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Cuevas Reserva Natural Torpedo

May 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Casa Cuevas Cigars established themselves as a brand in 2016, with Luis Cuevas Jr. seeking to showcase the Cuevas name front and center. Rather than play the manufacturing role for the industry's most prominent... Read More...

83%Hot & Sour

Punch Chop Suey

Jordan Guttormson

April 17, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

In the spring of 2019, Punch shocked the cigar scene with a limited cigar known as Punch Egg Roll, deviating from the brand's classic heritage with an off-the-wall concept based around Chinese-American takeout.... Read More...

87%The New Old

Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2019

EL Oso Fumar

March 31, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” —St. Augustine. Faith and hard work. It’s the very foundation of the premium cigar industry and the backbone to one of t... Read More...

90%Loaded Cannon

Casdagli Basilica A Toro

velorok

January 24, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

While the Casdagli Basilica A cigar has existed for roughly five years, the brand was recently refreshed in 2019, as Bespoke Cigars rebranded under the Casdagli family name. Basilica A is joined by multiple ble... Read More...

90%Refreshing

Gatekeeper Corona

Jordan Guttormson

December 20, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 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...

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...

83%In Session

CAO Session ‘Garage’

EL Oso Fumar

September 25, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

“Politeness is the poison of collaboration.” — Edwin Land It’s blunt, but I’ve always loved this quote. Any great project, especially cigars, takes hundreds of hands and a lot of trust and contribution to com... Read More...

89%On the Dotted Line

AVO LE 30 Years Signature Double Corona

EL Oso Fumar

July 9, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

“There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!” — John Hancock Hancock’s remark, of course, was made after being the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. The late Avo ... Read More...

90%Sensual Lady

Matilde Serena Corona

velorok

June 20, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

The Matilde Serena has been around since the latter part of 2016. This cigar was created to give a full lineup of flavor profiles—from mild to full—across the Matilde portfolio. It makes sense to have a Connect... Read More...

90%Boxy Lady

AVO Improvisation Series LE19

Jordan Guttormson

June 11, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

In its 19th year of consecutive releases, AVO Cigars' annual limited-edition cigars are said to be the oldest and longest-running such series. The concept began in 2001, with many of the initial releases throug... Read More...

91%An absolute gem

Davidoff Year of the Pig Limited Edition 2019

Rob Rasmussen

June 4, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

The Davidoff Year of the Pig Limited Edition 2019 is the latest addition to the company's line that celebrates the Chinese New Year (aka "Zodiac Series"). They started this tradition with the 2011 release of th... Read More...

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 cigar review

93%Amalgamation

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019)

Jordan Guttormson

May 17, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

In the year 2004, Davidoff made a breakthrough in terms of cigar blending and craftsmanship, introducing what the company claims to be the world's first cigar blend to contain seven different tobaccos. The diff... Read More...

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