87%Just Desserts

CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto

November 17, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2022

Most avid cigar connoisseurs have heard of—or possibly even seen—a pilón. For those that are unfamiliar with the term, a pilón is a stack of layered tobacco that helps to ferment the leaf. This is a tradition t... Read More...

87%Loyal Squire

Sancho Panza The Original Robusto

Chad Tchad

November 4, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2022

With so many new lines of cigars coming out, sometimes it’s better to take a classic brand and give it a modern update. General Cigar, with Justin Andrews and the newly acquired Matt Booth, revitalized the non-... Read More...

88%Unleash the Beast

Camacho Factory Unleashed 2

Chad Tchad

September 30, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2022

Camacho continues their Live Loud motto to bring the next version of Camacho Factory Unleashed series. The first version of the Factory Unleashed was a big hit with Camacho cigar smokers, and a lot of people we... Read More...

91%Doubly Delightful

Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Robusto

Chad Tchad

September 14, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2022

Alec Bradley continues the Experimental Series by asking the scientific question: how much Broadleaf is too much Broadleaf? So far, the Experimental Series has been a big hit with cigar smokers, producing well-... Read More...

85%Rare Miss

Aladino Classic Toro

Scott Braband

August 5, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2022

If you are anything like me, then you love it when you discover a new cigar brand that suits your palate almost perfectly. This was definitely the case when I was introduced to the Aladino brand by JRE Tobacco ... Read More...

87%Salt Block

Camacho Factory Unleashed Toro

Jordan Guttormson

November 1, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2021

Inviting cigar enthusiasts to Camacho's factory and fields in Honduras during the early 2000s, Camacho was among the first manufacturers to explore the cigar excursion concept. These trips—dubbed Camp Camacho—c... Read More...

90%Unique & Intricate

Aladino Cameroon Lonsdale

Rob Rasmussen

August 24, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2021

The Aladino Cameroon is one of the more unique cigars on the market in recent times. This Honduran puro features a Honduran-grown Cameroon wrapper. Cameroon wrapper grown in Honduras. That blew my mind. Juli... Read More...

81%Not Super

Super Fly Connecticut Super Corona

Rob Rasmussen

May 21, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2021

Oscar Valladares is one of those names that has been popping up a lot over the last few years. I covered this in my review of the Wild Hunter Natural, so I won’t go into too much detail here. I’m guessing you—t... Read More...

87%It’ll fool ya!

Camacho Nicaragua Robusto

Kevin Acuff

May 7, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2021

Twenty twenty may definitely be the year that a vast majority of us want to forget. Fortunately for the cigar world, manufacturers stayed busy during these dire times and continued to release cigars, even throu... Read More...

90%Cinnamon Candy

Aladino Habano Vintage Selection Rothschild

Jordan Guttormson

February 26, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2021

In 2015, cigar enthusiasts were treated to the first smoking experience from Julio R. Eiroa since selling off his Camacho brand to Oettinger Davidoff AG nearly a decade prior. The cigar was dubbed Aladino, offe... Read More...

89%Honduran Hero

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Selección No.1

Kevin Acuff

November 20, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Twenty-twenty has definitely been a crazy year in the cigar industry. While we kicked off the year with the TPE trade show in Las Vegas, we all know how the rest of the year has gone. There has still been activ... Read More...

86%Pepper King

Cohiba Royale Toro Royale

Kevin Acuff

October 27, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

Cohiba—one of the most, if not the most, premier brands in General Cigar's portfolio—has been busy recently, especially in the luxury cigar arena. Long known for lines such as Red Dot and Cohiba Black (which th... Read More...

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