$8 to $10 Range

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

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

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

March 21, 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...

86%Not so Fina

CAO BX3 Robusto

December 16, 2022

CAO added a new full-time line to their extensive portfolio earlier this summer called BX3. This new line claims to have three times (hence the "X" in the title) the usage of Brazilian tobacco, appearing throug... Read More...

87%Just Desserts

CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto

Kevin Acuff

November 17, 2022

Most avid cigar connoisseurs have heard of—or possibly even seen—a pilón. For those that are unfamiliar with the term, a pilón is a stack of layered tobacco that helps to ferment the leaf. This is a tradition t... Read More...

91%Doubly Delightful

Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Robusto

September 14, 2022

Alec Bradley continues the Experimental Series by asking the scientific question: how much Broadleaf is too much Broadleaf? So far, the Experimental Series has been a big hit with cigar smokers, producing well-... Read More...

90%Not a Mystery

Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 448

Kevin Acuff

August 10, 2022

It seems lately more and more cigar smokers are having encounters with a cryptic creature. I had my own encounter recently, and just had to document my experience. It was a quiet afternoon in the lounge, when I... Read More...

85%Rare Miss

Aladino Classic Toro

Scott Braband

August 5, 2022

If you are anything like me, then you love it when you discover a new cigar brand that suits your palate almost perfectly. This was definitely the case when I was introduced to the Aladino brand by JRE Tobacco ... Read More...

89%Luscious Wizardry

ATL Magic