Plasencia has quickly become recognized as one of the most luxurious cigar brands in the world. Considered to be in the same realm as brands like Padron and Davidoff, Plasencia has been able to seamlessly combine quality and consistency in a way tha...
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As a long time Drew Estate AND Metallica fan, to say the news of a collaboration between the two excited me, would be a huge understatement. I've been smoking, and loving, Drew Estate blends for over a decade, and have come to REALLY love their full...
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For years, Liga Privada has set themselves apart from the rest of the pack with their award winning blends, and have since put themselves in a league of their own. I've been a fan of Liga Privada for as long as I have been smoking cigars (as most pe...
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As the fourth (and possibly final) installation in this Tatuaje line of petit robustos, T110 Tuxtla has quickly made its way towards the top of the list of my favorite Tatuaje blends of all time. The same blend as the other 3 releases in the T110 se...
If I've learned anything from working in the cigar industry, it's that everything that AGANORSA touches turns to gold - one of the newest creations from the AGANORSA factory comes in the form of Made Man. Made Man starts with one of AGANORSA's signat...
Tim Ozgener made a splash in a big way when he returned to the world of cigars a couple of years ago. His Bosphorus blend was one of the better introductory blends for a brand that I can remember in recent memory. Building off the success of Bosphor...
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Open Door Cigars here in Fayetteville, AR has a good allocation of Perdomo cigars, including the 30th Anniversary line. Right now, I'm having the Connecticut, and later, I will enjoy the Sun Grown and the Maduro. Everything from Perdomo has been outs...
If you know anything about me and my cigar smoking habits, you probably already know that I am what some might call "obsessed" with Viaje. Everything from their top notch blends, to their out of the box packaging concepts, to the scarcity of their r...
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Fabrica Oveja Negra is as good as it comes to producing some of the best limited-edition blends that Nicaragua has to offer. And although the factory is best known as the home of brands like Black Label Trading Co. and BLK WKS Studios, the Emilio br...
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Pete Johnsons partnership and relationship with the Garcia family has produced some of the world's best cigars over the past 20 years, including lines like Tatuaje Nicaragua. Tatuaje Nicaragua was initially produced exclusively in Miami, but due to ...
Ask a group of cigar enthusiasts to name their favorite cigar ever, and it’s almost guaranteed Padron 1964 Anniversary will be mentioned. First introduced by the Padron family in 1994 to celebrate the company’s thirtieth anniversary, the 1964 has be...
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Viaje Skull and Bones is a series that goes back over a decade ago, and with over 50 different releases to this point, it is showing no signs of slowing down. The best part of the Skull & Bones series is that each release consists of different tweak...
Everyone who smokes cigars should know about Davidoff. Decades of excellence have cemented their legacy in the industry and have propelled them to heights that no one would of thought imaginable for a cigar brand. From their classic, white label ble...
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We all know by now that the Buffalo Trace Distillery makes some of the best bourbons in the entire world, and have been doing so for a very long time. Over the past couple of years, they have been releasing blends with their bourbon monikers like Bu...
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It’s really hard to believe that Pete Johnson has been disrupting the industry for 2 decades already. Every blend from his core lines like Tatuaje Black and Tatuaje Havana VI to his uber-popular releases like the Monster Series and Pork Tenderloin ha...
ADVentura La Llorona cigar is back in a 6.0 x 44 Corona size and is wrapped using an Ecuadorian wrapper and features a Dominican binder along with a blend of long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The corona size really allows the di...
Warped La Colmena is here – and I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was so excited to get my hands on this. Crafted at the renowned El Titan de Bronze factory in Miami, this limited-edition blend is a true masterpiece. La Colmena features an Ec...
This was just posted on the Cigora Instagram page. I mean, it would be foolish NOT to smoke one during the holiday break!I like Viaje's offerings but never had any of the cigars from the "hatchet" series. Might as well start with this one. That band ...
@KevinI posted a review on the new Los Rios by Latitude Zero. I smoked this about a month ago but the review Inspired me to light one up again. Really light and smooth, but filled with flavor. Had a nice cup of coffee with it this evening. Would de...
Master blender Raul Disla has done it again! Maybe NACSA's greatness isn't the secret that it used to be, but it just goes to show how wildly successful the factory's production has been over the past couple of years. First, it started with the core,...
After dinner tonight (and a brief 20 minute snooze) I lit up the fire pit outside and had a nice Padrón 1964 Anniversary with a bit of bourbon - Jefferson’s Ocean specifically. I don’t break out Padrón often, but after a day of cooking and then clean...
Hey all, looking for some suggestions. Now that it's winter, I need to rotate my humidor from larger to smaller sizes. I do most of my smoking in my garage and looking for some quicker 45-minute smokes. What are your top 5 corona sized blends?
We all know Viaje for their creative packaging, and super creative releases, but blends like Circa '45 tend to fly under the radar - I am not exaggerating when I say this is one of the best full-bodied blends that Viaje has released in quite some ti...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or almost. Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and although it’s a holiday based around giving thanks, it’s also a holiday based around eating a gluttonous amount of food, drinking an unhealthy amount of al...
When Pete Johnson, founder of Tatuaje Cigars first introduced the Surrogates line from L’Atelier It was meant to be a single store release. Well, lucky for the rest of the us, the line turned out to be a winner and has now become a national release ...
ADVentura is no stranger to top-shelf blends - everything from The Navigator, to The Conqueror have been nothing short of cigar masterpieces, setting the brand up for sustained success for years to come. One of their "newer" blends, Barbarroja's Inv...
Steve Saka and his work at Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust has become a staple in the boutique space in the industry for years. Blends like Mi Querida, Mi Querida Triqui Traca, and Sin Compromiso have been making their way into humidors across the world b...
Robert Caldwell is one of the most interesting people in the business, and it has clearly helped him with building a brand as big as Caldwell has become over the years. Whether you are looking for a boutique, everyday blend, or some of the most limi...
Until recently Joya De Nicaragua Numero Uno was only available as a diplomatic gift to visiting dignitaries and heads of state when they came to visit Nicaragua. Produced by Joya De Nicaragua, Nicaragua’s oldest producer of premium cigars, every cig...
Cavalier Geneve has become a brand that is easily recognizable by their unique and innovative use of a 24-karat gold foil diamond that adorns the cigars. Inner Circle is a trend setter for the brand in the sense that it is the first release that doe...
