$8 to $10 Range

One of the most notable collaborations of 2019 was announced in September when Héctor J. Alfonso Sr., director of operations for Espinosa Premium Cigars, revealed that Espinosa would be collaborating with the t... 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 premium cigar / CBD crossover), the company still managed to... 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 that question with the introduction of Días de Gloria, which... Read More...

89%Polarizing

Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf

Kevin Acuff

April 8, 2020

Vertical integration. In microeconomics and management, vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company. Usually, each member of the supply chain produces ... Read More...

88%Good Value

Sindicato Cubico Toro

Kevin Acuff

March 20, 2020

What happens when a group of cigar and tobacco retailers put their heads together to try and deliver something fresh and new to consumers? You get Sindicato Cigars. Founded by tobacconists, with former Altadis ... Read More...

88%Promising

Gurkha Nicaragua Series Robusto

March 6, 2020

For those that concern themselves with more than a given cigar's branding, country of origin, and advertised body—the smokers that traverse through the weeds to find correlations with seed varietal, farms, and ... Read More...

Photo Review: Uru Doshi

February 24, 2020

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $8 to $10 Range, 2020, Photo Reviews

Uru Doshi not only marks Cigar Dojo's first collaborative release in 2020, but the first time partnering with the surging Alec & Bradley Cigars—a boutique-minded sub-brand under the Alec Bradley umbrella th... Read More...

90%Refreshing

Gatekeeper Corona

December 20, 2019

Gatekeeper is the sophomore release from Alec & Bradley Cigars—a boutique-minded sub-brand under the Alec Bradley Cigar Co. umbrella that is spearheaded by Alec and Bradley Rubin. The duo first launched ont... Read More...

87%Solid if Unspectacular

My Father La Promesa Toro

Rob Rasmussen

December 6, 2019

My Father Cigars is one of those brands that is constantly represented on "Top Cigar" lists, usually having at least one cigar on most of the yearly "Top 25" rankings. They are a brand steeped in history and it... Read More...

88%Bigger = Better?

Baka Bantu

December 2, 2019

In March of this year, images of RoMa Craft's Cameroon-based project were first posted on the social media channels of Skip Martin, co-owner of RoMa Craft Tobac. The cigar had previously been hinted at, but was... Read More...

93%Italian Cookies

HVC Serie A Perlas

October 11, 2019

HVC Cigars was founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011, aiming to pay tribute to Lorenzo's birthplace of Havana City (HVC), as well as the region's famed traditions in hand-made cigar craftsmanship. In order to brin... Read More...

90%Shades of Glory

Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch Rambo

October 4, 2019