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87%Noble Apple

Southern Draw Manzanita Toro

June 15, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

It is interesting to me to learn how tributary or homage-based cigar ideas come to light. Some are for a country, others are to an individual and their successes. This one is a little different. The Southern Dr... Read More...

Charter Oak Habano Lonsdale cigar review

84%Split Oak

Charter Oak CT Habano Lonsdale

Jordan Guttormson

October 23, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2020

Growing up in Connecticut, Nick Melillo, owner and founder of Foundation Cigar Company, has long been known for his fondness for the tobaccos of the famed Connecticut River Valley growing region. He got his fir... Read More...

91%Triple-Flame Salute

Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum Belicoso Fino

Kevin Acuff

July 1, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

In the summer of 2019, Southern Draw Cigars celebrated their fifth anniversary with the Kudzu Lustrum. A Latin term, lustrum is defined as “a period of five years.” Not one to let a commemorative occasion go un... Read More...

88%Big Strength Big Flavor

Diesel Delirium Limited Edition 2020

Rob Rasmussen

June 23, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

Can you believe Diesel cigars have been around since 2009? Crazy, right? I remember smoking a ton of Diesel Unholy Cocktail when I was first getting excited about cigars. It blew my mind to realize that was 11 ... Read More...

89%Fire & Ice

Jacobs Ladder Brimstone

EL Oso Fumar

May 13, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

"I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause." —Jonathan Edwards It was my great pleasure to witness the unveiling of not one, but two of Southern Draw’s newest releases at the 2019 IPCPR (now PC... Read More...

88%Classic Old School

Días de Gloria Short Churchill

Kevin Acuff

April 28, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2020

As a cigar maker, how do you pay tribute to the glory days of tobacco in Cuba—the very tobacco that your father once smoked? Abdel Fernández answered that question with the introduction of Días de Gloria, which... Read More...

92%Deferred Annuity

H. Upmann 175 Anniversary

Randy Griggs

April 3, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

Whether you are familiar with the name or not, you have likely smoked a cigar from Altadis USA. A subsidiary of the UK-based Imperial Brands, Altadis has been crafting premium cigars (in one form or another) si... Read More...

86%Give 'em a hand

300 Hands Connecticut

velorok

November 22, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2019

Joining the 300 Hands Maduro and 300 Manos Habano (Cigar Dojo’s 2018 Value-Priced Cigar of the Year) comes the 300 Hands Connecticut by Southern Draw. Blended by Robert Holt of Southern Draw Cigars at Tabacaler... 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...

93%Cream Machine

Southern Draw Desert Rose

Jordan Guttormson

September 23, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

While Southern Draw Cigars first debuted in 2014, many will contend that it wasn't until 2017 that the Texas-based operation began hitting their stride. It was only one year after the brand was notably absent f... Read More...

87%Smooth-Sailing A.J.

Viva la Vida Robusto

velorok

August 16, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

There’s quite a few bits of information online about the story of the Artesano del Tobacco (ADT), but I’ll summarize a bit for you. Right around peak '90s cigar boom, Billy and Gus Fakih (the founders of ADT)—a... Read More...

88%Two-Sided

Trinidad Espiritu Fundador

Jordan Guttormson

August 2, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

Of the many legacy Cuban brands now controlled by parent company, Altadis USA—including Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann—it has been Trinidad that has waited the longest to receive a modernized makeo... Read More...

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