92%Maduro AF

Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Maduro Imperio

February 28, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Perdomo Cigars' latest addition to their vast portfolio is officially titled Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed, though many simply know it as Perdomo ESV. Like nearly all Perdomo ciga... Read More...

Photo Review: Uru Doshi

Jordan Guttormson

February 24, 2020

Cigar Reviews, Dojo Cigars, $8 to $10 Range, 2020, Photo Reviews

Uru Doshi not only marks Cigar Dojo's first collaborative release in 2020, but the first time partnering with the surging Alec & Bradley Cigars—a boutique-minded sub-brand under the Alec Bradley umbrella th... Read More...

91%Triqui Saka

Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 648

Jordan Guttormson

February 21, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Without question, Steve Saka and Skip Martin—two of the most respected, opinionated voices in the craft cigar space—dominated discussions of new and buzz-worthy cigars throughout 2019. While the latter focused ... Read More...

90%Defiance Defined

Ilegal Habano Toro

EL Oso Fumar

January 30, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

“Vote early and vote often” — Al Capone How ironic that a life-long criminal poses advice that we should all follow? Yet very few Americans do actually exercise their right to do so. And it is with that apath... Read More...

90%Loaded Cannon

Casdagli Basilica A Toro

velorok

January 24, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2020

While the Casdagli Basilica A cigar has existed for roughly five years, the brand was recently refreshed in 2019, as Bespoke Cigars rebranded under the Casdagli family name. Basilica A is joined by multiple ble... Read More...

91%Hooked & Booked

Protocol Sir Robert Peel Natural

Randy Griggs

January 21, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

Any ardent cigar enthusiast spending time on social media and following cigars would recognize the names Bill Ives and Juan Cancel. Since launching Cubariqueño Cigar Co. at the 2015 IPCPR trade show, the two po... Read More...

86%Expensive Date

Cohiba Spectre CS19

velorok

December 13, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2019

Ninety dollars. That’s how much one of these cigars costs. There are cigars that I thoroughly enjoy that cost $90 for a box. What in the world could make a single cigar worth $90? Well, the marketing geniuses a... Read More...

87%Solid if Unspectacular

My Father La Promesa Toro

Rob Rasmussen

December 6, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

My Father Cigars is one of those brands that is constantly represented on "Top Cigar" lists, usually having at least one cigar on most of the yearly "Top 25" rankings. They are a brand steeped in history and it... Read More...

83%Box Office Flop

CAO Orellana

velorok

November 14, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

I had the pleasure of reviewing the CAO Amazon Anaconda a while back. In said review I really enjoyed the whole wordplay involving the CAO promotional copy, in which they dubbed Ernest Gocaj the “Indiana Jones”... Read More...

89%Wanna Smoke?

Chuck

Jordan Guttormson

October 31, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Eleven years after debuting onto the premium cigar scene, Tatuaje's Monster Series—one of the most ambitious limited-edition cigar sagas ever attempted—has come to a close. The series has seen its fair share of... Read More...

91%Balanced Bride

Tiff

Jordan Guttormson

October 31, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

Chuck and Tiff made their first appearances as full-fledged Monster cigars at this summer's IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. The two cigars are one of three sub-series within the full, 13-part collection: The Fra... Read More...

93%Masterpiece of Flavor

Tatuaje ME II Toro

Rob Rasmussen

September 12, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2019

The Tatuaje ME 2 or ME II or Mexican Experiment II debuted at IPCPR/PAC 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. There were actually two different ME cigars released at the show: the ME I and the ME II. The former is a limited-e... Read More...

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