86%Nostalgic

Macanudo Inspirado Black Robusto

July 31, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

If you have spent any significant amount of time smoking premium cigars, you have smoked a Macanudo (just taking a wild guess here). Whenever I reflec... Read More...

91%Velvet Hammer

Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA 2018

velorok

July 24, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

The original Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970 is something of an enigma. It is branded as "Antaño," meaning “yesteryear,” with the "1970" denoting the br... Read More...

Davidoff 50th Diademas Finas cigar review

96%Polished

Davidoff Diademas Finas

Jordan Guttormson

July 6, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

Davidoff Diademas Finas was originally released in 2006 to commemorate company founder Zino Davidoff and what would've been his 100th birthday. Zino p... Read More...

86%Roosevelt’s Big Stick

CAO Zócalo

velorok

June 27, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

CAO has a unique foothold in the premium cigar industry. Started as an independent, boutique cigar company that was eventually purchased by a tobacco ... Read More...

86%Atypical

Espinosa Wasabi

Jordan Guttormson

June 22, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Two weeks after IPCPR 2016, Espinosa Premium Cigars unveiled an assortment of new projects under under the company's Backroom Series—an exclusive coll... Read More...

93%Pillsbury Maduro

Tatuaje TAA 50th

Jordan Guttormson

June 15, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

Since originally debuting in 2011, Tatuaje has released three new additions to the fan-favorite TAA series. Of these three (TAA 2012, 2013, and 2014),... Read More...

91%Age Worthy

Debonaire Habano Belicoso

EL Oso Fumar

June 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

As mentioned in my in-depth look at J.C. Newman's Brick House Double Connecticut, the premium cigar industry is froth with iconic stories. Debonaire’s... Read More...

89%Leather Face

Illusione Garagiste Short Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

June 6, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

With a complete absence of new product from Illusione at IPCPR 2017, the company's Garagiste from 2016 remains the newest regular-production line. 201... Read More...

Photo Review: ReviveR

Jordan Guttormson

May 25, 2018

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $8 to $10 Range, 2018, Photo Reviews

Aside from being the most attractive palindrome in the English language, ReviveR is also the latest Cigar Dojo collaboration. For this, the Dojo's nin... Read More...

84%Nicaraguan for Dummies

Macanudo Inspirado Red Robusto

velorok

May 23, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Like many cigar smokers today, I can fondly remember my first cigar—a Macanudo that my father gave me on our first road trip together. Somewhere betwe... Read More...

91%Dark Fruit Syrup

La Volcada

Jordan Guttormson

May 18, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

In the summer of 2017, at the industry's annual IPCPR trade show, La Flor Dominicana was predictably the hot topic; as the company had, only months pr... Read More...

92%Deep Flavor

Montecristo Epic Craft Cured Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

May 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

At IPCPR 2017—the industry's annual purchasing convention—onlookers were treated to a full assortment of new additions to the age-old Montecristo bran... Read More...