velorok, Author at Cigar Dojo

86%Roosevelt’s Big Stick

CAO Zócalo

June 27, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

CAO has a unique foothold in the premium cigar industry. Started as an independent, boutique cigar company that was eventually purchased by a tobacco behemoth, many had decried the brand to be dead sell-outs. T... Read More...

84%Nicaraguan for Dummies

Macanudo Inspirado Red Robusto

velorok

May 23, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Like many cigar smokers today, I can fondly remember my first cigar—a Macanudo that my father gave me on our first road trip together. Somewhere between Chicago and the Smoky Mountains (befitting), a gas statio... Read More...

90%Señor Stupendo

Señor Esugars Robusto

velorok

May 9, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Revealed alongside the Aerial at the 2017 IPCPR show, the Señor Esugars by Cornelius & Anthony is the young company’s first maduro cigar in their lineup. This is billed as a “passion project” by Steven Bail... Read More...

86%Death by Chocolate

E.P. Carrillo Elencos Don Rubino

velorok

April 13, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Much and more has been made regarding the FDA’s recent rules and how these could/would negatively affect the cigar industry. These new rules would supposedly make it very expensive and difficult to introduce ne... Read More...

91%Breakfast Time!

Fratello Oro Robusto

velorok

March 22, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Omar de Frias grew up next to a cigar shop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and can remember being handed his first cigar by the torcedor who told him, “Kid, welcome to the true gentlemen’s club,” thus beg... Read More...

87%S’more Sumatra!

Oliva Gilberto Reserva Corona

velorok

March 15, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

If you’ve been around the world of cigars for a minute or two, you’ve probably become familiar with the Oliva family name. Their cigars have been ratings gold for well over a decade now, and I can’t remember se... Read More...

85%Ancient Revival

La Aurora ADN Dominicano Toro

velorok

February 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

There have been several cigar releases in recent memory that have used a special tobacco to make them unique, while often times paying homage to ancient traditions. We’ve seen fire-cured tobacco, rare leaves gr... Read More...

89%Fine-Tuned

601 Blue Label Maduro Short Churchill

velorok

February 16, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Where do we begin with this? This venerable line has been produced for nearly a decade, under the hands and eyes of some of the biggest names in the cigar industry. Originally created by EO Brands (Erik Espinos... Read More...

89%Connecti-bano

Macanudo Inspirado White

velorok

February 6, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

I, like many, many smokers, recall having a Macanudo as my first real cigar. I remember it fondly: June of 1992 (when they were still made in Jamaica), heading to West Virginia with my father—he stopped at a ga... Read More...

82%Sweet & Sour

Enclave Broadleaf Robusto

velorok

January 23, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

AJ Fernandez is everywhere in the cigar world. He seems to be doing it all, and all at the same time. But as much as his name seems to be attached to roughly 1/4 of the cigars on the market today—whether person... Read More...

90%Roller Coaster

Four Kicks Maduro

velorok

January 17, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

CYOP—“Carve Your Own Path”—you'll see a lot of that if you follow Crowned Heads on their various social media accounts. It's sort of the unofficial/official motto of the Crowned Heads brand. Formed by former CA... Read More...

88%Jungle Boogie

CAO Amazon Anaconda

velorok

December 29, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

Remember that time that Indiana Jones went to the Amazon Jungle and discovered a rare, mythical breed of tobacco? And then he spent several years learning how to become a level 9 cigar roller? Then he used his ... Read More...

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