Nicaraguan Archives - Cigar Dojo

85%Decent Smoke

La Relatos The First

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...

90%Peace

Illusione OneOff Robustos

Jordan Guttormson

April 10, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Illusione's latest offering—OneOff—arrived in 2018 with a peculiar look, one that was quick to pique the interest of loyalists to the Illusione brand. This is because the cigar is not quite an Illusione origina... Read More...

83%Grapes of Wrath

Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild

EL Oso Fumar

March 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

La amistad—friendship, to those who don’t speak the romance language of Spanish. It is certainly an apt description for the relationship that A.J. Fernández has with the premium cigar industry right now. His fi... Read More...

87%Smoke Wagon

Herrera Esteli Brazilian Maduro Lonsdale Deluxe

Jack Heyer

March 22, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

In baseball, scouting is key, with talent scouts in constant pursuit across the nation, looking for raw, up-and-coming skill. In 2010, Jonathan Drew, founder and president of Drew Estate, was like Billy Beane i... Read More...

89%The Dark Side

Warped Moon Garden

Jordan Guttormson

March 18, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Since the company's concerted regroup/relaunch in 2014, Warped Cigars has always been extraordinarily calculated in their branding and release strategies. Where other boutique-minded companies of similar sizes ... Read More...

88%Pretty, pretty good

My Father La Opulencia Robusto

velorok

March 1, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

While not making it into Cigar Dojo's top 10 list for 2018 (although the My Father La Gran Oferta was our No. 8), My Father La Opulencia—the company's 2017 offering—did take home the silver from Cigar Aficionad... Read More...

E.P. Carrillo Encore Celestial cigar review

88%Herbal Essence

Perez-Carrillo Encore Celestial

Jack Heyer

February 15, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, or E.P. Carrillo, dreamed of becoming a jazz drummer in his youth; he moved to New York at age 25 to pursue this dream. Encore, being a musical reference, makes sense in that regard, but... Read More...

89%A+ Musk

Montecristo Nicaragua Series Toro

Jack Heyer

February 4, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Montecristo is a name synonymous with cigars themselves, a storied brand with deep roots in both Cuba and the Dominican Republic. With a brand this historic, the term "cutting edge" doesn't always come to mind,... Read More...

87%Toil & Trouble

Grimalkin Toro (2018)

EL Oso Fumar

January 28, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

What's done cannot be undone.Sorry Will, Scott Zucca (owner of Emilio Cigars) and James Brown (of Black Label Trading Company and BLK WKS Studio) don’t care to live by your pointed words. The Emilio Grimalk... Read More...

92%Gentleman’s Cigar

Warped Serie Gran Reserva 1988

velorok

January 18, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Remember the doomsday scenario that everyone thought was coming with the whole FDA thing? How there would be no new cigars—ever? Well, Warped Cigars released three new cigars in 2018—two years after the FDA sca... 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...

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...

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