Cigar Reviews and Ratings 2018

92%Savory

Liga Privada 10-Year Aniversario (Pre-Release)

November 16, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

In the summer of 2005, Drew Estate began working on a new cigar blend aimed towards the ultra-premium tier of the cigar market—more specifically, a heavy-hitting blend that met the high standards of Drew Estate... Read More...

Davidoff Cigar Dojo Exclusive 2018 cigar review

Photo Review: Davidoff Cigar Dojo Exclusive 2018

Sumatra Samurai

November 13, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

Cigar Dojo's collaboration with Davidoff Cigars aims to capture the fuller side of Davidoff, with Master Blender Eladio Díaz hand-selecting some of the company's most premium tobaccos. Traditionally, cigars bea... Read More...

Todo Las Dias Mas Fuerte Thick Lonsdale cigar review

89%Mas Worth It

Todos Las Dias Mas Fuerte

EL Oso Fumar

November 2, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

The 2018 IPCPR trade show had many standouts and notable additions to impressive portfolios throughout the industry. One of these additions was to Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. However, the addition I’m talking about is not the one that EVERYONE ... Read More...

90%Blast Off!

Fratello Navetta Discovery

velorok

October 30, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

There’s an old saying in the restaurant industry: "Want to make a million dollars opening a restaurant? Start with two million." This statement illustrates just how hard it is to translate vision into success. ... Read More...

92%Essence of Nicaragua

Cinco Décadas El General

Sumatra Samurai

October 26, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

In the premium cigar industry, it's an impressive accomplishment to reach five years in business; it then goes without saying, that 10, 15, 20, 25, and 50-year anniversaries become increasingly monumental celeb... Read More...

88%Oaked not Choked

Diesel Whiskey Row Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

October 19, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

It seems that everywhere you turn today, there is a new brewery, distillery—even artisan cheese shop popping up in towns across this country. I wish the same existed for cigar companies, but this isn’t the article for that discussion. One of those artisan spir... Read More...

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sin Compromiso cigar review

90%Polarizing

Sin Compromiso Selección No. 5 Parejo

Sumatra Samurai

October 15, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

Three years after debuting Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust at the 2015 IPCPR trade show, company owner and founder Steve Saka realized the company's foremost objective, launching Sin Compromiso at IPCPR 2018. The... Read More...

88%Bronze Medal

La Palina Bronze Label Robusto

velorok

October 10, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

La Palina, while being a fairly new-to-the-scene cigar brand, actually has a history that goes back to the late 1800s, when the original company founder, Sam Paley, left the Ukraine to find himself working in a... Read More...

87%Textbook Draw

CAO Nicaragua Granada

EL Oso Fumar

October 3, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

The storied history of CAO is one froth with peaks, valleys, and everything in between. Once known for making pipes and building humidors, the company started the bold move into premium cigars during the infamous cigar boom of the mid-'90s. The late, great Can... Read More...

Room101 Cigar Dojo [untitled] noodles photo cigar review

Photo Review: [untitled] Room101 Cigar Dojo Collaboration

Sumatra Samurai

October 1, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

In February 2016, Matt Booth appeared on Cigar Dojo's weekly Smoke Night Live show. In an especially precarious mood, Booth offered up viewers an unusual contest in where they were required to post shots of the... Read More...

83%No TAAnks

CAO Estelí TAA Exclusive 2018

velorok

September 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Estelí: What does that word mean to you? When it comes to the marketing people at General Cigar, it means… I'm not quite sure. The newest CAO limited release (a total of 15,000 cigars) is at least made at the S... Read More...

92%Leche

Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection Robusto

Sumatra Samurai

September 26, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection represents the culmination of more than two years of restructuring from the Fernández family and their Aganorsa Leaf (formerly Casa Fernandez) brand. The first signs of such change came in 2016, where the company introduced th... Read More...

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