Hiram & Solomon Cigars recently released one of their newest blends to the market known as the “Treaty”. The cigar is crafted exclusively to Celebrate the historic once in a life time treaty signing and mutual recognition between the Most Worshipful Prince Hall of Georgia and Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Georgia by MW Donald Read more about Cigar Review: Hiram & Solomon Treaty – Rated 95[…]
Back in 2016, the US FDA was working on releasing the deeming rules for regulating premium cigars in the country. The fear was real and many young cigar brands decided to fold up and leave the market so as not to risk any more investment that might have been lost if they were shut down. Read more about Cigar Review: Lampert Cigars 1675 Edición AZUL Robusto – Rated 94[…]
Today I once again introduce you to a new cigar brand that has come across my doorstep. The Pendrey Guillen (PG) Cigar company was founded by Carlos Alfonso Pendrey Guillen based of Danli, Honduras. According to Carlos: “Since I was young I have had a desire for a good “Habano”. My passion started ten years ago Read more about Cigar Review: PG Cigars – Lenca Barber Pole Torpedo Maduro/Connecticut – Rated 91[…]
It has been a year since I spoke about Amendola Family Cigars and today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the 2nd in the Signature Series Cannoli line. The cannoli is a way for Jeffrey Amendola and Christopher Monaco to celebrate their Italian heritage. Not only is the cannoli a favorite desert for Read more about Cigar Review: Amendola Family Cigars Signature Series Cannoli Sumatra – Rated 90[…]
Debuting at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show early in July, the ”K” By Karen Berger 25th Anniversary is the latest offering from the Queen of Cigars – Karen Berger. With this release she celebrate 25 years in the premium cigar industry and testament that few in the industry can make and even Read more about Cigar Review: The ”K” By Karen Berger 25th Anniversary Toro – Rated 95[…]
Back in May, I introduced you to a new cigar company C.L.O.U.T. Cigars and reviewed their Select Toro. It was quite a pleasant offering. Today I would like to introduce you to the C.L.O.U.T. Cigars Signature Lancero Plus. The C.L.O.U.T. Cigars Signature line has a blend described as: Wrapper – Cameroon Binder – San Andres Read more about Cigar Review: C.L.O.U.T. Cigars Signature Lancero Plus – Rated 88[…]
Today I take a look at another blend from the brothers by loyalty – Ernesto Cordova and Allen Sanabria – who I introduced you to back in March on Taking It To The Nub. Their company, Family X Loyalty – has 4 different blends on the market and today I will be reviewing the Hati. Read more about Cigar Review: Family X Loyalty Hati Robusto – Rated 94[…]
La Galera, the brand owned by José “Jochy” Blanco along with the renowned Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican Republic released a new blend in mid July 2021 known as the Imperial Jade. For this new project and and 6th portfolio extension, Jochy chose to use a a Cameroon wrapper which is some thing that was Read more about Cigar Review: La Galera Imperial Jade Robusto – Rated 89[…]
At the start of 2022, I penned a review of the Lavida Habana (LH) Premium Cigars Maduro Lancero which I found to be quite the pleasant experience. I chose that vitola because it is one of the hardest to blend, bunch, and roll. I found that owner Nick Syris did a great job with his Read more about Cigar Review: Lavida Habana (LH) Premium Cigars Maduro Petit Gordo – Rated 89[…]
Howard G. Cigars was founded in 2020 and was showcased at both the 2021 TPE and PCA trade shows. The company is the brain child of Mr. Howard Gumbs and launched with three lines; Black Moses; Magic Stick; and the All Pro Series. The latter is a line that will pay tribute to former NFL Read more about Cigar Review: Howard G. Cigars All Pro Series – 1OFAHKINE – Rated 94[…]
When creating cigar blends, a Master Blender focuses on how different cigar leaves work together much like a food recipe with varying ingredients offer the consumer a pleasant and balanced array of flavor sensations. The blender also needs to understand how the bunched leaf in the finished cigar combusts to offer a proper burn and Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate Nica Rustica Adobe Gordo – Rated 93[…]
Drew Estate is adding a new vitola to its Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo portfolio. Announced during its latest Freestyle Live broadcast, Drew Estate introduced the Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Robusto (140mm x 54). The cigar will debut at the Pennsylvania Barn Smoker DE25 Exclusive Pre-Party on July 15 and will be available as Read more about Cigar News: Drew Estate Introduces Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Robusto[…]
Punch Cigars started the year off with the release of the Punch Rare Corojo Aristocrat. The annual release uses a frontmark that was pulled from the Punch archives and is expressed in a a burly 6.125” x 40/54 figurado. This special size was originally made at the Villazon factory, commissioned by Frank Llaneza who founded Punch Read more about Cigar Review: Punch Rare Corojo Aristocrat – Rated 90[…]
How many Beatles fan are out there in the cigar world? I would venture to think there are quite a few. Two of them, the father and son duo from Serino Cigars (Anthony and Carson) are known to be huge fans. Now you may be wondering, why does that matter? Well when it comes to Read more about Cigar Review: Serino Cigars – Studio Serino Elenor Rose Revolver – Rated 91[…]