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88%Solid Contender

Leccia Tobacco White Label 650

September 11, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Today, my fellow Dojo-ians, I’m going to take a look at the Leccia Tobacco White Label 650, a 6 x 50 Toro. This line of cigars was released earlier this year by Sam Leccia, formerly of the Oliva Family of Cigar... Read More...

90%Elegant

D’Crossier Golden Blend

koi

August 21, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

It's not the royals who count, it's the craftsman, the craft itself that holds all worth. He slaves and perfects, getting everything just right, scrapping the whole and restarting if even the tiniest thing is w... Read More...

89%Sexy

Merlion Sea Lion

Eric Guttormson

August 19, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Prior to this years IPCPR in Vegas, I was lucky enough to get some pre-release samples of the Sea Lion cigar from La Sirena. I smoked all three samples and was blown away by the great flavor of these odd shaped... Read More...

90%Creamy

Hex by Sindicato Cigars

Jordan Guttormson

August 7, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Fresh off the heels of the 2013 IPCPR, there's plenty of new cigars and even a few new cigar brands to gawk over. If you've been following the cigar news coming out of this year's convention, you may have notic... Read More...

89%Rustic

Nica Rustica

Eric Guttormson

July 24, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

It isn't every day I get to review a new cigar from Drew Estate. After all, these guys don't pump out a million different cigars a year, hoping that one of them "sticks" (no pun intended). Instead, the mastermi... Read More...

88%Strong Performer

Flor de las Antillas

Eric Guttormson

June 18, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Last winter when Cigar Aficionado released their 25 Best Cigars of the Year for 2012 there was a small amount of grumbling surrounding their pick for number 1 (at least in my circles) therefore I am reviewing ... Read More...

87%Solid Stick

Placeres Reserva

Eric Guttormson

June 13, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

I'm always on the lookout for a cigar that's different, affordable, and delicious. Today I have found a diamond in the rough, the Placeres Reserva from Kuuts Cigars. Kuuts makes two other brands the MIRÓ and th... Read More...

87%Great with age

Espinosa Maduro

Eric Guttormson

May 2, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Like a nerd at the public library, my face was all "a glow" when I saw the box on my doorstep from Espinosa Cigars. I knew my wait was over and the maduro version of one of my favorite cigars had finally arrive... Read More...

84%Forgettable

Inception 288 Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

April 23, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Recently I decided to light up a boutique cigar sent over by Inception Cigars, a relatively newcomer to the cigar scene, coming out of Houston, Texas of all places. This caught my attention, a cigar manufacture... Read More...

87%Solid Stick

Arandoza Cigars Blue Label

Eric Guttormson

April 5, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Just a few weeks ago an unsuspecting package arrived on the doorstep of the Dojo, no it wasn't a cute orphan baby left to raise as the next great Cigar Ninja. Instead it was a sample pack of Arandoza Cigars Blu... Read More...

90%Luxurious

Sosa Auric Perfectum Piramide No. 2

Jordan Guttormson

March 25, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

In a cigar scene increasingly filled with newer, crazier, more bold, "flavor bombs", sometimes it's nice to smoke something tried and true, a cigar with heritage. Enter Sosa cigars, a relatively unknown gem amo... Read More...

88%Great value

CLE Cuarenta

Eric Guttormson

March 19, 2013

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2013

Clearly my tastes are changing. It wasn't that long ago that the only type of cigars that I wanted to smoke were super dark, maduro, full bodied smokes. These days, I find myself gravitating towards the habano ... Read More...

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