Cigar Reviews

91%Good Lawd

Lords of England Connecticut No. 1 Robusto

February 14, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

Lords of England comes by way of Pure Aroma Cigars Inc., parent company of the better-known D'Crossier Cigars brand. While D'Crossier's cigars were known for their refined, Cuban-esque smoking profiles, the Lor... Read More...

94%Masterpiece

Número Uno

Jordan Guttormson

February 6, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Being the first and oldest cigar manufacturer in Nicaragua, Joya de Nicaragua has long represented their country on the global stage. In the 1970s, Joya de Nicaragua's cigars were smoked by world leaders on a r... Read More...

90%Defiance Defined

Ilegal Habano Toro

EL Oso Fumar

January 30, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Vote early and vote often” — Al Capone How ironic that a life-long criminal poses advice that we should all follow? Yet very few Americans do actually exercise their right to do so. And it is with that apathy that our beloved industry has had a great crime ... Read More...

90%Loaded Cannon

Casdagli Basilica A Toro

velorok

January 24, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

While the Casdagli Basilica A cigar has existed for roughly five years, the brand was recently refreshed in 2019, as Bespoke Cigars rebranded under the Casdagli family name. Basilica A is joined by multiple ble... Read More...

91%Hooked & Booked

Protocol Sir Robert Peel Natural

Randy Griggs

January 21, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Any ardent cigar enthusiast spending time on social media and following cigars would recognize the names Bill Ives and Juan Cancel. Since launching Cubariqueño Cigar Co. at the 2015 IPCPR trade show, the two po... Read More...

89%Stars & Stripes

The American Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

January 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” — George Washington The introduction to this review is appropriately one sentence. Everything about this cigar, even its essence, is 100-percent Stars and Stripes. We have Ariel Newman, w... Read More...

90%Refreshing

Gatekeeper Corona

Jordan Guttormson

December 20, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Gatekeeper is the sophomore release from Alec & Bradley Cigars—a boutique-minded sub-brand under the Alec Bradley Cigar Co. umbrella that is spearheaded by Alec and Bradley Rubin. The duo first launched ont... Read More...

86%Expensive Date

Cohiba Spectre CS19

velorok

December 13, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

Ninety dollars. That’s how much one of these cigars costs. There are cigars that I thoroughly enjoy that cost $90 for a box. What in the world could make a single cigar worth $90? Well, the marketing geniuses a... Read More...

87%Solid if Unspectacular

My Father La Promesa Toro

Rob Rasmussen

December 6, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

My Father Cigars is one of those brands that is constantly represented on "Top Cigar" lists, usually having at least one cigar on most of the yearly "Top 25" rankings. They are a brand steeped in history and it seems like they always have something new on the ... Read More...

88%Bigger = Better?

Baka Bantu

Jordan Guttormson

December 2, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

In March of this year, images of RoMa Craft's Cameroon-based project were first posted on the social media channels of Skip Martin, co-owner of RoMa Craft Tobac. The cigar had previously been hinted at, but was... Read More...

86%Give 'em a hand

300 Hands Connecticut

velorok

November 22, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

Joining the 300 Hands Maduro and 300 Manos Habano (Cigar Dojo’s 2018 Value-Priced Cigar of the Year) comes the 300 Hands Connecticut by Southern Draw. Blended by Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars at Tabacaler... Read More...

87%Fireproof

Plasencia Alma del Fuego

Randy Griggs

November 19, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Now in their fourth year of establishing Plasencia as a premium cigar brand, Plasencia Cigars released Alma del Fuego at this year’s IPCPR trade show. The third of five cigars set to be released in the Alma Series, the name translates to Soul of Fire. This pla... Read More...

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