Tagged Nicaraguan

November 5, 2024

This year, Micallef followed up the success of last year's Micallef Black cigar with the Micallef Blue. With the Blue, one can expect to see a similar format, but with a change in the wrapper, moving from the M... Read More...

90%Harlequin Haze

Arlequín Connecticut Robusto

Scott Braband

October 8, 2024

"Come one, come all, and behold the carnival of fools." No, I’m not calling you a fool. Please don’t cancel me. I’m merely giving a theatrical introduction for the newest release from Fratello Cigars: Arlequín ... Read More...

91%Red Velvet

Perdomo 30th Anniversary Sun Grown Epicure

Jordan Guttormson

September 27, 2024

Being that we're now in the early twenty-twenties, expect to see 30th-anniversary releases popping up from the juggernaut companies that made it out alive from the great cigar boom of the '90s. This was a time ... Read More...

88%Prost!

Brick House Bricktoberfest 2024

September 24, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

My favorite time of year is here! Autumn is upon us, and with it has come all of the flavors of fall—this includes, most importantly, celebrations of Oktoberfest. J.C. Newman continues to join in on the fall fu... Read More...

87%Spicy Night

CAO FASA Noche Toro

September 18, 2024

This year, under Scandinavian Tobacco Group, CAO launched a new project featuring two cigars that share the same filler and binder. However, the project—dubbed FASA—has two tricks up the sleeve, differentiating... Read More...

89%Fast Justice

Powstanie Connecticut Justice

August 20, 2024

This year, Powstanie expanded its Connecticut line with a new vitola called “Justice,” which is a corona gorda format. The Powstanie Connecticut is the third core-line offering for the brand. The Powstanie Conn... Read More...

89%Here’s Johnny!

Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto

July 18, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

In 2015, Room101 took the cigar world to space with the famed Johnny Tobacconaut, a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras. The cigar was followed only one year later with the Chief Cool Arrow, extending the Johnny Ap... Read More...

90%Spicy-Sweet

Protocol Phoebe Couzins Natural

Jordan Guttormson

June 4, 2024

Five years into Protocol Cigars' most premium collection—dubbed the Lawmen Series—the brand unveiled the seventh and eighth blends to date, collectively falling under the Protocol Phoebe Couzins line. Since deb... Read More...

87%Lightning Lags

Blackened S84 Toro

Scott Braband

May 22, 2024

Step right up and join me, as today I press play and take a deep dive into Blackened's latest EP release, the S84 "Shade to Black." Teaming up with Drew Estate once again, they're bringing you a lighter side to... Read More...

86%Vintage Leather

Diesel Vintage Series Robusto Gordo

May 3, 2024

Justin Andrews, new business development manager with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), continues to grow the company's brands, focusing primarily on the more craft-minded offerings by leveraging his longstandi... Read More...

87%Spicy Serpent

Punch Dragon Fire

Scott Braband

April 5, 2024