Cigar Reviews

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 cigar review

93%Amalgamation

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019)

May 17, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

In the year 2004, Davidoff made a breakthrough in terms of cigar blending and craftsmanship, introducing what the company claims to be the world's first cigar blend to contain seven different tobaccos. The diff... Read More...

90%Real Deal

Black Market Esteli Torpedo

velorok

May 16, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Announced at the 2017 IPCPR, the Alec Bradley Black Market Esteli began shipping to retailers nationwide in October of that year. Alan Rubin, owner of Alec Bradley Cigar Distributors Inc., said, "These cigars a... Read More...

89%Golden Blueprint

Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

May 8, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

“Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith” –Garth Brooks, "We Shall Be Free," c. 1992It’s hard to take a glimpse at the Gran Habano Blue in Green without admiring it for all it encapsulates. Okay, elephant in the room, you and I both know what the ... Read More...

90%Lady Luck?

Pier 28 Oscuro Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

April 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

A common mantra frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson:I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.Is it possible we’ve found the Thomas Jefferson of the cigar i... Read More...

85%Decent Smoke

La Relatos The First

Rob Rasmussen

April 24, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

La Relatos is a new(ish) cigar from Warped, but it is also an old cigar from Warped.Allow me to explain:How is it new(ish)? La Relatos was released at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The interes... Read More...

73%Joe 6-Pack

Factory Smokes Maduro by Drew Estate Toro

Jordan Guttormson

April 19, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 & Under, 2019

A sub-two-dollar cigar; it's a style few thought would ever come out of the revered La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate factory, even when taking into account the tin-packaged cigars that began making their way to retailers in 2017. Drew Estate has made it known that ... Read More...

91%Wild Ride

Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega

velorok

April 16, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Since 1865, the Plasencia family has been growing tobacco and (more recently) producing cigars for 30-plus prominent third-party companies, numbering over 40 million cigars per year. It was only two years ago (... Read More...

89%S'more Please

Partagas Legend Corona Extra Leyenda

Jack Heyer

April 11, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

At the annual IPCPR trade show in 2018, General Cigar Co. released a new line for the Partagas brand. The Partagas Legend was created to pay tribute to the most influential figures over the years; those that he... Read More...

90%Peace

Illusione OneOff Robustos

Jordan Guttormson

April 10, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Illusione's latest offering—OneOff—arrived in 2018 with a peculiar look, one that was quick to pique the interest of loyalists to the Illusione brand. This is because the cigar is not quite an Illusione original, but rather an inspiration for the brand itself.... Read More...

83%Grapes of Wrath

Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild

EL Oso Fumar

March 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

La amistad—friendship, to those who don’t speak the romance language of Spanish. It is certainly an apt description for the relationship that A.J. Fernández has with the premium cigar industry right now. His fi... Read More...

La Barba One and Only (2018) cigar review

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La Barba One and Only Super Toro (2018)

velorok

March 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Lacking the conventional story/spin about how this cigar’s creator smokes said cigar as his personal blend; or how La Barba made this cigar to bring a specific to the market; or any of the other customary trop... Read More...

87%Smoke Wagon

Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro Lonsdale Deluxe

Jack Heyer

March 22, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

In baseball, scouting is key, with talent scouts in constant pursuit across the nation, looking for raw, up-and-coming skill. In 2010, Jonathan Drew, founder and president of Drew Estate, was like Billy Beane in the movie Moneyball, looking for his next Miguel... Read More...

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