Rocky Patel "The 1865 Project" Review: Smoking Cigars for Charity
May I present "The 1865 Project" by Rocky Patel. A powerful new blend with purpose and charitable proceeds to boot. Complete with two binders, a San Andrés wrapper, and more...
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May I present "The 1865 Project" by Rocky Patel. A powerful new blend with purpose and charitable proceeds to boot. Complete with two binders, a San Andrés wrapper, and more...
Even the most seasoned cigar smoker still appreciates a solidly constructed Connecticut shade-grown premium cigar blend from time to time. There's just something about that creamy, smooth smoking sensation that you...
Ever allowed an unfamiliar cigar to languish in your humidor for entirely too long? Only to discover that you were a fool for not firing that bastard up sooner? This...
Those on the hunt for a medium-full box-pressed cigar that can produce smoke that is smoother than a lubed-up slip-n-slide should definitely give the "El Centurion H-2K-CT" by My Father Cigars a shot. It's...
The Cohiba Riviera is the newly released, first ever box-pressed cigar from Cohiba. This month, it's only available if you are a Klaro Member. The cigar is the first time...
Well slap me silly and call me Steve McQueen. I think I finally found a regular production Macanudo that fires on more than 3-cylinders. Nothing against a milder Macanudo, but...
Coffee seems like it is just meant to go with certain cigar styles. So when I rediscovered the 96-rated Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro the other week, I immediately set...
I, for one, like unusual cigars. Not just the limited release stuff, or super obscure boutique cigar brands. But the run-of-the-mill regular production stuff that contains unique ingredients, odd fermentation...
Box-pressed and torpedo-tipped, the "Dulcinea" from Sancho Panza's Legacy Line is a classic, USA tobacco forward premium cigar blend. But don't let appearances or ingredients fool you, because this is one...
Kristoff is one of those boutique cigar names that still refuses to sell-out. It also makes some truly amazing products. Just take its "Sumatra Matador" premium cigar blend for instance...
Back when Tatuaje founder, Pete Johnson, was still getting his operations up and running, he realized that he needed to have a milder cigar line stuffed somewhere within his portfolio....
Meet one of the most desired stogies on the market today: "Kintsugi" by Alec & Bradley. A world's best "Top 25" cigar with milky cashew notes, milk chocolate, and a...
One of the leaders in the art of producing premium cigar blends in an environmentally conscientious fashion, is Plasencia Cigars. A family-operated Honduran staple, that tries to make its tobacco...
The premium cigar blend that is the "Carenas" from Saint Luis Rey kicks more ass than a Chuck Norris marathon on a Saturday night. A must-smoke experience for those who dig medium strength...
When it comes to flavored cigars, it's hard to beat the C.A.O. Flavours line. With St. Patrick's Day just a couple weeks away, I sat down to puff on the...
Apparently, variety still very much is the spice of life. That, or spice adds variety to life. Either way, I dig it. So when a premium cigar blend oddball comes...
I cannot recall the last time I smoked a cigar that felt just as fat in hand as it appeared short of stature to the eye. The C.L.E. "460" Connecticut...
Rocky Patel has crafted a kick-ass strong small cigar, and it is called "The Edge Corojo Missile." Here's why we dig this smoke so much...
Oh how I dearly do enjoy the "Serie G" line from Oliva. Especially when it comes in a stubby, tightly pressed Robusto vitola with that rich maduro cigar wrapper. Fear...
Caldwell's the King is Dead is a premium cigar created by Robert Caldwell, a renowned tobacco aficionado. The cigar features a blend of aged Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos, with an Ecuadorian...
Infused cigars aren't for everyone. But for C.A.O., and its "Flavours" line of smokes, its bourbon vanilla and peach "Moontrance" blend has seen unprecedented success for well over two decades....
Limited in release, the figurado-shaped Buffalo Trace "Special F" promises a full-force, leathery saloon cigar smoking session. Here's what we thought of this toothy bourbon barrel-aged maduro...
For some of us, contracting a job out to a professional is completely out of the question. Especially when there's a chance to take a short smoke break halfway through...
The Graycliff Silver is made in the Graycliff factory, in the Bahamas, by the same maestro that ran the Cohiba factory in Cuba. So as you can imagine, you can expect...
Smoking "Magic Toast" by Alec Bradley is like sailing at night aboard a silken ship loaded with coffee and precious earth. A schooner riding high atop waves of slightly spiced smoke, manifested in...
The Aladino Corojo Reserva is one of my top 5 favorite cigars. The spicy coroja wrapper mixed with a black pepper and vanilla along with top grade tobacco makes...
This premium cigar blend produces such a sensationally smooth spiced flavor, that I found myself struggling to put it down. Even when I knew that all that tobacco packed inside...
If you've never tried a breakfast cigar, you've really been missing out. There's just something special about starting the day with a premium cigar blend in hand, and a cup...
Don "Pepin" Garcia's Series JJ "Selecto" is a robusto rolled in corojo wrapper glory, and then filled with more of the same plus a fat dash of criollo leaf for...
Sometimes a cigar is so impressive, that you feel you must immediately smoke it again. Just to make sure that you were not dreaming. The Futuro Selección 109 Belicoso from...