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Cigar Review: Rocky Patel The Edge 20th Anniversary Toro

Initial Thoughts One of my favorite cigars over the last 20 years has been the Rocky Patel Edge Sumatra. For almost 10 years, before starting the CigarScore brand, I smoked…
Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Envy Amulet Toro (2023)

Initial Thoughts I love revisiting older, more established cigar brands like Romeo y Julieta, Macanudo, Montecristo, and others. In their mission to stay relevant, they’re coming out with new blends…
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…
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…
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,…
Cigar Review: Cabal Initiative Short Robusto

Initial Thoughts It’s always exciting to smoke a cigar from a brand-new company. Today we’re taking a look at the Cabal Initiative Short Robusto, the first cigar from Cabal Cigars.…
Cigar Review: Caldwell Lost & Found Land O’ Snakes Maduro Toro

Initial Thoughts As the story goes, Robert Caldwell, founder of Caldwell Cigars, roams the Earth looking for tobacco and cigars that have been long lost and possibly forgotten. These cigars,…
Cigar Review: Partagas Black Label Robusto Tubo

Initial Thoughts Like companies outside the industry, cigar brands get bought and sold all the time. Sometimes between families, sometimes between a family and a giant corporation. Partagas is the…
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Serie R No. 5 Natural

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…