90%Twists & Turns

Long Live the King MAD MF Corona

March 8, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

I find Robert Caldwell’s story so rich and froth with intrigue. One could spin this review and take it down so many roads. I could conjure T.H. White from The Once and Future King, “The bravest people are the o... Read More...

91%Classic-O

Casa Cuevas Habano Clásico Prensado

Jack Heyer

March 7, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Though Casa Cuevas is a relatively young company, they have deep roots in the tobacco business. The Cuevas family traces their lineage back to the Pinar Del Río region of Cuba, eventually migrating to the Domin... Read More...

95%Symphonic

AVO LE05 30th Anniversary

Jordan Guttormson

January 24, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

AVO LE05 was originally released under AVO Cigars' annual “Limited Edition” series in 2005, using a somewhat nondescript blend that has since become one of the most sought-after cigars ever released by the 30-y... Read More...

89%Isn’t a Farce

Room101 Farce Connecticut Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

December 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

COACH MEISTER What if I could guarantee that this year’s show will make money?… …why don’t we get some of my football players to be dancers in the show and people will show up in droves just to see them fal... Read More...

Davidoff Cigar Dojo Exclusive 2018 cigar review

Photo Review: Davidoff Cigar Dojo Exclusive 2018

Jordan Guttormson

November 13, 2018

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $15 & Over, 2018, Photo Reviews

Cigar Dojo's collaboration with Davidoff Cigars aims to capture the fuller side of Davidoff, with Master Blender Eladio Díaz hand-selecting some of the company's most premium tobaccos. Traditionally, cigars bea... 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...

La Barba Primitivo corona gorda cigar review

89%Box-O-Wine

La Barba Ricochet (Primitivo) 5.75 x 46

velorok

September 17, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Two initial thoughts: first, does anyone else think of Hermes Conrad’s wife LaBarbara (à la Futurama) when the try to think/write/say La Barba? Second, it’s about time that, as a straight-razor shaver, I get to... Read More...

Partagas 1845 Clasico robusto cigar review

86%Empty Barrel

Partagas 1845 Clásico Robusto

Alex Martinez

August 15, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Like all things that have been experienced, revisiting them has benefits and cons. Revisiting an attractive girlfriend that may not be as alluring anymore (well, neither are we), rediscovering a car that you co... 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 passed away in 1994 at the age of 87, just a few short years ... 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...

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 prior, earned the prestigious designation as Cigar Aficionado'... Read More...

89%Stick to the OG

Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration

Jordan Guttormson

May 2, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Casa Cuba took the cigar world by surprise when the brand tentatively debuted in 2013, blended by the late Carlos Fuente Sr. At the time of the cigar's release, Carlos had long-since been watching from the side... Read More...

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