

Kevin Acuff

November 30, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Celebratory and tribute cigars are most definitely not new practices within the cigar industry. Most are inspired by history—either of the brand (e.g. Crowned Heads itself), an individual, a family, or a countr... Read More...

87%Miami Heritage

Cohiba Serie M

Kevin Acuff

August 11, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

General Cigar is really keeping things moving on the luxury cigar scene, with their Cohiba brand leading the charge. Hot off the heels of last year’s ultra-premium Cohiba Royale, General brings us something rad... Read More...

87%Fitting Tribute

Blackbird Idalia 108

Kevin Acuff

July 27, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

I mentioned in a recent review how I find it interesting to learn the source for tribute or homage in the way cigar ideas come. And here we are, with what I feel is a very well-deserved and interesting one. Bla... Read More...

87%Noble Apple

Southern Draw Manzanita Toro

Kevin Acuff

June 15, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

It is interesting to me to learn how tributary or homage-based cigar ideas come to light. Some are for a country, others are to an individual and their successes. This one is a little different. The Southern Dr... Read More...

87%It’ll fool ya!

Camacho Nicaragua Robusto

Kevin Acuff

May 7, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2021

Twenty twenty may definitely be the year that a vast majority of us want to forget. Fortunately for the cigar world, manufacturers stayed busy during these dire times and continued to release cigars, even throu... Read More...

86%Paper Tiger

Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020

Kevin Acuff

March 19, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

The Limited Reserve Decadas from Partagas—the brand's latest limited-edition release—is actually not a new cigar. The line was originally available from 2005 to 2009 as a limited offering and was resurrected at... Read More...

85%Unfinished Business

Gurkha San Miguel Toro

Kevin Acuff

March 5, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2021

If you are new to cigars or even a seasoned aficionado, chances are you have heard of Gurkha Cigars. Love them or hate them, fact is, they are a commanding force in the industry. Gurkha describes the original G... Read More...

89%North Star

AVO Regional North Edition

Kevin Acuff

February 9, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Davidoff Cigars caught the cigar world’s attention with the announcement of a regional-only release from their AVO Cigars brand at the 2019 IPCPR/PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas. The series was dubbed Regional Edit... Read More...

86%Arid South

AVO Regional South Edition

Kevin Acuff

February 9, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Taking a trip south on the compass of the US, AVO Cigars introduces the regional-only AVO Regional South Edition, one of four limited-edition cigars to emerge from a series that was first revealed at the 2019 P... Read More...

90%Spice Cake

HVC Hot Cake Laguito No. 4

Kevin Acuff

January 22, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2021

Since their creation back in 2011, HVC Cigars and owner, Reinier Lorenzo, have become a definite force in the boutique cigar world. The company started off strong by partnering with Aganorsa Leaf and company fo... Read More...

89%Honduran Hero

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección No.1

Kevin Acuff

November 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Twenty-twenty has definitely been a crazy year in the cigar industry. While we kicked off the year with the TPE trade show in Las Vegas, we all know how the rest of the year has gone. There has still been activ... Read More...

86%Pepper King

Cohiba Royale Toro Royale

Kevin Acuff

October 27, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

Cohiba—one of the most, if not the most, premier brands in General Cigar's portfolio—has been busy recently, especially in the luxury cigar arena. Long known for lines such as Red Dot and Cohiba Black (which th... Read More...