$8 to $10 Range Archives

88%Carrill-OH YEAH

E.P. Carrillo Maduro Toro

October 24, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

At the most recent PCA trade show, E.P. Carrillo announced the creation of a new cigar line called the E.P. Carrillo Essence Series. This collection of cigars was developed with the idea of “awakening your sens... Read More...

88%Prost!

Brick House Bricktoberfest 2024

Chad Tchad

September 24, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

My favorite time of year is here! Autumn is upon us, and with it has come all of the flavors of fall—this includes, most importantly, celebrations of Oktoberfest. J.C. Newman continues to join in on the fall fu... Read More...

89%Here’s Johnny!

Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto

Chad Tchad

July 18, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

In 2015, Room101 took the cigar world to space with the famed Johnny Tobacconaut, a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras. The cigar was followed only one year later with the Chief Cool Arrow, extending the Johnny Ap... Read More...

82%Steeped in Maple

Asylum 867 Auntie Petite Corona

Chad Tchad

March 15, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

At the start of 2022, Asylum and CLE developed three blends for the South Dakota-based retailer Deadwood Tobacco Company. The line was dubbed Chasing the Dragon, which included the Midnight Oil, Auntie, and Zer... Read More...

Alec Bradley Post Embargo Blend Code B15 cigar review

87%Fair Embargo

Post Embargo Blend Code B15 Robusto

Chad Tchad

March 7, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

In 2015, Alec Bradley released The Post Embargo cigar, symbolizing the evolving relationship between the United States and Cuba. Alan Rubin (Alec Bradley founder) envisioned this cigar as a celebration of cigar... Read More...

78%Bitter Bomb

Los Statos Deluxe Maduro Robusto

Scott Braband

September 27, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

Who doesn’t love a good reboot? When it comes from the minds of two of the most talked-about names in the cigar industry that now work for the same team, you tend to take note. One year ago, Forged Cigar Com... Read More...

88%Unleashed & Unsurprising

Camacho Factory Unleashed 3

Scott Braband

June 30, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

In the realm of cigars, where tradition often reigns supreme, there are blends that dare to challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of flavor. They emerge as rebellious spirits, unapologetically defyin... Read More...

Drew Estate Blackened M81 Toro cigar review

89%Heavy

Blackened Cigars “M81” Toro

Jordan Guttormson

June 14, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

Premium cigars; American whiskey; heavy metal; celebrity collaboration; triple-maduro tobacco recipe: there's clearly a lot going on with Drew Estate's latest core-line release... let's take a deeper dive. T... Read More...

89%Mexican Tea

Tatuaje 7th Tuxtla

Chad Tchad

May 19, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

Tatuaje’s long history of cigar making continues, bringing the past to the present through a Mexican-focused expansion to some of the company's most beloved cigars in 2022. The timeline that brought us to the T... Read More...

89%White Pepper Zip

Casa Magna Connecticut Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

April 21, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

In 2008, sprinkled in between a long line of Padróns, Fuentes, and Cubans, Casa Magna became the first cigar that one might consider boutique or craft to win Cigar Aficionado's highly sought-after Cigar of the ... Read More...

91%Rich & Syrupy

HVC Selección No. 1 Esenciales

Jordan Guttormson

April 6, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

Being one of the first third-party companies to partner with the Aganorsa Leaf factory of Estelí, Nicaragua, HVC Cigars and Aganorsa have always gone hand in hand. With nearly every HVC cigar coming out of the ... Read More...

88%Bold Reconciliation

Diesel Atonement TAA 2022

Chad Tchad

March 21, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2023

Last year, the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) had 13 exclusive releases, with one being from Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). The cigar was made at A.J Fernández's factory and named Diesel Atonemen... Read More...