$8 to $10 Range

June 16, 2017

Before Sean Williams was announced as the new face of Cohiba and even before the Cohiba Blue was introduced to the public, General Cigar Company (parent company of Cohiba) teased the cigar's release to the ciga... Read More...

Camacho Corojo Box-Pressed BXP Toro cigar review

90%Corojo Cubed

Camacho Corojo BXP

June 6, 2017

There is a rather simple way for a cigar manufacturer to create an extension to a popular brand of parejo-shaped cigars other than just adding another vitola or two—produce the blend in a box-pressed format. Hi... Read More...

90%Jump the Gun

L’Atelier Identité Mélange Spécial No. 2

May 31, 2017

Apart from representing a municipality in central Cuba, with a Latin translation to mean "Holy Spirit," Sancti Spíritus (pronounced sônktē spērēto͞os) is best known among cigar hobbyists for its increasing popu... Read More...

94%Standout

Crux du Connoisseur No. 2

May 25, 2017

About a half decade ago, Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers—the owners of Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove, Minnesota—began formulating a plan to produce their own line of cigars. The Crux Cigar Company made its debut in ... Read More...

89%Old School

Partagas Heritage Robusto

May 17, 2017

Partagás is famously among the world's oldest cigar brands in current production, dating back to 1845 (as you'll often see on the cigar's bands) in Havana, Cuba. Like nearly every non-Cuban duplicate brand, the... Read More...

87%Middling

D’Crossier Pennsylvania Avenue Tainos

April 11, 2017

Isaias Santana Diaz’s decision to enter the tobacco business was primarily motivated by the discovery of his great-grandfather’s diary. Born in Havana in 1973—and therefore exposed to cigar culture at an early ... Read More...

Camacho Ecuador Box-Pressed BXP toro cigar review

92%Flavor/Cost Harmony

Camacho Ecuador BXP

March 16, 2017

After re-envisioning the Camacho brand as the "Bold Standard" in 2013—arguably among the most drastic and influential cigar overhauls in the last decade or more—Camacho built upon their newly simplified lineup ... Read More...

90%Fresh Start

La Barba Purple

Ben Reed

January 20, 2017

Unless you’re an obsessive boutique cigar junky, searching far and wide daily for new brands and smoking everything in between, you’ve probably never heard of La Barba. So let me give you a history lesson (don’... Read More...

90%¡Viva el Puro!

Particulares #1

December 22, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Whether or not you are familiar with names such as Casa Fernández, Tabacalera Tropical, AGANORSA, or TABSA, most will make a quick-connect with household names such as Pete Johnson and his Tatuaje brand, Dion G... Read More...

83%Humdrum

Crowned Heads Le Carême Robusto

December 16, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Let us begin, as we sometimes do, with a little bit of history. A little bit of history, which affects anyone who loves dining at white-tablecloth establishments prior to an evening’s enjoyment of fine cigars a... Read More...

Caldwell Signature Dos Firmas cigar review

93%Peanut Shells

Dos Firmas – Caldwell Signature