Initial Thoughts The Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor is a oddity among Dunbarton’s cigars in the fact that it’s one of the few not blended by Steve Saka. Right off the bat, the first thing I noticed was the fragrant aroma coming off this cigar. The Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor is Read more…
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Cigar Review: Foundation Aksum Maduro Doble Corona
In 2024, Foundation Cigars released a new cigar blend, the Aksum, in both Maduro and Claro. These medium-full cigars feature different versions of the Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. Today we’re looking at the Maduro version. Initial Thoughts The Foundation Aksum Maduro Doble Corona is a cigar I’ve been looking forward to smoking. Since its release, I’ve Read more…
Cigar Review: Sancho Panza Extra Chido Toro
A couple of years ago, the classic brand Sancho Panza decided to revitalize its name and come up with new blends. Today we’re smoking and reviewing their latest blend, the Sancho Panza Extra Chido. Initial Thoughts The Sancho Panza Extra Chido features a medium-brown, well-pressed Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper leaf. It looks like a well-made cigar, Read more…
Blind Cigar Review: Casdagli Brothers of the Sabre Forrader Piramide
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 review completely blind; that means without knowing what it is, who made it, how much it costs, or what’s in it. To see the entire Read more…
Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Bradford Robusto Extra
The RoMa Craft Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794 Bradford Robusto Extra is a cigar I’ve reviewed before. You can find my first review of the RoMa Craft Whiskey Rebellion (2020) here. But, the times have changed, my palate has experienced more cigars, and I wanted to give this blend a second chance. Initial Thoughts When it Read more…
Cigar Review: League of Fat Bastards Serie L Toro
One of the things that attracted me to the League of Fat Bastards’ cigars was that they donate “40% of [their] net profits, on a quarterly basis, from all cigar, merchandise and event ticket purchases to carefully vetted men’s mental health initiatives, NGOs and charities (learn more). Over the past few years, mental health has Read more…
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Liga Privada Velvet Rat 2024
We’re not strangers to the Liga Privada line from Drew Estate. In fact, we reviewed the Velvet Rat before, way back in 2020. But today we’re giving the Drew Estate Liga Privada Unico Serie Velvet Rat from 2024 another shot. Initial Thoughts Like most Liga Privada cigars, the Drew Estate Liga Privada Unico Serie Velvet Read more…
Cigar Review: Ozgener Aramas A-52 Robusto
Initial Thoughts The Aramas is the second release from Ozgener Family Cigars, and it follows the success of their first release, Bosphorus. The Ozgener Aramas comes in a variety of sizes, each covered in a dark and oily Mexican San Andres wrapper. After cutting the cap with my guillotine, the draw was still tight, and Read more…
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel The Edge Habano Toro
Initial Thoughts Before I joined a cigar of the month club like the Adventure Club, I smoked basically the same cigar all the time. That cigar was the Rocky Patel Edge Sumatra. But when that cigar was harder to find, or if I felt like changing things up, I went for today’s cigar, the Rocky Read more…
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 forever, the CAO Flathead V23, which was blended to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Le Mans. The CAO Flathead V23 MKI Gigante, was immediately off Read more…
Cigar Review: Fratello Arlequin Toro
Initial Thoughts: While we have reviewed the Fratello Arlequin Robusto before, today we’re going to go sample the Toro vitola, and see if it’s as good (or better) than the early production sample we got in the middle of 2020. Visually, the Fratello Arlequin Toro is a good-looking cigar. It looks just like a larger Read more…
Cigar Review: FQ Proper Corona Gorda
Initial Thoughts: If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times – we like cigar subscription boxes because they help us learn about and try cigars we might not get any other way. And that’s true for today’s cigar, the FQ Proper Corona Gorda, which we received from CigarClub.com in August of 2020. Read more…
Cigar Review: San Cristobal Ovation Decadence Toro
Initial Thoughts: San Cristobal cigars, which are made by Ashton, have been some of my favorites throughout the years. In fact, one of them made the Best Cigars Under $10 list for 2018. However, some of their cigars have also been pepper bombs that I didn’t love. So, when I went into one of the local Read more…
Cigar Review: Warped Futuro Toro
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 Read more…
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario 2015
Initial Thoughts: I don’t always smoke an Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario cigar, but when I do, it likely came from Luxury Cigar Club. This is the second Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario they’ve sent me, and, at the request of our viewers on YouTube, I thought I’d review this one as well. (See Read more…
Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V Double Toro
Initial Thoughts: The Oliva Serie V Double Toro is a cigar my father-in-law has been smoking for years and one that he swears by. And, since I frequently see them on Famous Smoke at 40% off, I bought box when I saw them on sale. So today, instead of just relying on the word of a friend, Read more…
