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91%Worth the Weight

D’Crossier Golden Blend Reserva Magnum

April 21, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

From 2009 to 2016, D'Crossier Cigars made a name for itself by producing upscale premium cigars out of Costa Rica. This concluded with the Pennsylvania Avenue and Flor de D’Crossier Cabinet Selection cigars in ... Read More...

Drew Estate Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro 2020 cigar review

Photo Review: Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro (2020)

Jordan Guttormson

December 23, 2020

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $10 to $15 Range, 2020, Photo Reviews

As the first collaborative project from Cigar Dojo, the Dogma—or, the Undercrown Dojo Dogma Maduro, as it is now known—is unquestionably the most storied cigar in a Dojo-branded collection that now spans 21 rel... Read More...

La Barba One and Only (2018) cigar review

83%Swipe Left

La Barba One and Only Super Toro (2018)

velorok

March 26, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Lacking the conventional story/spin about how this cigar’s creator smokes said cigar as his personal blend; or how La Barba made this cigar to bring a specific to the market; or any of the other customary trop... Read More...

86%Airhead

My Father The Judge Toro

Jordan Guttormson

March 9, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2018

The original My Father cigar debuted in 2008 and was part of an overall transition for the García family as they expanded their operations in Nicaragua. The family's first factory was El Rey de los Habanos in M... Read More...

85%Ancient Revival

La Aurora ADN Dominicano Toro

velorok

February 28, 2018

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2018

There have been several cigar releases in recent memory that have used a special tobacco to make them unique, while often times paying homage to ancient traditions. We’ve seen fire-cured tobacco, rare leaves gr... Read More...

87%Black Licorice

Umbagog Gordo Gordo

velorok

December 22, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

Two years after retiring from Drew Estate (operating as president and CEO for roughly eight years), Steve Saka turned his dreams into reality with the creation of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust. With Steve's inv... Read More...

88%Irie

Espinosa Reggae DREAD

Jack Heyer

September 1, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

The Espinosa Reggae Dread was released in 2016 in a small shipment to comply with the FDA guidelines but was not formally introduced until IPCPR 2017. The DREAD, like it's regular-production sibling, the Reggae... Read More...

87%Not Yet

Florida Sun Grown Limited Edition Trunk-Pressed Toro

Jordan Guttormson

May 9, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

Drew Estate's Florida Sun Grown (FSG) cigar line was officially announced in May of 2016, going on to debut at the first-ever Florida Barn Smoker event on June 4, 2016. Florida Sun Grown is unique in that it ut... Read More...

93%Hot Cocoa

Plasencia Alma Fuerte

Jordan Guttormson

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...

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