Cigar Reviews

92%Allies Win Wars

Espinosa Warzone Toro

May 22, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

One of the most notable collaborations of 2019 was announced in September when Héctor J. Alfonso Sr., director of operations for Espinosa Premium Cigars, revealed that Espinosa would be collaborating with the t... Read More...

90%SweeTWANG

Cuevas Reserva Natural Torpedo

Jordan Guttormson

May 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Casa Cuevas Cigars established themselves as a brand in 2016, with Luis Cuevas Jr. seeking to showcase the Cuevas name front and center. Rather than play the manufacturing role for the industry's most prominent... Read More...

89%Fire & Ice

Jacobs Ladder Brimstone

EL Oso Fumar

May 13, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

"I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause." —Jonathan Edwards It was my great pleasure to witness the unveiling of not one, but two of Southern Draw’s newest releases at the 2019 IPCPR (now PCA) Trade Show. As a father, it was especially mean... Read More...

87%Fuel Injected

CAO Flathead Camshaft V19

Kevin Acuff

May 8, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

What could go better with a dazzling hot rod or custom v-twin chopper than a quality premium cigar? That is where the inspiration for the CAO Flathead line originated. Specially shaped with a striking flat top ... Read More...

90%Butterscotch Sasquatch

Perdomo ESV Connecticut Imperio

Jordan Guttormson

May 6, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

The third rendition of Perdomo Cigars' ESV series debuted in the fall of 2019, officially listed under the banner Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed. The ESV designation was previously introdu... Read More...

91%Tyranni-Bull!

Tyrannical Buc Connecticut

Jordan Guttormson

May 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Amongst a flurry of newfound attention to the Jas Sum Kral brand in 2019, brought on through the category-breaking introduction of the Nuggs brand (a premium cigar / CBD crossover), the company still managed to innovate in a more traditional sense as well, int... Read More...

88%Classic Old School

Días de Gloria Short Churchill

Kevin Acuff

April 28, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

As a cigar maker, how do you pay tribute to the glory days of tobacco in Cuba—the very tobacco that your father once smoked? Abdel Fernández answered that question with the introduction of Días de Gloria, which... Read More...

83%Hot & Sour

Punch Chop Suey

Jordan Guttormson

April 17, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

In the spring of 2019, Punch shocked the cigar scene with a limited cigar known as Punch Egg Roll, deviating from the brand's classic heritage with an off-the-wall concept based around Chinese-American takeout.... Read More...

87%Sneaky Strong

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard

velorok

April 15, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

My first thoughts on this cigar were along the lines of, “Hey look, it’s another Montecristo add-on with enough band real estate to match the brand's spinoff count.” The press release info contained all the corporate jargon I expected, with very little info ab... Read More...

93%A Cuban landmark

HVC 500 Years Anniversary

Randy Griggs

April 13, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

There is no shortage of naming conventions that tie in, one way or another, to the origin of cigars. From the country’s calling code to the island's stature as the flower of the Caribbean archipelago, Cuba is o... Read More...

89%Polarizing

Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf

Kevin Acuff

April 8, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Vertical integration. In microeconomics and management, vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company. Usually, each member of the supply chain produces ... Read More...

92%Deferred Annuity

H. Upmann 175 Anniversary

Randy Griggs

April 3, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

Whether you are familiar with the name or not, you have likely smoked a cigar from Altadis USA. A subsidiary of the UK-based Imperial Brands, Altadis has been crafting premium cigars (in one form or another) since 1918 and is responsible for many of the world’... Read More...

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