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89%Stars & Stripes

The American Robusto

January 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” — George Washington The introduction to this review is appropriately one sentence. Everything about this cigar, even its essence, is 100-per... Read More...

87%Fireproof

Plasencia Alma del Fuego

Randy Griggs

November 19, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Now in their fourth year of establishing Plasencia as a premium cigar brand, Plasencia Cigars released Alma del Fuego at this year’s IPCPR trade show. The third of five cigars set to be released in the Alma Ser... Read More...

90%Vote for Pedro

Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto

velorok

October 2, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Diesel is different now. No longer simply a serviceable, discount catalog/auction offering, Diesel became a full-fledged General Cigar brand in 2017, moving the Diesel Grind brand under the General Cigar umbrel... Read More...

86%Generally OK

Cohiba Connecticut Robusto

velorok

September 5, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

I'll come right out and say this at the start—I feel like the non-Cuban Cohiba is a cigar that shouldn’t be. To be sure, you’ll find plenty of American-distributed versions of the old, famed Cuban brands that e... Read More...

87%Controversial

Sobremesa Brûlée Robusto

Rob Rasmussen

August 21, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Simply put, Steve Saka is an unstoppable force in the current premium cigar market. Hell, he’s been unstoppable for a while now. Sure, he had to take some time off after departing Drew Estate (acting as the com... Read More...

88%Ali-Clean-O

Aladino Connecticut Robusto

Jordan Guttormson

July 19, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

Once considered one of the better-kept secrets in the world of premium cigars, JRE Tobacco and their Aladino line of cigars are now beginning to crop up in craft humidors across the country. This is, in no smal... Read More...

91%Authentic Powerhouse

Aladino Corojo Reserva

Jordan Guttormson

May 24, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

When the JRE Tobacco Company debuted in the summer of 2015, the company trotted out a straightforward portfolio of three brands: Aladino, Rancho Luna, and Tatascan. Taking on an old-school approach, the company... Read More...

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 cigar review

93%Amalgamation

Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019)

Jordan Guttormson

May 17, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

In the year 2004, Davidoff made a breakthrough in terms of cigar blending and craftsmanship, introducing what the company claims to be the world's first cigar blend to contain seven different tobaccos. The diff... Read More...

90%Lady Luck?

Pier 28 Oscuro Robusto

EL Oso Fumar

April 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

A common mantra frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson: I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Is it possible we’ve found the Thomas Jefferson of the cigar i... Read More...

91%Wild Ride

Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega

velorok

April 16, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Since 1865, the Plasencia family has been growing tobacco and (more recently) producing cigars for 30-plus prominent third-party companies, numbering over 40 million cigars per year. It was only two years ago (... 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...

89%Magically Delicious

Magic Toast Robusto

Jack Heyer

March 13, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

The Alec Bradley Magic Toast has an origin story that is truly unique. On a trip down to Honduras to visit the Raíces Cubanas factory (Alec Bradley's most frequent manufacturing partner), Alan Rubin and Ralph M... Read More...

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