Belicoso Archives - Cigar Dojo

91%Triple-Flame Salute

Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum Belicoso Fino

July 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

In the summer of 2019, Southern Draw Cigars celebrated their fifth anniversary with the Kudzu Lustrum. A Latin term, lustrum is defined as “a period of five years.” Not one to let a commemorative occasion go un... Read More...

88%Scatterbrained

Tatuaje CQ2

Jordan Guttormson

June 16, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

On October 5th, 2018, Pete Johnson announced the highly-requested return to Tatuaje's beloved Exclusive Series on Cigar Dojo's Smoke Night LIVE show. This included fan-favorites such as the Little Boris, which ... Read More...

89%Spicy / Pricey

La Aurora 115 Anniversary Limited Edition Belicoso

Jordan Guttormson

October 25, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

La Aurora first debuted the 115 Anniversary collection in the fall of 2018 at the annual InterTabac trade show (held in Dortmund, Germany). The cigars were made to celebrate the company's milestone 115th annive... Read More...

93%Cream Machine

Southern Draw Desert Rose

Jordan Guttormson

September 23, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

While Southern Draw Cigars first debuted in 2014, many will contend that it wasn't until 2017 that the Texas-based operation began hitting their stride. It was only one year after the brand was notably absent f... Read More...

Room101 Cigar Dojo [untitled] noodles photo cigar review

Photo Review: [untitled] Room101 Cigar Dojo Collaboration

Jordan Guttormson

October 1, 2018

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

In February 2016, Matt Booth appeared on Cigar Dojo's weekly Smoke Night Live show. In an especially precarious mood, Booth offered up viewers an unusual contest in where they were required to post shots of the... Read More...

91%Hogan's Hero

Cedrus “The Hogan”

Jack Heyer

August 30, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

2017 was a massive year for Southern Draw Cigars. Between the success of Rose of Sharon and Jacobs Ladder (Cigar Dojo's No. 4 Cigar of the Year for 2017) Southern Draw couldn’t have had a better year. Their fol... 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 own Phillip S. Zanghi, III has a story that is, in this wri... Read More...

89%Pairable

Pappy Van Winkle Tradition Belicoso Fino

Jordan Guttormson

October 18, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Whether you're a casual admirer of America's cardinal spirit—bourbon—a die-hard enthusiast, or even an abstaining onlooker, you've no doubt heard the name "Pappy's" being tossed about increasingly in recent yea... Read More...

92%Complex

Manuel Quesada 70th

Jordan Guttormson

April 19, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

When a cigar brand possesses within its arsenal a Master Blender, backed with statistics of Cuban emigration, a family heritage of more than a century in the tobacco industry, and over forty years experience in... Read More...

Tatuaje Monster Series 2016 The Krueger No. 9 cigar review

93%Dream-like

Tatuaje The Krueger

Jordan Guttormson

October 28, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2016

Ask near-any craft cigar junkie what their favorite brand is and you'll be told, "Tatuaje" 7 out of 10 times—yes, those are made up numbers and yes we're sticking to them! Brand owner Pete Johnson is largely cr... Read More...

93%Masterful

La Colmena Unico Especial

Joshua V

April 16, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2015

La Colmena is a Cuban-inspired cigar made by Warped Cigars at the famous El Titan de Bronze factory, rolled by true category 9 rollers, all from Cuba. The idea of a no. 9 roller is that they are the best of the... Read More...

90%Clean, smooth smoke

Warped Cigars El Oso PaPa

Criollo Katana

February 3, 2015

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2015

Warped Cigars burst on into the cigar market in 2014 with the release of their El Oso line of cigars. Shiny, new company with a shiny, new cigar, right? Almost. Warped Cigars first began making cigars in 2008 i... Read More...

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