Author Jordan Guttormson

Perhaps the most unique-tasting cigar on our list, Fratello Arlequín had to prove itself on the marketplace before being welcomed on as a full-time offering from Fratello. The cigar tentatively debuted in 2019,... Read More...

HVC Hot Cake No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 7 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Hot Cake

January 12, 2021

Being founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011, HVC Cigars was among the first companies to fully embrace the now-burgeoning Aganorsa Leaf factory in Estelí. With an increasing number of respected brands now followin... Read More...

Crowned Heads Four Kicks Capa Especial No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 8 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Four Kicks Capa Especial

January 12, 2021

For Crowned Heads, approaching the company's 10th anniversary, what was old become new in 2020. When setting out to launch their first cigar in 2011, owners Jon Huber and Mike Conder partnered with Master Blend... Read More...

Esteban Carreras Cashmere No. 9 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 9 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Cashmere

January 11, 2021

Long a favorite in the realm of boutique cigar offerings, Esteban Carreras Cigars has made a name for themselves with primarily medium-full to full-bodied offerings, centering on Nicaraguan tobaccos and being r... Read More...

Alec & Bradley Kintsugi No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2020

No. 10 Cigar of the Year 2020 – Kintsugi

January 11, 2021

Shipping to retailers only weeks before the final votes for Cigar of the Year were cast, Kintsugi debuted as the second of two Japanese-themed cigars from Alec & Bradley Cigars in 2020 (see: Uru Doshi). The... Read More...

Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon Colorado Claro cigars

Plasencia Ships Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon Colorado Claro

January 7, 2021

Plasencia Cigars has announced the shipment of a new cigar to tobacconists, a spinoff blend known as Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto I Hexagon Colorado Claro. The cigar is based on the company's original Alm... Read More...

Cigar of the Year Guidelines and Schedule 2020

Cigar of the Year Guidelines 2020

January 5, 2021

COTY 2020

Cigar Dojo's ninth annual year-end list is slated to begin on Monday, January 11th. As with recent years, our list will consist of three categories: Top 10 Cigars of the Year, Top 5 Limited Edition Cigars, and ... Read More...

Over 2,000 cigars in Cigar Dojo Dojoverse app

Over 2,000 Cigars in Dojoverse

December 31, 2020

Cigar Dojo's Dojoverse cigar app now has more than 2,000 cigars available for users to check into (2,054 cigars at the time of this posting) and begin earning cigar badges based on their own personal smoking pr... Read More...

Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Corona Gorda cigars

Aganorsa Supreme Leaf Returns for Third Release

December 28, 2020

First announced in December 2019 and quickly rising to become one of Aganorsa Leaf's most sought-after projects, Supreme Leaf is now prepped for its third release. SEE ALSO: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Le... Read More...

Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Reserve cigars in box

Aganorsa Leaf Announces Rare Leaf Reserve

December 28, 2020

Aganorsa Leaf will soon be shipping the company's latest offering—a small-batch project known as Rare Leaf Reserve. The cigars make use of select tobaccos from the company's best farms, with low yields showc... Read More...

Drew Estate Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro 2020 cigar review

Photo Review: Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro (2020)

December 23, 2020

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $10 to $15 Range, 2020, Photo Reviews

As the first collaborative project from Cigar Dojo, the Dogma—or, the Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro, as it is now known—is unquestionably the most storied cigar in a Dojo-branded collection that now spans 21 rel... Read More...

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