Initial Thoughts As a follow-up to the Punch Spring Roll in 2023, to celebrate the “year of the dragon” on the Chinese calendar, Punch has release today’s cigar, the Punch Dragon Fire Robusto. Related: Punch Spring Roll Review The Punch Dragon Fire Robusto 2024 is a short, fat cigar with a flat head and a Read more…
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Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I
Initial Thoughts Plasencia not only grows some of the best tobacco in the world, but they make one of my favorite cigars, too. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte is an amazing cigar, and today’s cigar adds a twist. Instead of a Nicaraguan wrapper from Jalapa, Plasencia swapped it out for a Colorado Claro wrapper (also from Read more…
Cigar Review: Cohiba Serie M Prominente Churchill
Initial Thoughts Today we’re smoking the limited edition and fairly expensive Cohiba Serie M Prominente Churchill. One of the first things I noticed about the Cohiba Serie M was how beautiful it looked. The roller(s) of this cigar did a fantastic job, and the quality of the wrapper leaf really shined. The Prominente also has Read more…
Cigar Review: Macanudo Inspirado Black Toro
Initial Thoughts If you’ve been avoiding and ignoring Macanudo’s cigars for the past 15 years, it’s time to get your head on straight, get with the program, and get yourself the new Macanudo Inspirado Black. A few years ago, Macanudo decided to get back into the conversation around cigars. So, they hired a new blender, Read more…
Cigar Review: Macanudo Inspirado Tercio Aged Toro
Initial Thoughts When Macanudo created their Inspirado line, they breathed new life into their cigar brand. The changes they made brought the name Macanudo out of the dusty halls of obsolescence and back into the mouths of people who like to talk about cigars. Today’s cigar, the Macanudo Inspirado Tercio-Aged is a limited edition release Read more…
Cigar Review: La Galera Year of the Ox 2021 Churchill
Initial Thoughts Today we’re going to take a look at the La Galera Year of the Ox 2021 Churchill, a cigar so different that, apparently, the blender had to make a new mold to shape this cigar. One of the most fascinating things about this cigar, and one of the first things I noticed, is Read more…
Cigar Review: Byron 19th Century Poemas
Initial Thoughts Every day with a cigar is a good day, especially when you get to smoke a cigar like the Byron 19th Century Poemas. This $27 cigar is beautiful. The Ecuadorian (Habano would be my guess) wrapper is medium brown with a wonderfully oily sheen. However, as I examined this cigar, I found what Read more…
Cigar Review: Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 Toro
Initial Thoughts There’s more to Trinidad cigars than just a Cuban cigar brand. Owned by Altadus, Trinidad’s non-cuban line of cigars, like these Espiritu, are available just about everywhere. Today we’re going to review the Trinidad Espiritu Series 2 Toro. The Trinidad Espiritu No. 2 Toro is a great-looking cigar. It has a dark brown Read more…
Cigar Review: Davidoff Dominicana 2014 Toro
Initial Thoughts Davidoff’s cigars are known as being some of the most premium in the world. Their team of growers and experts selects the top 3% of seeds to grow some of the finest tobacco in the world. Or, so they say. The Davidoff Dominicana Toro we’re looking at today is $25. It’s got mostly Read more…
Cigar Review: Eagle Rare Special Release 2022 Toro
Initial Thoughts Over here at CigarScore, we focus on cigars, not bourbon. However, when we get to smoke a cigar that’s been aged in bourbon barrels, we don’t shy away. The Eagle Rare Special Release 2022 Toro is a limited edition cigar that I got from the Adventure Club in January of 2022. Besides a Read more…
Cigar Review: CAO BX3 Toro
Initial Thoughts The CAO BX3 is the latest evolution of a line of cigars that include the CAO MX2 and CAO CX2, but this time, we’re getting three Brazilian leaves. Right off the bat, the CAO BX3 Toro is a good-looking cigar. The Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper is well marbled, though there were changes in Read more…
Cigar Review: CAO Orellana 2019
Initial Thoughts Today we’re going to take a look at a rare cigar from my collection, the CAO Orellana, a predecessor to the “Amazon Basin”, that I’ve had for almost four years. According to the myth (ie CAO’s marketing team), the CAO Orellana comes from deep inside the Amazon jungle. The tobacco inside is so Read more…
Cigar Review: Dunbarton T&T Stillwell Star Navy No. 1056 Toro
Initial Thoughts If you’re looking to try something new in the cigar world, take a look at the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Stillwell Star line of cigars. Instead of normal cigar leaves, the Stillwell Stars all have pipe tobacco inside. The Dunbarton T&T Stillwell Star Navy No. 1056 Toro is a very aromatic cigar. Like Read more…
Cigar Review: Diesel Rage Toro
Initial Thoughts The Diesel Rage Toro is a pretty basic-looking cigar. But, looks can be deceiving. The only way you’ll know who makes this cigar and what blend it is is by the small band around the foot. Other than its discrete branding, the Diesel Rage Toro was a good-looking cigar. It appeared to have Read more…
Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Robustus 1
Initial Thoughts Plasencia makes some really wonderful cigars, and the Alma Fuerte blend is my absolute favorite. So, when my buddy David Skelton from the Texas Cigar Roadshow bought me two Plasencia Alma Fuerte Robustus 1 for my birthday, I immediately smoked one and set the other aside for today’s review. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte 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…
