Steve J. Rotondi and Tom Grilli, owners of the Never Ash Cigar Company explain the roots of their company: “It started with a catch phrase amongst family and friends enjoying cigars and good conversation. The proper etiquette of cigar smoking is to “Never Ash” and thus began the “NeverAsh” media sites. People showing off their ash Read more about Cigar Review: The Torpedo by Never Ash – Rated 86[…]
Another new cigar company that came across my mailbox recently is Troianiello Cigars. Founded by Michael Troianiello and based out Scranton, Pennsylvania, the company is celebrating its one year anniversary this month (April). The company launched last year with a flurry of premium and flavored blends, including some well crafted barber poles. The premium line Read more about Cigar Review: Troianiello Cigars Habano Toro – Rated 90[…]
At this years Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE), I discovered another new cigar brand, straight of Honduras by way of Houston, TX. The brand – Bocock Bros. Cigars is the brain child of two Honduran Brothers Bryant and Douglas Bocock. Bryant was the manager and co-owner of the most prominent nightclubs in Honduras, Club 360, back Read more about Cigar Review: Bocock Brother’s Cigars – World Traveler Maduro Robusto – Rated 89[…]
Kicking off the 2022 cigar season, James Brown and his Black Works Studio introduced a limited cigar known as the Intergalactic produced at the company’s Fabrica Oveja Negra facility in Estelí, Nicaragua. The cigar has been released to retailers in the US, Germany, and Belgium. Production is limited to just 750 boxes of each vitola. Read more about Cigar Review: Black Works Studio Intergalactic Corona Larga – Rated 93[…]
Every now and then, I come across a new cigar brand that peaks my interest, first with their story and then wows me with their craft. At this years Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) I met the founders of Apostate Cigars based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. The company founders, Brandon Oveson and Kendrick Woolstenhulme, Read more about Cigar Review: Apostate Cigars Deseret Robusto – Rated 96[…]
The Luxury Cigar Club has teamed up with Matt Booth and Room 101 to create an exclusive cigar known as the Snake Shake. This is the second time that the two have worked together, the previous was the Stogie Press 90 rated Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut which hit the market back in November of 2021. Read more about Cigar Review: Snake Shake by Room 101 and Luxury Cigar Club – Rated 89[…]
The year was 1853 when a young Vincente Martinez Ybor, a Spanish immigrant to Cuba, opened a small cigar factory in Havana. He had one brand, a cigar known as El Principe de Gales (“Prince of Wales”). Through his hard work and determination, the brand took off and eventually he was producing 20,000 cigar a day Read more about Cigar Review: Serafin de Cuba – El Principe de Gales Robusto – Rated 95[…]
Do you know what a “Cerberus” is? It is known as the hound of Hades in Greek Mythology. Cerberus is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. I guess that is the boldest of guardians of the farm then eh. Protect the leaf, don’t let any leave the farm till it is time Read more about Cigar Review: AGANORSA Leaf – Guardian of the Farm Cerberus Toro – Rated 89[…]
Released late last year, the Lalibela by Black Star Line Cigars is the latest introduction by this young and growing company. The Lalibela is the namesake of an Ethiopian town located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone. The town is famous for its rock-cut monolithic churches. The whole of Lalibela is a large Read more about Cigar Review: Black Star Line Lalibela Toro – Rated 95[…]
Providencia Cigars, that little Texas cigar company consumers have come to love for their consistent and flavorful craft, annually releases a limited production cigar to celebrate St. Patty’s day. Known as the Shenanigans cigar, it is one that many of the company’s followers look forward to each year. I received samples of this blend last Read more about Cigar Review: Providencia Cigars Shenanigans – Rated 93[…]
Once again, the Cigar Clowns are showing what can be done with time and perseverance with their latest release of the Scaramouche perfecto. The name Scaramouche is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell’arte. The role combined characteristics of the Zanni and the Capitano, with some assortment of villainous traits. As for the Read more about Cigar Review: Cigar Clowns Scaramouche – Rated 96[…]
At this years Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) I had the pleasure of introducing myself to the owner of a new cigar brand – Family X Loyalty. The company is owned by Ernesto Cordova and Allen Sanabria who are brothers by loyalty. They actually met in 2018 at a school event for their daughters and realized Read more about Cigar Review: Family X Loyalty Cigars – Fenrir – Rated 88[…]
Back in 2015, Room101 Cigars debuted a new cigar with a quirky name – the Johnny Tobacconaut. It was a limited edition Nicaraguan puro made in Honduras. Now six years later, the team from Luxury Cigar Club reached out to Matt Booth, Room 101 Cigars owner, to bring back Johnny as a full production cigar Read more about Cigar Review: Room 101 Johnny Tobacconaut Chapter 1 Luxury Cigar Club Exclusive – Rated 90[…]
In 1999, Drew Estate unleashed ACID cigars onto an unsuspecting premium cigar world, bridging old-world tobacco traditions to new-world innovation with iconic taste and style … placing Brooklyn, New York, onto the premium cigar map with distinction. The groundbreaking ACID became the tip of the spear for Drew Estate’s rise from a homegrown nasty little Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate ACID 20 Connecticut Toro – Rated 94[…]