Initial Thoughts Not to be confused with the Rocky Patel San Andreas, the Rocky Patel Flor de San Andres is something very different. While both have a Mexican San Andres wrapper, that’s about where the similarities end. The Rocky Patel Flor de San Andres is a somewhat dry-looking cigar with a slight box-press to it. Read more…
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Cigar Review: Punch Dragon Fire Robusto 2024
Initial Thoughts As a follow-up to the Punch Spring Roll in 2023, to celebrate the “year of the dragon” on the Chinese calendar, Punch has release today’s cigar, the Punch Dragon Fire Robusto. Related: Punch Spring Roll Review The Punch Dragon Fire Robusto 2024 is a short, fat cigar with a flat head and a Read more…
Cigar Review: Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano Robusto J
Initial Thoughts It’s not often that we get to review every blend in a line of cigars. While today we’re diving into the Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano, I also recommend you check out our reviews of the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro, which took a few minutes before it became delicious, and the Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut, a Read more…
Cigar Review: Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut Short Churchill
Initial Thoughts One of the cool things about the Adventure Club monthly cigar subscription is that you get to try, not only new cigars, but variations of cigars within the same line. In a previous month we got to review the Knuckle Sandwich Maduro, and this month we’re taking a look at the Espinosa Knuckle Read more…
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Serie S Maduro Robusto Gordo
Initial Thoughts During the cigar boom of the 1990s, some of the biggest, most successful cigar brands were sitting pretty good. Companies like La Gloria Cubana, CAO, Arturo Fuente, and others had a virtual monopoly on premium cigars. Fast forward to today, and we get to smoke not only these “legacy” cigars, but we also Read more…
Cigar Review: Quesada Oktoberfest 2023 Salomon Press
Initial Thoughts Going into the fall, Quesada Cigars likes to release a limited edition cigar to celebrate Octoberfest. And for 2023, they released the Quesada Oktoberfest 2023 Salomon Press. And while I’ve smoked a previous Oktoberfest blend from them before, I went into this review with a clean palate and a fresh pair of eyes. Read more…
Cigar Review: J. London Ripper Robusto
Initial Thoughts J. London has been making cigars for over 10 years. And, for many years, they’ve only made one cigar, the Gold Series (as far as I know). With that cigar, they established themselves as a premium brand in the market. Then their warehouse burned to the ground. I’m not sure if today’s cigar, Read more…
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2023
Initial Thoughts Have you ever walked into a cigar lounge’s humidor and seen a cigar you’d never buy? Maybe it was a weird shape. Maybe it had a weird look. Well, both of those things are true for today’s cigar, the La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2023. The La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition Read more…
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro
Initial Thoughts I’ve been looking forward to reviewing the Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro for a while now. We just added this cigar to our store, so I grabbed one out of the box for today’s review. The Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro is an interesting cigar. Since it comes from the Aganorsa brand, it’s wrapped Read more…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Los Statos Deluxe Maduro Toro
Initial Thoughts The Room 101 Los Statos Deluxe Maduro Toro is a very mysterious cigar. It comes wrapped in white parchment paper that’s wrapped again in blue and white paper keeping this cigar’s appearance a total secret. Once the paper was pulled back, the LS Deluxe Maduro revealed a veiny and dark United States Connecticut Read more…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Daruma Toro
Initial Thoughts Matt Booth, the founder of Room 101 and its creative quirkiness, is… interesting. And today we’re going to take a look at his latest creation, the Room 101 Daruma – a cigar I know next to nothing about and a cigar I haven’t even seen yet. The Room 101 Daruma Toro is a Read more…
Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Robusto
Initial Thoughts In the cigar world, there are “old world” and “new world” cigars. New world cigars come from Brazil, Nicaragua, Honduras, Sumatra, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and the list goes on. Old-world cigars come from, well, Cuba. To celebrate these “new world” cigars, AJ Fernandez decided to come out with a line of cigars Read more…
Cigar Review: Lampert Gatsby Torpedo
Initial Thoughts If you’ve never heard of Lampert Cigars, you’re not alone. I too was once unaware of this boutique brand, so when I received the curtly-named Lapert Gatsby Torpedo, I was curious. The Lampert Gatsby Torpedo is a great-looking cigar that, at first glance, seems perfectly constructed. Before lighting it, the cigar smelled like Read more…
Cigar Review: Davidoff Dominicana 2014 Toro
Initial Thoughts Davidoff’s cigars are known as being some of the most premium in the world. Their team of growers and experts selects the top 3% of seeds to grow some of the finest tobacco in the world. Or, so they say. The Davidoff Dominicana Toro we’re looking at today is $25. It’s got mostly Read more…
Cigar Review: Eagle Rare Special Release 2022 Toro
Initial Thoughts Over here at CigarScore, we focus on cigars, not bourbon. However, when we get to smoke a cigar that’s been aged in bourbon barrels, we don’t shy away. The Eagle Rare Special Release 2022 Toro is a limited edition cigar that I got from the Adventure Club in January of 2022. Besides a Read more…
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Reserva Broadleaf K222 Broadleaf
Initial Thoughts The Reserva Broadleaf line of cigars from Pete Johnson’s Tatuaje is hard to find. So when I was able to secure a box for the Adventure Club, I jumped at the chance. Today we’re going to review the Tatuaje Reserva Broadleaf K222 Broadleaf Toro. Visually, the Tatuaje Reserva Broadleaf K222 Broadleaf was a Read more…
