CAO Cigars, by way of the General Cigar Co. showcased two new production blends at this year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show. Known as the FASA, which translates to “Phase”, it comes in 2 blends -Sol and Noche. Sol is “sun” – or roughly day – and Noche is “night’. So, these are made to be night and Read more about Cigar Review: CAO FASA NOCHE Toro – Rated 89[…]
In the world of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, one of the most interesting cigars in the portfolio is the Umbagog. It gets a lot of social media attention and is known as a value priced cigar that offers more than what you might expect for the price. Steve Saka, owner of Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust, Read more about Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Umbagog Bronzeback – Rated 96[…]
Sobremesa, ‘over the table’, has no precise English translation, perhaps because there is no cultural equivalent in the US. It is an idiom used among the Latin culture to describe the leisurely time spent tableside after you have finished dining, but before you rise. It is the experience of lingering casually with family and friends Read more about Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust/Cigar Dojo – Sobremesa Brülée Wagashi – Rated 90[…]
Originally released in 2022 the Villiger Miami was, according to Rene Castaneda, president of Villiger Cigars North America, “the cigar we give to our friends, customers and colleagues when they visit our Miami office.” That is important, because despite its name, the Villiger Miami is not made in Miami but rather in the Dominican Republic Read more about Cigar Review: Villiger Miami 2023 Cañonazo – Rated 93[…]
Back in August, Southern Draw Cigars released the DECENNIUM, Latin for a ten-year period and their first milestone cigar release since the extremely popular LUSTRUM in 2019. Described as an amazing new blend featuring a carefully selected and well-aged dark Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper (known as “Green Gold” in the municipality that produces this wrapper). The DECENNIUM is a Read more about Cigar Review: Southern Draw Decennium – Rated 96[…]
Today, I would like to present my review of the latest craft coming out of NOMOS Cigars. NOMOS Cigars is a brand under CTJM Partners, LLC which is owned by two New York Lawyers and cigar enthusiasts – Corey Turner and Jerold Miles. The company is just a few years old and strives to make Read more about Cigar Review: NOMOS Cigars TITAN – Rated 90[…]
Earlier this year, Black Label Trading Co. announced the shipment of their new Intergalactic Event Horizon cigars. It is a limited-edition cigar that was showcased at the InterTabac 2024 trade fair in Dortmund, Germany. This release follows up the 2022 release of the company’s Intergalactic debut. The primary difference between the two is the wrapper, Read more about Cigar Review: Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) INTERGALACTIC Event Horizon – Rated 95[…]
Earlier this month, I accepted a challenge from a great Brother of the Leaf – Kevin (Commish) Parow. Kevin said I should run a series of cigar reviews on this year’s Tatuaje 2024 Monster Smash Collection. I accepted the challenge and throughout the month I did just that. Starting with the Frank and ending with Read more about Cigar Lifestyle – Taking a Monster Journey with Tatuaje Cigars[…]
Well, this is it. I have completed my 2024 Monster Smash journey with today’s review of the Tatuaje Creature cigar. There was a point in time, Pete Johnson said he would only create 13 blends in the monster cigar collection but adding the Creature, now makes it 14. I must scratch my head for a Read more about Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cigars 2024 Monster Smash Collection Creature– Rated 88[…]
Back in August of 2024, My Father Cigars announced they started shipping their latest expansion of the company’s Limited Edition Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial series. This latest offering is called the Sucesor or in English the Successor. The extension includes two blends each in one vitola for the blend. There is a Sumatra blend and Read more about Cigar Review – Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Sucesor LE 2024 Habano Torpedo – Rated 97[…]
Who is ready for a wedding? OK, I just reviewed Chucks bride Tiff yesterday and oh!! …she scored high. Today, I shift to the other bride. The bride of Frank, simply known as the Bride. It is a homage to the 1935 classic film “The bride of Frankenstein” directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Read more about Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cigars 2024 Monster Smash Collection Bride– Rated 94[…]
Ok, we just talked about the child monster Chuck now it is time to review the Bride of Chuck – Tiff. In the iconic series, Tiffany Valentine (also known as “The Bride of Chucky“) is a murderous doll and the secondary antagonist in the Child’s Play horror film series. Tiff is the 12th release of the monster series from Tatuaje Read more about Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cigars 2024 Monster Smash Collection Tiff – Rated 97[…]
We have seen and experienced some big monsters during the 2024 Monster Smash journey and now it is time to experience a not so sweet child monster. The name is Chuck, short for Chucky – the 11th Monster in the series. Fun fact, Tatuaje Cigars released 2 monsters in 2019 – The Chuck and his Read more about Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cigars 2024 Monster Smash Collection Chuck – Rated 93[…]
Who doesn’t remember Michael Meyers, the iconic character from the 1978 psycho-thriller flick – Halloween. The movie turned into a saga of movies over the ensuing decades from 1978 to 2022 with a total of 13, that is if you don’t count the 2017 spin-off “Us”. It was also in 2017, that Pete Johnson and Read more about Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cigars 2024 Monster Smash Collection Michael – Rated 93[…]