Cigars that earn a CigarScore 5 are my favorite smokes. These cigars are so good, they should only be smoked on special occasions. I recommend these cigars to my friends and family members and actively seek them out in humidors. I also factor in price into the rating and keep that in mind when I make recommendations.
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: 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: Rodriguez Cigars isn’t a brand I’m all too familiar with, but when I saw the Series 84 Maduro Torpedo in my subscription box from CigarClub.com, I was pretty excited to smoke it. As soon as I freed the cigar from the cellophane, I could immediately smell something amazing. The aroma of the Rodriguez Series […]
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Initial Thoughts: In our search for the best cigars to pair with coffee, I stumbled upon the Drew Estate Liga Undercrown Shade, a cigar I’ve seen a lot of people talking about, but one I have yet to try. After pulling the Undercrown Shade out of the cellophane and giving it a big sniff, I could […]
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Initial Thoughts: Over the last year or so, we’ve smoked and reviewed almost every Plasencia cigar we could get our hands on. And today, we’re diving into the Plasencia Cosecha 146 La Vega Robusto, a cigar meant to commemorate the 146th crop the Plasencia family planted in Nicaragua. After taking the Cosecha 146 out of the […]
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Initial Thoughts: I love it when people ask me to review a cigar. I love it, even more, when someone gives me a cigar to review! And the latter is the case with today’s stick, the RoMa Craft Wunderlust Robusto. Typically this cigar is exclusive to the European cigar market, and it’s unlikely you’ll find it […]
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Initial Thoughts: I’ve had an interesting experience with Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s cigars. While I’ve found them generally good, I’ve also found them unnecessarily expensive. However, over the past few months, I’ve had several friends recommend that I give the Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Sobremesa Brulee a try. And, given my new found love of lighter […]
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Initial Thoughts: Perdomo is one of my favorite cigar brands. (Click here for all Perdomo cigar reviews). When I discovered the Perdomo Champagne, my world was turned upside down and my perspective of lighter cigars changed. So, when I saw that Nick Perdomo and his team had blended a darker version of one of my favorite […]
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Initial Thoughts: Today we’re doing something a little different and a whole lot crazy. Today we’re doing the first-ever Cigar Battle here on CigarScore, and we’re pairing two great cigars together to see which one wins. The contenders are two cigars made exclusively for Stogies World Class Cigars in Houston, Texas. See, the team at Stogies […]
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Initial Thoughts: One interesting and cool thing about going to cigar events is that you sometimes get cigars you couldn’t get elsewhere. And that’s sort of the case with today’s cigar, the Nomad Toro by Ezra Zion, a.k.a., the Nomad by Ezra Zion Cigars House Blend, which I got at Underground Cigar Shop‘s NFG 2020, in […]
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Initial Thoughts: Some cigars are just, well, rare. They’re event exclusives or their limited edition or something along those lines. Well, today’s cigar, the Drew Estate Liga Privada Unico Serie A is a cigar so rare, I’m sure if you’ve ever even heard of it, it’s been through pictures on your Instagram feed. Before even cutting […]
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Initial Thoughts: The Diamond Crown line of cigars from JC Newman are some of the most luxurious cigars around. As my friends over at Famous-Smoke say it, “these aromatic cigars are expertly handcrafted by Tabacalera A. Fuente and Newman families using only the rarest tobaccos and double-fermented Connecticut Shade-grown or Broadleaf Maduro wrappers.” It’s hard to […]
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Initial Thoughts: At the time I smoked and reviewed my first Zino Platinum, the Crown Series Barrel, I’d never smoked a cigar so expensive, so light in color, or, perhaps even so luxurious. So, when a friend brought over a 7-10 year old Zino Platinum Scepter Grand Master Robusto to enjoy, I was pretty stoked. On […]
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