Tagged maduro shade

On the crisp, winter evening of Sunday, January 10, 1999, the Home Box Office premium network (HBO) aired the pilot episode of a new television series called The Sopranos. The show’s plot line centered around t... Read More...

Tatuaje Monster Series 2016 The Krueger No. 9 cigar review

93%Dream-like

Tatuaje The Krueger

October 28, 2016

Ask near-any craft cigar junkie what their favorite brand is and you'll be told, "Tatuaje" 7 out of 10 times—yes, those are made up numbers and yes we're sticking to them! Brand owner Pete Johnson is largely cr... Read More...

93%Savory

Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2016

Steve Stevens

October 25, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

On an embittered day of inspiration, sometime between 1910 and 1913, José Guadalupe Posada—a Mexican printmaker, cartoonist, and lithographer—entered his studio, picked up an echoppe, and began scratching with ... Read More...

86%Choppy

La Galera 1936 Box Pressed Pegador

Steve Stevens

October 14, 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...

88%Simple for Cheap

Fonseca Nicaragua

Ben Reed

October 5, 2016

The Fonseca cigar brand has been one of Quesada’s longest running brands to date. Back in 1963, Fonseca saw its first release with the original Fonseca (now called Fonseca Classic), a mild Dominican cigar that ... Read More...

91%BRAWNY

Eastern Standard Maduro Midnight Express Jockey Club Robusto

Steve Stevens

October 3, 2016

Near the middle of September 2013, as the South Florida sunlight lapped across the rolling swells of the Atlantic Ocean, Robert Caldwell decided, once again, to reenter the premium cigar business. Caldwell, a f... Read More...

88%Night Cap

Charter Oak Broadleaf

FrostD

September 19, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 & Under, 2016

If you're one of those aficionados that like an enjoyable cigar, at a great price, with a very interesting backstory, then look no further! Nick Melillo, the mastermind behind Foundation Cigar Company, just add... Read More...

92%Holy Maduro

The Tabernacle

September 2, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Foundation Cigar Company proprietor Nick Melillo made his big debut into the premium cigar market in 2015, introducing the brand's freshman release with the Nicaraguan-themed El Güegüense. The cigar may be one ... Read More...

91%Heavenly

The Angel’s Anvil TAA 2016

FrostD

August 16, 2016

Year three for Jon Huber and Crowned Heads in the TAA Exclusive Series is The Angel’s Anvil TAA 2016. As with all Crowned Heads projects, there is a deeply rooted backstory to accompany the cigar's name and con... Read More...

91%Family Pride

Eiroa The First 20 Years

FrostD

August 10, 2016

Christian Eiroa decides to come back with a 20th anniversary blend appropriately titled "The First 20 Years Series". Christian was given the tobacco from his father, Julio Eiroa, to create this special blend in... Read More...

90%All Out Tasty

All Out Kings

August 3, 2016

Cigar Reviews, 2016

In February of 2016, it was announced by Cigar Federation that an unusual collaboration would be making its way to consumers this year. The cigar involves the likes of Drew Estate, Joya de Nicaragua, and Caldwe... Read More...

91%Vegetable Stew

La Gran Llave

July 22, 2016