88%Good Value

Sindicato Cubico Toro

March 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

What happens when a group of cigar and tobacco retailers put their heads together to try and deliver something fresh and new to consumers? You get Sindicato Cigars. Founded by tobacconists, with former Altadis ... Read More...

90%Defiance Defined

Ilegal Habano Toro

EL Oso Fumar

January 30, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Vote early and vote often” — Al Capone How ironic that a life-long criminal poses advice that we should all follow? Yet very few Americans do actually exercise their right to do so. And it is with that apath... 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%Wanna Smoke?

Chuck

Jordan Guttormson

October 31, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Eleven years after debuting onto the premium cigar scene, Tatuaje's Monster Series—one of the most ambitious limited-edition cigar sagas ever attempted—has come to a close. The series has seen its fair share of... Read More...

RoMa Craft Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Pennsatucky cigar review

Photo Review: Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Pennsatucky

Jordan Guttormson

July 11, 2019

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $5 to $8 Range, 2019, Photo Reviews

In the summer of 2015, owners of both Cigar Dojo and RoMa Craft sipped bourbon atop a New Orleans balcony overlooking Bourbon Street. In the late hours of the night, the outline for a project known as Whiskey R... 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...

85%Decent Smoke

La Relatos The First

Rob Rasmussen

April 24, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

La Relatos is a new(ish) cigar from Warped, but it is also an old cigar from Warped. Allow me to explain: How is it new(ish)? La Relatos was released at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The interes... Read More...

La Barba One and Only (2018) cigar review

83%Swipe Left

La Barba One and Only Super Toro (2018)

velorok

March 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Lacking the conventional story/spin about how this cigar’s creator smokes said cigar as his personal blend; or how La Barba made this cigar to bring a specific to the market; or any of the other customary trop... 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...

88%Well-Behaved

Protocol Official Misconduct Toro

EL Oso Fumar

December 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

We’re cigar nerds. Juan Cancel and his fellow nerds owners, Bill Ives, Bill Agathis, and Kevin Keithan, have come a long way since their initial launch in 2015. But, if you ask (or, in some cases, don’t ask)... Read More...

88%Place on Hold

Tatuaje 15th Anniversary Rosado Oscuro Torpedo Grande

Jordan Guttormson

December 19, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

At the 2013 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas, Tatuaje Cigars unveiled what would later become one of the more popular releases—at least in craft cigar circles—of that year. The cigar was dubbed simply "Tatuaje 10t... 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...

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