88%Jungle Boogie

CAO Amazon Anaconda

December 29, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

Remember that time that Indiana Jones went to the Amazon Jungle and discovered a rare, mythical breed of tobacco? And then he spent several years learning how to become a level 9 cigar roller? Then he used his ... Read More...

89%Upmann Revived

H. Upmann AJ Fernandez Toro

velorok

November 28, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2017

“There’s nearly 175 years of history here, AJ, don’t mess this up!” That’s what I imagine AJ Fernandez thinking as he’s going into the blending session with Altadis’ Grupo de Maestros to create this cigar. He’s... Read More...

86%Hollow

Tatuaje The Michael

Jordan Guttormson

October 31, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

The tenth official release of Tatuaje's wildly popular seasonal Monster Series was first hinted at in early 2017, later making its official debut at IPCPR 2017. The Monster Series was launched in 2008 with the ... Read More...

90%Sugarcane

Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Toro

Jordan Guttormson

October 5, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2017

In 2015, Camacho struck the proper balance of innovation, boldness, luxury (while remaining attainable for the everyman), and Americana—introducing American Barrel-Aged as the first cigar in a new series called... Read More...

92%Sweet Spicy Tangy

Undercrown Sun Grown

Jordan Guttormson

August 18, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

Undercrown Sun Grown is the third and highly anticipated release in Drew Estate's popular Undercrown line of cigars. Drew Estate introduced Undercrown in 2011, marketing the cigars as an affordable alternative ... Read More...

86%It's ALIVE!

Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Thang

Jordan Guttormson

June 30, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

When Drew Estate's Kentucky Fire Cured cigars were released in 2013, the cigars landed in the midst of a brief cigar boom of fire-cured tobacco experimentation. And while some would say Drew Estate was late to ... Read More...

Camacho Cigar Dojo Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged cigar review

Photo Review: Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged

Jordan Guttormson

June 28, 2017

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $8 to $10 Range, 2017, Photo Reviews

Cigar Dojo has teamed with Camacho Cigars to introduce our most ambitious collaboration to date: Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged. For this, the Dojo's seventh limited edition cigar project, we have aligned several m... Read More...

Camacho Corojo Box-Pressed BXP Toro cigar review

90%Corojo Cubed

Camacho Corojo BXP

Steve Stevens

June 6, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2017

There is a rather simple way for a cigar manufacturer to create an extension to a popular brand of parejo-shaped cigars other than just adding another vitola or two—produce the blend in a box-pressed format. Hi... Read More...

88%Woodsy

Cohiba Macassar Toro Grande

Steve Stevens

May 11, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2017

Several years ago, the General Cigar Company’s Cohiba division began a collaborative project with the rapper Shawn “Jay Z” Carter which resulted in a spin-off brand named “Comador Cigars.” These cigars were rol... 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...

88%Pastoral

E.P. Carrillo Dusk

Steve Stevens

April 14, 2017

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2017

Fate has a peculiar way of uprooting the plans of mere mortals. For example, Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo, Jr. did not set out to pioneer the popularity of highly-rated “boutique” blends. Nor did he set out to become... 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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