Long Live the Queen is the new line of cigars from the Caldwell Cigar Company that was announced late in 2022. If you recall, last year their was a terrible fire that burned down Tabacalera William Ventura, the primary factory used for creating the Caldwell portfolio of cigars. Caldwell and Ventura though, were making this Read more about Cigar Review: Caldwell Cigars Long Live The Queen – Queen’s Club – Rated 97[…]
Founded 2021, JM Patriarch Cigars has a simple mission – “The philosophy is to put all the money into tobacco. If we focus on making great cigars, they will sell themselves.” Company founder and CEO, Maurice Mears, describes his journey into premium cigars on the company’s website: “The name JM Patriarch pays homage to Maurice’s Read more about Cigar Review: JM Patriarch Cigars Habano Robusto – Rated 88[…]
Today I would like to take you to the Connecticut River Valley where some of the finest tobacco is grown much on farms whose harvests are sold exclusively to Drew Estate. In the case of the H99 Phineas Gage, it is a special hybrid corojo/habano that was created for the wrapper of the cigar. During Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Phineas Gage Lancero – Rated 89[…]
Originally launched in Norway in June of 2021, the Buffalo Ten Connecticut found its way to the US later in the year. It is the 3rd blend in the company’s Buffalo TEN series which started in 2018 the brand’s debut in San Andres maduro blend. For the Buffalo TEN Connecticut, El Artista went with a Read more about Cigar Review: El Artista Buffalo TEN Connecticut – Rated 90[…]
Come take a journey with me, down to Brazil, specifically state of Alagoas, some 84 mi from the state capital, Maceió. Known as “The Brazilian Tobacco Capital” Alagoas is where some of the most revered tobacco is grown, known as Arapiraca. You may know this leaf from other cigar brands, but what Terra Nova does, Read more about Cigar Review: Terra Nova Araperique Toro – Rated 90[…]
The Byron Petit Poemas is a cigar that has been on the market for a number of years – it hit the market back around 2009. It is blended and hand crafted by Selected Tobacco and distributed by United Cigar here in the United States. The name “Poemas” translates to “Poem” and is a nod to Read more about Cigar Review: Byron 19th Century Petit Poemas – Rated <strong>96</strong>[…]
The Hiram & Solomon Revival was introduced at the 2022 Tobacco Plus Expo. The cigar was crafted exclusively In the Dominican Republic at the PDR factories by Abe Flores, a member of the Elite Pro Cigar (Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers), for the MW Larry B. Thompson, Jr. Grand Master of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Read more about Cigar Review: Hiram & Solomon Revival – Rated 93[…]
The Last Barbarian is the latest creation from Sinistro Cigars. Originally introduced to a limited audience back in the summer of 2021, the cigar had its national debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in summer of 2022. Like the company’s Last Cowboy release in 2018, the Last Barbarian pays tribute to Read more about Cigar Review: Sinistro Cigars – The Last Barbarian Robusto – Rated 92[…]
When entrusted with the opportunity to blend a premium cigar to honor his mother, Master Blender Luciano Meirelles sought to draw inspiration from her own intricate nature connecting every flavor note and smoking experience to her personality traits. The result was the launch of “Maria Lucia” at the 2022 Las Vegas PCA Trade-show. The new Read more about Cigar Review: Luciano Cigars Maria Lucia – Rated 95[…]
Earlier in 2022, Isabela Cigar Company released the company’s first Ltd Edition of the year– the Mammoth 660 PepperHead! Based off of the company’s extremely popular “Mammoth” larger gauge portfolio, the Mammoth 660 is in a ‘more accessible” (6 x 60 vitola) with a hopped up blend of higher priming tobaccos. This tweak gives the smallest Read more about Cigar Review: Isabela Cigars PepperHead Mammoth LTD – Rated 93[…]
The Timeless Collection under the Nat Sherman flag debuted in the United States in 2012 with the Timeless Prestige Blend made in the Dominican Republic. It was the first blend that Michael Herklots- now the co-owner of Ferio Tego created. Herklots and business partner Brendon Scott bought out the Nat Sherman brands back in 2020 Read more about Cigar Review: Ferio Tego Timeless Ten Years – Rated 92[…]
The Rocky Patel 1865 Project is a special cigar release by the company. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of them will benefit the The Juneteenth Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity that seeks to not only celebrate the federal holiday of Juneteenth but also help Black Americans in other ways through events, scholarships and other Read more about Cigar Review: Rocky Patel 1865 Project Juneteenth Toro – Rated 90[…]
Back in May of 2022, Ohana Cigars and 262 Cigars announced they have formed a business partner relationship to re-release their blends through a common factory in Nicaragua – Tabacalera Pages de Nicaragua S.A.. The new partnership is known as Ohana Nui with Madison Money and Ryan Frank Rodriguez as co-owners. Though technically the same Read more about Cigar Review: 262 Cigars Revere Box Pressed Toro – Rated 95[…]
During September 29th’s “Freestyle Live: Special Edition” broadcast, Drew Estate, joined by James Hetfield of Metallica and Rob Dietrich of BLACKENED American Whiskey, revealed the mystery cigar contained within the company’s latest Freestyle Live Event Packs … the all-new BLACKENED Cigars “M81” by Drew Estate, an exploration into the deepest, darkest and heaviest depths of the mystical Maduro leaf. BLACKENED Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate Blackened M81 Toro – Rated 92[…]