$10 to $15 Range

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...

87%The New Old

Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2019

EL Oso Fumar

March 31, 2020

“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” —St. Augustine. Faith and hard work. It’s the very foundation of the premium cigar industry and the backbone to one of t... Read More...

90%Synergistic

La Coalición Corona Gorda

Randy Griggs

March 24, 2020

Two of the most well-respected and established brands in the premium cigar industry have partnered, once again, to take the cigar industry by storm with La Coalición—a term that means "a pact or union to achiev... Read More...

92%Maduro AF

Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Maduro Imperio

February 28, 2020

Perdomo Cigars' latest addition to their vast portfolio is officially titled Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed, though many simply know it as Perdomo ESV. Like nearly all Perdomo ciga... Read More...

91%Triqui Saka

Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 648

February 21, 2020

Without question, Steve Saka and Skip Martin—two of the most respected, opinionated voices in the craft cigar space—dominated discussions of new and buzz-worthy cigars throughout 2019. While the latter focused ... Read More...

94%Masterpiece

Número Uno

February 6, 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

“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 apath... Read More...

91%Hooked & Booked

Protocol Sir Robert Peel Natural

Randy Griggs

January 21, 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...

87%Fireproof

Plasencia Alma del Fuego

Randy Griggs

November 19, 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 Ser... Read More...

83%Box Office Flop

CAO Orellana

velorok

November 14, 2019

I had the pleasure of reviewing the CAO Amazon Anaconda a while back. In said review I really enjoyed the whole wordplay involving the CAO promotional copy, in which they dubbed Ernest Gocaj the “Indiana Jones”... Read More...

89%Wanna Smoke?

Chuck

October 31, 2019

Eleven years after debuting onto the premium cigar scene, Tatuaje's Monster Series—one of the most ambitious limited-edition cigar sagas ever attempted—has come to a close. The series has seen its fair share of... Read More...

91%Balanced Bride

Tiff

October 31, 2019