Nicaraguan Habano wrapper Archives

89%Candied Cashews

Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2024 LC48

April 9, 2025

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2025

Crowned Heads is back with their annual tribute to the departed, and if you’ve followed the company's Las Calaveras series over the years, you know that each release brings something new to the table. Twenty tw... Read More...

86%Tepid Trio

Kristoff Tres Compadres Toro

Scott Braband

August 1, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2024

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love a cigar release with meaning, and the Tres Compadres by Kristoff Cigars certainly delivers. In the world of fine cigars, where each puff can transport you to an... Read More...

92%Sweet Tooth

Crux Epicure Habano Toro

Jordan Guttormson

December 8, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2023

When Crux Cigars first launched in 2014, their portfolio consisted of cigars themed around characters such as Ninfamaniac, Skeeterz, and Bull & Bear, which arrived with cartoon imagery and edgy slogans such... Read More...

86%Buzzer Beater

Punch Knuckle Buster Toro

Kevin Acuff

June 9, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

When thinking of a classic or legendary cigar brand, one of the first that comes to mind is Punch. The brand, believe it or not, was registered in Germany in 1840, and named after a popular European puppet, Mr.... Read More...

89%Outer Orbit

Fratello Navetta Inverso Corona Gorda

Jack Heyer

December 21, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2018

Last year at IPCPR, Fratello released the first cigar in their Spazio series (Italian for "Space"), the Fratello Navetta. The Navetta was an "out of this world" smoke, if you can forgive the terrible space pun ... Read More...

88%Arid

Don Pepín García 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

August 17, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2018

Since 2010, when My Father Cigars first unveiled the company's Limited Edition series, a new LE cigar has been introduced in every year following, with the exception of 2014. With each release, the Garcías foc... Read More...

91%Age Worthy

Debonaire Habano Belicoso

EL Oso Fumar

June 11, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

As mentioned in my in-depth look at J.C. Newman's Brick House Double Connecticut, the premium cigar industry is froth with iconic stories. Debonaire’s own Phillip S. Zanghi, III has a story that is, in this wri... Read More...

Photo Review: Protocol K9

Jordan Guttormson

March 20, 2018

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $8 to $10 Range, 2018, Photo Reviews

On March 13th, Cigar Dojo and Cubariqueño Cigar Co. announced a collaborative project titled Protocol K9. The cigars follow the law enforcement theme established by Cubariqueño in their first three official rel... Read More...

94%Standout

Crux du Connoisseur No. 2

Steve Stevens

May 25, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

About a half decade ago, Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers—the owners of Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove, Minnesota—began formulating a plan to produce their own line of cigars. The Crux Cigar Company made its debut in ... Read More...

88%Wasabi Zing

HOYO by Hoyo de Monterrey

Jordan Guttormson

April 19, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2016

Aside from a reputation as one of the most well-known Cuban cigar brands (dating back to 1865), Hoyo de Monterrey also operates as among America's most recognized brands—being produced out of Honduras. Like mos... Read More...

91%No Brainer

Joya Red by Joya de Nicaragua

Criollo Katana

September 15, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2014

Sometimes a cigar will take me by surprise. Some that I thought were going to be great, ended up being just ok; and others I anticipated would be subpar turned out to be fantastic. Joya de Nicaragua’s 2014 IPCP... Read More...

89%5-pack purchase

601 La Bomba Bunker Buster

Jordan Guttormson

June 12, 2014

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2014

Today I’ll be smoking and reviewing the 601 La Bomba Bunker Buster, the 8th edition in cigar retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. Manufactured at the La Zona factory by Espinosa Cigars, this is a special,... Read More...

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