2020

Shortly after overhauling the Camacho brand in 2013—including consolidating the Camacho portfolio to only a handful of the brand's most popular blends... Read More...

88%Mayan I Have Another?

Altar Q by Oscar Valladares

velorok

May 29, 2020

The Altar Q comes to us by way of Oscar Valladares and his Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. factory in Danlí, Honduras. The cigar pays homage to the... Read More...

92%Allies Win Wars

Espinosa Warzone Toro

Randy Griggs

May 22, 2020

One of the most notable collaborations of 2019 was announced in September when Héctor J. Alfonso Sr., director of operations for Espinosa Premium Ciga... Read More...

90%SweeTWANG

Cuevas Reserva Natural Torpedo

May 20, 2020

Casa Cuevas Cigars established themselves as a brand in 2016, with Luis Cuevas Jr. seeking to showcase the Cuevas name front and center. Rather than p... Read More...

89%Fire & Ice

Jacobs Ladder Brimstone

EL Oso Fumar

May 13, 2020

"I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause." —Jonathan Edwards It was my great pleasure to witness the unveiling of not one, but two ... Read More...

87%Fuel Injected

CAO Flathead Camshaft V19

Kevin Acuff

May 8, 2020

What could go better with a dazzling hot rod or custom v-twin chopper than a quality premium cigar? That is where the inspiration for the CAO Flathead... Read More...

90%Butterscotch Sasquatch

Perdomo ESV Connecticut Imperio

May 6, 2020

The third rendition of Perdomo Cigars' ESV series debuted in the fall of 2019, officially listed under the banner Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edi... Read More...

91%Tyranni-Bull!

Tyrannical Buc Connecticut

May 1, 2020

Amongst a flurry of newfound attention to the Jas Sum Kral brand in 2019, brought on through the category-breaking introduction of the Nuggs brand (a ... Read More...

88%Classic Old School

Días de Gloria Short Churchill

Kevin Acuff

April 28, 2020

As a cigar maker, how do you pay tribute to the glory days of tobacco in Cuba—the very tobacco that your father once smoked? Abdel Fernández answered ... Read More...

83%Hot & Sour

Punch Chop Suey

April 17, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

In the spring of 2019, Punch shocked the cigar scene with a limited cigar known as Punch Egg Roll, deviating from the brand's classic heritage with an... Read More...

87%Sneaky Strong

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard

velorok

April 15, 2020

My first thoughts on this cigar were along the lines of, “Hey look, it’s another Montecristo add-on with enough band real estate to match the brand's ... Read More...

93%A Cuban landmark

HVC 500 Years Anniversary

Randy Griggs

April 13, 2020