93%Hot Cocoa

Plasencia Alma Fuerte

April 4, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Until recent years, it has been the common convention—perhaps written in stone and delivered as a sort of "cigar bible" to the first consumers of hand-rolled tobacco—that all respectable manufacturers be direct... Read More...

90%Zesty

Fuente Fuente OpusX 20 Years Celebration

Steve Stevens

March 27, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

1992. For lovers of the grape, it was an unremarkable year—the vine destroying louse, Phylloxera ran rampart throughout California, while rains of biblical proportions devastated the vineyards in southern Franc... Read More...

90%¡Viva el Puro!

Particulares #1

Jordan Guttormson

December 22, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Whether or not you are familiar with names such as Casa Fernández, Tabacalera Tropical, AGANORSA, or TABSA, most will make a quick-connect with household names such as Pete Johnson and his Tatuaje brand, Dion G... Read More...

96%Majestic

Illusione Haut 10

Steve Stevens

November 25, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2016

In the world of cigars, a bit of innate restlessness can sometimes produce groundbreaking achievements. A little over a dozen years ago, in the clean and crisp alpine air surrounding the Nevada city of Reno, Di... Read More...

89%García Puro

Las Mareas

Jordan Guttormson

October 12, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

In fall, 2015, a select number of retailers began receiving an unusual package from Crowned Heads. There were seven retailers total, each receiving four, twenty-count boxes (one box per size) of a new project f... Read More...

88%Simple for Cheap

Fonseca Nicaragua

Ben Reed

October 5, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 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...

89%Chocolate Malt

Quesada Oktoberfest 2016 Kugel

Jordan Guttormson

September 16, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2016

Quesada's line of seasonal, Oktoberfest-themed cigars were introduced in 2011 and have now entered their 6th annual release. The blend utilizes purely Dominican tobaccos, with a profile that has been crafted to... Read More...

94%Candy-Coated Delicacy

Maestro del Tiempo 5205

Jordan Guttormson

September 14, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

In Warped Cigars' fifth Nicaraguan offering (eighth overall), the brand sets out to introduce a unique, Nicaraguan puro experience—patiently awaiting countless iterations and years of trial and error. This was ... Read More...

91%Family Pride

Eiroa The First 20 Years

FrostD

August 10, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 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...

91%Compact Flavor Bomb

Warped Corto X50

Ben Reed

May 17, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

The Corto is the sixth regular release line from Warped, showcased at the 2015 IPCPR show, along with the Futuro and Don Reynaldo Regalos. Translating to "short", the Corto is indeed the shortest and said to be... Read More...

87%Tomato Soup

Yargüera H. Upmann

Jordan Guttormson

April 14, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2016

Last November, Altadis U.S.A. teased cigar enthusiasts with a proprietary, new tobacco variety, dubbed Yargüera. At the time, it was unclear how this new tobacco would be used in their lineup, but news came ear... Read More...

94%Dion's Chef-d'oeuvre

Illusione ~eccj~ 20th

Jordan Guttormson

February 15, 2016

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2016

It was early 2015 that Illusione released their anticipated followup to 2008's ~eccj~ cigar—dubbed the ~eccj~ 20th. And as with most Illusione releases, you'll need to do a little digging to find the meaning be... Read More...

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