Initial Thoughts When it comes to classic cigar brands, La Gloria Cubana is right up there with the oldest of the old. Started in 1885, LGC began in Cuba, but split off during all of the Castro nastiness and started again in Miami in the 1970s. With such a storied history and over a century Read more…
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Cigar Review: Hooten Young 2020 Selection
Initial Thoughts Back in 2019, the first thing that attracted me to Hooten Young Cigars was just how beautiful they were. Fast forward four years and the Hooten Young 2020 Selection Toro is another beautiful cigar. The HY 2020 Selection is a slightly box-pressed toro that’s medium brown in color and that has a lot Read more…
Cigar Review: Weller by Cohiba
Initial Thoughts Sometimes we smoke value-priced cigars. Sometimes, we swing to the other end of the spectrum and smoke high-dollar sticks like this Cohiba Weller by Cohiba. The Weller by Cohiba is a collaboration between two premium companies: Cohiba for the cigar, and Weller for the bourbon. If you age some of the Cohiba tobacco Read more…
Cigar Review: Ponce Robusto
Initial Thoughts When I first got the Ponce Robusto (yes, that’s the full name) for review, I was immediately impressed by the aroma of the wrapper leaf and the simple but beautiful label. The Ponce Robusto was a good-looking cigar. It was short and dark and the veins on the wrapper leaf were well dehydrated Read more…
Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez New World Dorado Robusto
Initial Thoughts I’m really excited about reviewing the brand new New World Dorado from AJ Fernandez for two reasons. First, as a brand AJ Fernandez has never been hotter than they are right now. Second, I’ve enjoyed the other cigars in the “New World” line, and AJ claims this is the best one yet. So, Read more…
Cigar Review: Caldwell Long Live the King Mad MF
Initial Thoughts It’s not every day that you read the blend of a cigar and think, “wow, that sounds amazing!” But today is such a day, and the Caldwell Long Live the King Mad MOFO is such a cigar. The Caldwell Long Live the King Mad MF (aka MOFO, aka go look it up), is Read more…
Cigar Review: Atabey Hechizos
Initial Thoughts In the world of premium cigars, few brands live up to their hype (and price). And today, we’re going to see if the Atabey Hechizos is one of those that does. The Atabey Hechizos is a tiny cigar. At 4″ long, it’s one of the smallest cigars you can get before you get Read more…
Cigar Review: Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro Exclusivo
Initial Thoughts While you shouldn’t (and can’t) judge a cigar by its wrapper, a lot of the flavors of a cigar come from the leaf that wraps the cigar. Today we’re reviewing the Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro Exclusivo, just about a week after reviewing 1964 Natural, to compare the two cigars. The Natural lived up Read more…
Cigar Review: Padron 1964 Anniversary Natural Exclusivo
Initial Thoughts If you were going to look up the best cigars of all time, you’d probably find the Padron 1964 Anniversary Natural Exclusivo somewhere on that list. Well, today we’re going to see if this cigar is worth the hype or if it’s one you should just skip. With a quick cut from my Read more…
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Year of the Rat 2022
Initial Thoughts The golden aluminum that wraps the 2022 Edition of Drew Estate’s Year of the Rat is what catches your eye first. However, what is underneath is no less beautiful. Today we’re going to review the Drew Estate Year of the Rat 2022. After taking the time required to get unwrap the cigar, I Read more…
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Toro
Initial Thoughts Today’s cigar review is one that I got in one of the first-ever boxes of the Adventure Club at CigarScore Lounge, and that’s the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Toro. The Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Toro is a good-looking cigar with a dark brown wrapper and a slight box press to it. Read more…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Cherub Chicken AF & Scarlett Hogg
Initial Thoughts We love when cigar companies do something different or unique. In today’s review, we’re looking at the Room 101 Cherub cigars, specifically the Chicken AF and the Scarlett Hogg. What’s unique about these cigars is that they’re almost identical, but they differ in that they have different ratios of filler tobaccos. So, where Read more…
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Factory Smokes Maduro Toro
Initial Thoughts: We’ve smoked and reviewed a lot of cigars. Some of those cigars are super-premium with price points over $25. Other cigars we’ve reviewed are right in that $10-$15 sweet spot. But today we’re smoking what might be the cheapest cigar we’ve ever reviewed, the Drew Estate Factory Smokes Maduro toro. Visually, the DE Read more…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Doomsayer Passive Toro
Initial Thoughts: Today, we may or may not be smoking the Room 101 Doomsayer Passive Toro (get it?), that’s got a companion called the Doomsayer Aggressive. Both cigars come from Matt Booth’s brand Room 101 Cigars. While the Aggressive I reviewed had some issues, I’ve got high hopes for the Ecuadorian Habano-wrapped Doomsayer Passive. However, Read more…
Cigar Review: Room 101 Namakubi 2021 LE Ranfla
Initial Thoughts: Today we’re going to take a look at the Room 101 Namakubi 2021 LE Ranfla, a cigar that’s been double wrapped in paper. During the first few weeks of March, I started tasting my way through Room 101’s cigars. With a sense of adventure, I explored the twisted mind of Matt Booth, and Read more…
Cigar Review: Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Series Toro
Initial Thoughts: I don’t normally put much stock into top 10 lists, and I rarely care what other “experts” have to say about cigars. But, when Cigar Aficionado put out their Top 25 Cigars of 2021, one of the cigars caught my eye. So today, we’re going to review the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Series Read more…
