87%Controversial

Sobremesa Brûlée Robusto

August 21, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Simply put, Steve Saka is an unstoppable force in the current premium cigar market. Hell, he’s been unstoppable for a while now. Sure, he had to take some time off after departing Drew Estate (acting as the com... Read More...

88%Ali-Clean-O

Aladino Connecticut Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

July 19, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

Once considered one of the better-kept secrets in the world of premium cigars, JRE Tobacco and their Aladino line of cigars are now beginning to crop up in craft humidors across the country. This is, in no smal... 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...

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...

90%Brunch Smoke

The T. Connecticut Short Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

November 21, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

One full year after Matt Booth shocked the craft cigar industry by returning to the scene just weeks before the 2017 IPCPR trade show with Robert Caldwell (a man with an equally unorthodox approach to cigar mar... Read More...

79%Reserva Blah-nc

Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc Corona

velorok

August 22, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc was announced with, and released a couple months after, the Oliva Gilberto Reserva (a sister blend wrapped in an Indonesian Sumatra wrapper). The latter cigar was reviewed back in M... Read More...

91%Morning Wheaties

Casa Cuevas Connecticut Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

April 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

Casa Cuevas Cigars is a relatively new brand in the market, stemming from the not-so-new Tabacalera Las Lavas factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Las Lavas is managed by Luis Cuevas Sr. and Luis Jr., a fou... Read More...

89%Bitter-Sweet

Crux Epicure Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

March 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

The dictionary defines "epicure" as such: ep·i·cure /ˈepəˌkyo͝or/ noun a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur. "she sipped at the water as an epicure woul... Read More...

91%Breakfast Time!

Fratello Oro Robusto

velorok

March 22, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Omar de Frias grew up next to a cigar shop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and can remember being handed his first cigar by the torcedor who told him, “Kid, welcome to the true gentlemen’s club,” thus beg... Read More...

89%Connecti-bano

Macanudo Inspirado White

velorok

February 6, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

I, like many, many smokers, recall having a Macanudo as my first real cigar. I remember it fondly: June of 1992 (when they were still made in Jamaica), heading to West Virginia with my father—he stopped at a ga... Read More...

91%Balanced

Protocol Themis Toro

Jordan Guttormson

January 19, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

In the realm of small, boutique, upstart, and the token "born in a garage" companies to splash onto the premium cigar scene in recent times, Cubariqueño is among the most noteworthy and entertaining. The compan... Read More...

88%Clean & Refreshing

Villa Sombra Mojitos

Jordan Guttormson

December 5, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

Since the release of Warped Cigars' Flor Del Valle line in 2014, the brand has focused primarily on two consistencies: 100% AGANORSA tobaccos, and production at the Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory.... Read More...

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