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: 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: 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 complicated name, and we’re going to see if it’s worth trying. The Powstanie Wojtek War Bear is an interesting cigar. It has two intertwined wrappers 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: Peter James Los Estoico 54 Habano
Initial Thoughts The Peter James Los Estoico is supposed to fit and feel as comfortable and reliable as your favorite pair of jeans. Does that mean we’ll get hints of denim from the Los Estoico 54 Habano? Is a $15-$16 pricepoint low enough to be your daily smoke? Those questions and more, answered today. One 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: La Palina Red Label Sun Grown Toro
Initial Thoughts: Whether you’ve heard of La Palina Cigars or not, you’ll surely appreciate the eye-catching nature of their beautiful labels. As a brand, La Palina has been around since 1896. And today, we’re reviewing the La Palina Red Label Sun Grown Toro. Just as the label of this cigar was intricate and ornate, so Read more…
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 a CigarScore 4, I have fond memories of the smoking experience. So today, we’re going back in time and giving the Rocky Patel Special Edition Read more…
Cigar Review: Monte by Montecristo
Initial Thoughts: Today’s cigar comes from the Launch Sampler over at the CigarScore Lounge, and it’s the Montecristo Monte by Montecristo. Visually, the Montecristo Monte looked fantastic and held up to the Montecristo legacy. The veins on the wrapper were thin and the cigar looked almost seamless. The foot of the cigar had a nice, Read more…
Cigar Review: Oliva Master Blends 3 Churchill
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 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 Read more…
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 (read: super early) stages of development. However, we’ve got a small online store with a hand-selected set of cigars personally picked by me (Ellory). If Read more…
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, I’ve not smoked a lot of their cigars. But today, I’m excited to smoke and review the La Aroma de Cuba Pasion Marveloso Toro, which Read more…
Cigar Review: Plasencia Cosecha 149 La Vega 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 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 Read more…
