Initial Thoughts: One great thing about visiting your local lounge is that you meet new people and make new friends. Today’s cigar comes from one such friend. Today, we’re reviewing the GTO Gold robusto, a cigar that smells like wheat and grass and that is yellowish gold in color. After punching the end, the draw was […]
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Initial Thoughts: Today’s cigar comes from CigarClub.com and is from a brand I know nothing about, Mombacho Cigars. Today I’m reviewing the Mombacho Liga Maestro Gordo, a 5 x 54 cigar that’s got a Nicaraguan wrapper, binder, and filler. Smelling the cigar, I got lots of floral notes. After cutting the Mombacho Liga Maestro with my […]
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Initial Thoughts: After I unboxed the September Platinum Box from Luxury Cigar Club, I asked viewers which cigar they’d like to see me review. Overwhelmingly, they voted for today’s cigar, the Davidoff Millennium Robusto. And, after reviewing the Davidoff Yamasa (another dark and bold cigar from the brand), I’m optimistic about this one. Starting in on […]
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Initial Thoughts: Coming out of Erik Espinosa’s factory (called La Zona) in Esteli, Nicaragua is today’s cigar, the 601 Steel Rod Robusto. Visually, the 601 Steel is a nice looking cigar. It’s got a toothy-looking Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro wrapper that’s quite dark. After punching the end, the draw was great and the cold draw flavors were […]
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One of the best reasons to join a cigar subscription club is to have the opportunity to try new things as well as some cigars you might not be able to find at your local brick and mortar shop. Cigar clubs, subscription boxes, cigar of the month clubs, whatever you want to call them, are […]
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Initial Thoughts: Today’s cigar review comes from a brand I’ve historically really enjoyed. When I first found the JFR Lunatic Maduro, I loved its rich, chocolatey flavors. However, in the year or so since, I’ve struggled to find the same enjoyment from that cigar. So, when I saw that Aganorsa was launching a new blend in […]
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One of the best reasons to join a cigar subscription club is to have the opportunity to try new things as well as some cigars you might not be able to find at your local brick and mortar shop. Cigar clubs, subscription boxes, cigar of the month clubs, whatever you want to call them, are […]
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Initial Thoughts: When the community asks, we try to deliver! So, when one Nicholas asked me to review the Caldwell Adventura The Explorer Corona Gorda we got from CigarClub.com, how could we say no? The Caldwell Adventura The Explorer Corona Gorda is a great looking cigar. However, after pulling it out of the cellophane, the cigar […]
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Initial Thoughts: The first thing I noticed about the Davidoff Yamasa Robusto was its near-perfect construction. As you’d expect from a Davidoff product, the Yamas is a great looking cigar. After cutting the end, the excellent craftmanship yielded a perfect draw, something that is a requirement for a great cigar. The cold draw flavors were citrusy, […]
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Initial Thoughts: The first thing I noticed about the Warped Futuro Toro is its narrow but flat head. Instead of a normal torpedo or belicoso, the Toro vitola of the Futuro comes to a point that’s been cut off. It kind of resembles a bullet. Interesting. Removing the cigar from the cellophane, I was greeted with […]
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Initial Thoughts: I received the Crowned Heads La Imperiosa Double Robusto as a gift from a friend who’s had this cigar in his humidor since 2015. After removing the cigar from the aged and yellowed cellophane, one of the first things I noticed about the La Imperiosa was how shiny and oily the wrapper was. However, […]
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Initial Thoughts: The first thing I noticed about the Drew Estate Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo, after taking it out of its aged and yellowed cellophane, was its incredible aroma. The smells of cedar and mulch filled the air. The cold draw was perfect and I could taste flavors that were leafy, nutty, earthy, and woodsy. […]
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Initial Thoughts: Sometimes you want a great cigar to pair with coffee. And that’s just what happened when this Cavalier Geneve White Series Diplomate Robusto showed up from CigarClub.com. Today’s cigar comes from Cavalier Geneve, a cigar brand you’ll recognize by the thin, diamond-shaped strip of gold they stick near the label on each of their cigars. […]
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Source: Cigar Rights of America WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in the case of Cigar Association of America, the Premium Cigar Association (“PCA”), and Cigar Rights of America (“CRA”) v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al., Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor for […]
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Initial Thoughts: At this point, the Oliva cigar brand and the Serie V Melanios are pretty familiar to me. I’ve had several, and I reviewed the Oliva Serie V Melanio NATURAL Robusto, as well as the natural Melanio Churchill. However, until this review, I’d never had a Melanio with a maduro wrapper. So, when I saw […]
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