$15 & Over Archives - Page 7 of 9

88%Zesty

Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90 – Natural

July 10, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

One could perhaps assume that the office soundtrack at Padrón headquarters is stacked with every version of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” known to man. Regardless, the company sure likes to celebrate releva... Read More...

88%Woodsy

Cohiba Macassar Toro Grande

Steve Stevens

May 11, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Several years ago, the General Cigar Company’s Cohiba division began a collaborative project with the rapper Shawn “Jay Z” Carter which resulted in a spin-off brand named “Comador Cigars.” These cigars were rol... Read More...

92%Wall of Flavor

Trump Presidente

Jordan Guttormson

May 3, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

It's time to set aside your political beliefs in the name of science! On January 20, 2017, Gurkha Cigars announced that they would be providing a special blend for the Inauguration Day festivities; rolling a... Read More...

95%Palatial

Davidoff 702 Series Special R

Steve Stevens

April 24, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

The correct phrasing of the famous saying is “resting on one’s laurels.” It dates back to ancient Greek mythology, where Apollo is described as wearing a bay laurel—an aromatic broadleaf evergreen—on his head. ... Read More...

93%Hot Cocoa

Plasencia Alma Fuerte

Jordan Guttormson

April 4, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Until recent years, it has been the common convention—perhaps written in stone and delivered as a sort of "cigar bible" to the first consumers of hand-rolled tobacco—that all respectable manufacturers be direct... Read More...

90%Zesty

Fuente Fuente OpusX 20 Years Celebration

Steve Stevens

March 27, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

1992. For lovers of the grape, it was an unremarkable year—the vine destroying louse, Phylloxera ran rampart throughout California, while rains of biblical proportions devastated the vineyards in southern Franc... Read More...

89%Dark & Spicy

AVO 90th Classic Covers Volume 4

Jordan Guttormson

March 20, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Operating as one of the longest-running, annual releases of a limited edition series, AVO Cigars began introducing special "birthday blends" for the brand's patriarch, Avo Uvezian, in 2001. This tradition held ... Read More...

89%Christmas Bouquet

Don Lucas Family Reserve Natural

Jordan Guttormson

March 9, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

In a post-FDA-regulated cigar industry, companies that meet the predicate date—having cigars released before February 15, 2007—have suddenly been given an upper hand. This is particularly important for smaller ... Read More...

95%Breathtaking

Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Churchill 2016

Steve Stevens

January 10, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Virtually every hobby—the restoration of exotic automobiles, the enjoyment of rare wines and spirits, or the collecting of fine Swiss watches—has at least one Holy Grail item which produces in its possessor a b... Read More...

94%Resplendent

Bombay Tobak Gaaja

Steve Stevens

December 6, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

Some sixteen years ago, as California cumulus clouds drifted above the venerable county clubs of the Sonoran Desert, Mel Shah decided that it was time to exit the high-pressure, dog-eat-dog world of Information... Read More...

96%Majestic

Illusione Haut 10

Steve Stevens

November 25, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

In the world of cigars, a bit of innate restlessness can sometimes produce groundbreaking achievements. A little over a dozen years ago, in the clean and crisp alpine air surrounding the Nevada city of Reno, Di... Read More...

93%Home Run

Côte d’Or La Tâche

Ben Reed

November 1, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

Last year, Pete Johnson gave L’Atelier Imports a breath of fresh air with the exquisite release of the L’Atelier Côte d’Or—which was one of my personal favorite maduros of 2015 (seecond only to Rocky’s Special ... Read More...