Blind Cigar Review: Oscar Valladares Santiago Valladares
Today we continue our series of blind cigar reviews, where our goal is to provide you with a totally objective, completely neutral review of a cigar. Ellory went into this…
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Corojo de Oro Toro
Initial Thoughts Following hot on the heals of the great review we gave the LGC 8th Street from 2023, today we’re diving into the La Gloria Cubana Corojo de Oro…
Cigar Review: CAO Flathead V23 MKI 660 Gigante
Initial Thoughts CAO has a knack for blending amazing, limited run cigars like the Amazon Basin. And today, we’re taking a look at another cigar that won’t be around for…
Cigar Review: Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro Toro
Initial Thoughts Punch Cigars is an old brand in the cigar world. Their history goes back a long ways, but over the last few years they’ve faced some pretty stiff…
Cigar Review: Cabal Initiative Short Robusto
Initial Thoughts It’s always exciting to smoke a cigar from a brand-new company. Today we’re taking a look at the Cabal Initiative Short Robusto, the first cigar from Cabal Cigars.…
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Factory Smokes Sun Grown Robusto
Initial Thoughts In some situations, you might say someone spared no expense to create something. Well, in the case of the Factory Smokes Sun Grown Robusto, Drew Estate spared every…
Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador Robusto
Initial Thoughts Some cigars are new and fresh; some are timeless classics. I’m not sure where the Camacho Ecuador Robusto falls on that spectrum, but I’ve had it for almost…
Cigar Review: Dunbarton T&T Stillwell Star Navy No. 1056 Toro
Initial Thoughts If you’re looking to try something new in the cigar world, take a look at the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Stillwell Star line of cigars. Instead of normal…
Cigar Review: Pospiech Powstanie Wojtek War Bear 2021
Initial Thoughts It’s a good thing we don’t have to know how to pronounce Pospiech Powstanie Wojtek War Bear 2021 before we can smoke it. This barber-pole cigar has a…
Cigar Review: Quesada 40th Anniversary Salomon Press
Initial Thoughts: Before smoking it, I’d had the Quesada 40th Anniversary Salomon Press for right about a month. And, with each passing day, the 40th Anniversary looked more and more…
Cigar Review: Blackbird Rook Sumatra Robusto
Initial Thoughts: One thing I like about Blackbird Cigars is their color scheme for their labels. You never have to remember what cigar you liked (or disliked) from them, all…
Cigar Review: AVO Classic Robusto CE
Initial Thoughts: Today we continue our series of blind cigar reviews, where our goal is to provide you with a totally objective, completely neutral review of a cigar. Ellory went…
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Special Edition Robusto
Initial Thoughts: The first time I had the Rocky Patel Special Edition, I was in Nashua, New Hampshire. You can find that review here. And while that cigar only earned…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Doomsayer Aggressive
Initial Thoughts: Before we get started today, I wanted to share some news – we’re opening a cigar lounge south of Dallas, Texas! The CigarScore Lounge is in the early…
Cigar Review: La Aroma de Cuba Pasion Marveloso Toro
Initial Thoughts: When I look back at my personal cigar journey, La Aroma de Cuba cigars is right there at the beginning. However, over the past 15 years or so,…
Cigar Review: La Palina Bronze Label Robusto
Initial Thoughts: Today we continue our series of blind cigar reviews, where our goal is to provide you with a totally objective, completely neutral review of a cigar. Ellory went…
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Mil Dias Edmundo [Second Chance]
Initial Thoughts: Today’s review is another blind cigar review, the second one thus far. Going into the review, Ellory didn’t know what the cigar was, what tobaccos were in it,…
Cigar Review: Bocock Brothers World Traveler Maduro Robusto
Initial Thoughts: Today marks the first time we’re doing something new in the cigar industry. We’re reviewing a cigar without knowing what it is, who made it, how much it…

















