For Everything Cigars
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...
The 2023 version of EP Carrillo's Short Run is actually an Oscar Valladares product, and it offers some of the best oatmeal cigar flavor profile transitions we've ever encountered. This...
Stuffed inside rum barrels that have seen a total of ten years of boozy bliss, the internals of La Aurora's "Barrel Aged by Karl Malone" soaks up flavors of caramelized walnuts, vanilla,...
Deeper than most cigars in the segment, and quite a bit more flavorful and full in body, Cashmere Connecticut crushes its competitors with a single clean stroke. Rich but not...
Blended up by former Cuban Cohiba mastermind, Avelino Lara, Boss of the Block by Graycliff takes cigar collab projects in a very different, and distinctly colorful direction. An habano wrapped premium cigar blend that...
Altar Q by Oscar Valladares has roots that dig deep, starting with a 16-count box that is fashioned after a Mayan monument from the lost city of Copán. The blend...
Almost all of the contents of this premium cigar blend come straight out of one farm plot: The AJ Fernandez Dorado estate in Estelí, Nicaragua. The result is a box-pressed...
Don't judge this cigar by its unlit aromas. They will trick you into thinking that this blend is smokier than it actually is. Drew Estate has crafted what is easily one of the...
Its striped siding, stubby stance, and portly waistline may entice a giggle or two, but the blend behind the Partagas Añejo Esplendido is rather serious. That añejo tagline isn't just for show. This...
Only 35,000 sticks are being rolled for this year's blend of the "Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo" by Rojas Cigars. This limited run consists of an habano wrapper from Ecuador,...
I will be smoking Bill Paley's birthday cigar again real soon, suggesting it to others along the way, and doing both with immense pleasure. This is an enchantingly clean smoke...
If you have 2–3 hours to spare, and like the flavor of a meaty pizza pie, you must try this cigar on for size. It may not fit into your regular...
I salivate every time that salty, corn chip tortilla taste of the "Breakfast Tacos Connecticut" from Rojas Cigars hits my tongue. A lighthearted premium cigar blend for when you are...
When is a corojo, not a corojo? When it is an Ecuadorian Sumatran wrapped cigar, moonlighting as a corojo. Strong enough for fans of full-force flavor, but polished to the...
There is currently only one farm left in "The Sunshine State" that is still growing tobacco: Florida Sun Grown. Some of this leaf ends up in the shade-wrapped blend that...
Returning for a limited run after over half a decade, and made exclusively available to Warped Cigars retailers, comes the latest reprisal of "La Colmena Black Honey." A rich rarity...
The addition of another year of humidor aging has made the corojo version of Aganorsa Leaf's Signature Selection even smoother and darker tasting. How much better might you ask? Well, let me tell...
A stogie this flashy and fun needs to have the chops to back up all of that sparkly pizzazz and big-ass banding. And fortunately for the premium cigar blend that...
