Tagged Dominican Republic

March 27, 2017

1992. For lovers of the grape, it was an unremarkable year—the vine destroying louse, Phylloxera ran rampart throughout California, while rains of biblical proportions devastated the vineyards in southern Franc... Read More...

89%Dark & Spicy

AVO 90th Classic Covers Volume 4

March 20, 2017

Operating as one of the longest-running, annual releases of a limited edition series, AVO Cigars began introducing special "birthday blends" for the brand's patriarch, Avo Uvezian, in 2001. This tradition held ... Read More...

89%Christmas Bouquet

Don Lucas Family Reserve Natural

March 9, 2017

In a post-FDA-regulated cigar industry, companies that meet the predicate date—having cigars released before February 15, 2007—have suddenly been given an upper hand. This is particularly important for smaller ... Read More...

93%Piquant

Andalusian Bull

February 14, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

Many memorable moments in one’s life are the result of happenstance. On a sunny day in southern Marin, a decade or so ago, as the spinnakers on the sailboats cruising the San Francisco Bay ballooned with the br... Read More...

87%Docile

Señorial Maduro El Cuadro

Ben Reed

February 10, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2017

Back at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Las Cumbres Tabaco introduced their third cigar offering, the Señorial Maduro by José Blanco. José and his wife, Emma, founded the company back in 2014. New as the brand may b... Read More...

90%Heavy Hitter

Big Papi by David Ortiz

January 30, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

On October 10, 2016, Major League Baseball player David Américo Ortiz Arias suited up for the final time. The game was against the Cleveland Indians, marking the final matchup in what would become a clean sweep... Read More...

90%Fresh Start

La Barba Purple

Ben Reed

January 20, 2017

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

95%Breathtaking

Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Churchill 2016

January 10, 2017

Virtually every hobby—the restoration of exotic automobiles, the enjoyment of rare wines and spirits, or the collecting of fine Swiss watches—has at least one Holy Grail item which produces in its possessor a b... Read More...

Caldwell Signature Dos Firmas cigar review

93%Peanut Shells

Dos Firmas – Caldwell Signature

November 30, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

In 2014, Caldwell Cigar Company hit the ground running, introducing a trio of cigars that quickly climbed the ranks of sought-after cigars among craft enthusiasts. The three cigars (The King is Dead, Long Live ... Read More...

86%Choppy

La Galera 1936 Box Pressed Pegador

October 14, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2016

In a sun-kissed Dominican field of tobacco in 1936, as the world at large focused their eyes on the events unfolding in Berlin and Rome, Jose Arnaldo Blanco II formally began the business of rolling his family’... Read More...

91%BRAWNY

Eastern Standard Maduro Midnight Express Jockey Club Robusto