For Everything Cigars
Legacy brand cigar manufacturers are referred to as such for a reason. These are the companies like H. Upmann, Partagas, and Punch Cigars, that were there from the very beginning and were instrumental in creating what...
Anyone on the hunt for a tropical, palm and coconut tasting blend that burns brilliantly and won't break the bank should try the "Corojo #5" from Gran Habano.
With its Habano Deflorada wrapper, twin binders, and secret Nicaraguan filler, this medium-powered new smoke from Warped is ripe for sinking your teeth into.
Flawless in almost every way, the 1903 Cameroon from La Aurora gradually feeds you bright, nutty tastes and aromatics, slowly increasing in strength and depth.
No. 162 from Lovely Cigars is one of the least intense Sumatran cigars on the market today. Constructed out of a silky soft Ecuadorian-grown Sumatran wrapper, a secondary Sumatran binder, and all Nicaraguan...
The Aladino "Sumatra" might be one of the most complex Sumatran maduro cigars on the market, and a top contender for "Best Dark Cigar of the Year" at Klaro.
Not only is El Rey del Mundo's Oscuro extremely affordable, but it also is quite tasty and can take some abuse, making it the ideal maduro lawnmower cigar.
Foreign Affair by Luciano Cigars entices with an all-medium approach, and a blend recipe that relies upon tobacco from Costa Rica and not one, but two binders.To find both of these rarities...
Toasted marshmallows over the charred remains of a hardwood-fed campfire. Hot cocoa and creamy, cinnamon-spiked horchata finished with coconut milk. Staves of cedar and roasted hazelnuts stuffed inside a premium...
This Nicaraguan puro is a tropical mixed bag filled with fruits, exotic sugars, and familiar spices. Bold by every account, but clean and fairly controlled for much of the cigar, Viva...
Floral, spiced, spicy, and playful at times, and darker than the halls of Hades at others, this maduro makes a strong case for the lengthy fermentation of Sumatran wrappers. Throw in...
The recipe for this cigar requires the use of no less than 75% tobacco pulled straight from the island of Ometepe down in Nicaragua. A fresh water isle known for...
"Unforsaken" by Esteban Carreras is one of the best barrel-aged cigars we stock at Klaro. A premium cigar blend that is not aged once, but twice in 18-year-old Flor de...
Wrapped in a San Andrés leaf that is not all the way Mexican maduro, a binder pulled from the Sumatran soils of Indonesia, and a one-off filler mixture from the...
Taking old booze-laden barrels and giving them fresh purpose as tobacco aging vessels may be nothing new. But none of them have received the level of recognition as "Whiskey Row" from Diesel...
Still have yet to get around to smoking a green cigar? Well now might be the opportune time to give the classic candela wrapper a shot. Sweet cedar and pistachio nuts, toasted...
La Palina hasn't tinkered with its Mr. Sam blend since its debut over a decade back, and more than likely it never will mess with it. This spiced cola, pastry...
Sporting a top-priming Ecuador-grown Sumatran wrapper, Fiat Lux comes loaded with long-filler from the regions of Jalapa and Pueblo Nuevo, as well as the volcanic island of Ometepe down in...
Quesada's annual "Oktoberfest" release is arguably the most beer-centric cigar on the planet. Crafted to taste like a salty German rye pretzel mixed with a loaf of spelt beer bread,...
The belicoso version of "El Pulpo" by Artesano del Tobacco took the spot as #10 Cigar of the Year at Cigar Aficionado in 2023. This is one magnificent maduro of...
Lot 0003 from La Aurora's "Small Batch" limited annual release series, is one of the rarest cigars we've ever scored, and in my humble opinion, one of the best ultra-vintage...
In the CAO BX3, Brazilian Mata Fina and Arapiraca tobaccos form a smoke that has the terroir funk and leather-like depths of a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro, the exotic chai tea...
If Morgan Freeman were a cigar he'd be a Crux Limitada. Distinguished, calm, completely in control, and refined without being overly pompous, this blend sits at the upper echelon of...
Digging deep into the crates, to bring you a review of a cigar that you likely have never heard of before, comes Meteor Hammer from Foyle Cigars. A small batch,...
The "Devil's Hand" by Esteban Carreras is going to be a recommendation that will get people talking. Especially when they hear about the backstory behind the name itself, and how...
It's official: Appendix II by Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. has taken the top spot as the best Connecticut Shade cigar I have reviewed this year. Rich enough to be labeled...
Cigars like Bianco III by Fratello Cigars are always cause for conversation, and on occasion, division. Maduro purists may not appreciate the way in which this smoke manifests tobacco tastes and aromatics. But...
This is one smashingly smooth, somewhat obtuse cigar, and it definitely should be sampled if you can handle a bit of strength and spice along the way. Iced tea with...
The Epicure Maduro from Crux Cigars offers a slow and steady caress that shifts to a Kung Fu kick as things progress. Some of us enjoy that sort of gradation....
Here lies one easy retrohaling dark cigar. One that takes you through the entire spice cabinet before finishing with a shot of espresso with a venti mocha serving as a...
