$10 to $15 Range

In January of 2017, cigar fanatics were delivered a shocking blow, as industry deviant Matt Booth announced his departure from the premium cigar market. Booth had made his debut eight years prior, crossing-over... Read More...

93%Juicy

AVO Syncro South America Ritmo Torpedo Largo

July 28, 2017

AVO Cigars received an update in early 2015—not quite as extreme as sister brand Camacho (both brands being owned by Davidoff of Geneva), but more of a subtle evolution—bringing the twenty-eight-year-old brand ... Read More...

93%Lancero Luxury

601 La Bomba Warhead III

June 22, 2017

La Bomba. Yes, it is the name of a song on Ricky Martin’s 1998 album Vuelve, which reached the number five spot on Spain’s “Hot Latin Songs” list. Yes, it is the name of a book written by Spanish journalist Jos... Read More...

87%Not Yet

Florida Sun Grown Limited Edition Trunk-Pressed Toro

May 9, 2017

Drew Estate's Florida Sun Grown (FSG) cigar line was officially announced in May of 2016, going on to debut at the first-ever Florida Barn Smoker event on June 4, 2016. Florida Sun Grown is unique in that it ut... Read More...

92%Complex

Manuel Quesada 70th

April 19, 2017

When a cigar brand possesses within its arsenal a Master Blender, backed with statistics of Cuban emigration, a family heritage of more than a century in the tobacco industry, and over forty years experience in... Read More...

90%Polished

Cornelius Corona Gorda by Cornelius & Anthony

March 22, 2017

When the English settlers initially meandered their way down the Eastern Seaboard to the area of the country now known as Virginia, they discovered the type of tobacco grown and smoked by the natives. This stra... Read More...

90%Terra Firma

The Oscar Habano

March 7, 2017

Many of today’s owners of “boutique” brands travelled a long and winding road on their journey toward the cigar business. And in the case of Oscar Valladares, that statement is not metaphorical. Oscar’s initial... Read More...

92%Savory

Nomad Martial Law

February 27, 2017

While the majority of cigar manufactures were literally born into the business, a few contemporary tobacco men were not—Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana, Johathan Drew of Drew Estates, Robert Caldwell of Caldw... Read More...

93%Piquant

Andalusian Bull

February 14, 2017

Many memorable moments in one’s life are the result of happenstance. On a sunny day in southern Marin, a decade or so ago, as the spinnakers on the sailboats cruising the San Francisco Bay ballooned with the br... Read More...

90%Heavy Hitter

Big Papi by David Ortiz

January 30, 2017

On October 10, 2016, Major League Baseball player David Américo Ortiz Arias suited up for the final time. The game was against the Cleveland Indians, marking the final matchup in what would become a clean sweep... Read More...

92%Gutsy

Serino 20th Anniversary Royale Maduro XX Toro

January 24, 2017

Two decades ago, after a successful career in the video rental business, Tony Serino decided to enter the tobacco industry. His new enterprise, APS Distributors, initially specialized in the buying, importation... Read More...

91%Homecoming

Herrera Estelí Miami