Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Co. Bishops Blend 2024 Robusto – Rated 94

Eight years running, Black Lable Trading Company has released their annual release of their acclaimed Bishops Blend cigar. This year’s release is a return to the original blend. If you are a fan of Black Label Trading Company, you know that last year’s release was a different blend celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary. Like all Read more about Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Co. Bishops Blend 2024 Robusto – Rated 94[…]

Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Capo – Rated 89

Today I offer yet another review of the Croatian Mafia Cigars lineup of cigars. This time it is the Capo blend. The name comes from a key leadership position in the Mafia hierarchy. The Capo is informally referred to as “captain”, “skipper” or “lieutenant”. A capo is a “made member” of a crime family who heads a Read more about Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Capo – Rated 89[…]

Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars – Sweet Child O’ Mine Toro – Rated 93

Today I would like to continue in my review of the Rebellion Cigars line, sticking with the Rock Star Range. This time we take a journey back to 1987 with a real appetite for destruction. The band Guns N’ Roses released the hit single (the only number 1 from the band) Sweet Child O’ Mine. Read more about Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars – Sweet Child O’ Mine Toro – Rated 93[…]

Cigar Review: Family By Loyalty Cigars – Freki Box Press Toro – Rated 98

While hanging out with some friends down in south Florida this past week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Allen Sanabria, Co-Founder of Family By Loyalty Cigars. I have known Allen for years and most recently spent some time with him at this year’s PCA. Of course, PCA is all business, whereas this Read more about Cigar Review: Family By Loyalty Cigars – Freki Box Press Toro – Rated 98[…]

Cigar Review – Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. U.S.I.R. Belicoso – Rated 92

Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. launched in 2019 with an extensive line of artfully craft cigars that demonstrate both the blending and construction of appealing cigars that distinguish the company’s line from the many other cigars on a humidor shelf. One of the inaugural blends the company introduced to the market was the U.S.I.R., an acronym Read more about Cigar Review – Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. U.S.I.R. Belicoso – Rated 92[…]

Cigar News: Black Works Studio Releases the NBK Hogshead Lounge Exclusive

Posted on August 9, 2024 by bostonjimmie

Black Works Studio has announced the release of NBK Hogshead as a Hogshead Cigar Lounge exclusive, handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua. The NBK Hogshead is made in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Hogshead Cigar Lounge. These cigars will be featured August 10th at a Black Label Trading Co. event at Hogshead Read more about Cigar News: Black Works Studio Releases the NBK Hogshead Lounge Exclusive[…]

Cigar Review: LaVega Cigars No. 40 Toro- Rated 93

I recently received the soon to be released latest creation from the mind of Aaron Paoletta and his LaVega Cigars brand. The new release takes Aaron into a space which normally would shy away from – Connecticut wrapped cigars. Known as the LaVega No. 40, the new release is a celebration of Aaron’s 40 years Read more about Cigar Review: LaVega Cigars No. 40 Toro- Rated 93[…]

Cigar Review: My Father Cigars Fonseca Edition MX Toro Grande – Rated 96

My Father Cigars, acquired the famed Fonseca brand from the Quesada cigar family in 2019. Once acquired, My Father Cigars made the decision to revamp the blend along with the branding of Fonseca for a 2020 release. The brand itself, is over 100 years old, originally founded by Don Francisco Fonseca in the 1890’s in Cuba. The original My Read more about Cigar Review: My Father Cigars Fonseca Edition MX Toro Grande – Rated 96[…]

Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars – Ring of Fire Robusto – Rated 90

Back in 2020, just before the world crashed into a pandemic, Shaun and Mandi Wilkinson (husband and wife) decided to transform their cigar passion into a business. The couple were growing tired of their corporate jobs and wanted to take control of their work lives and cigars were the way to go, or at least Read more about Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars – Ring of Fire Robusto – Rated 90[…]

Cigar Review: GTO Dominican Cigars – 33 Oaks Atlanta Reserva Toro Esplendido – Rated 94

GTO Dominican Cigars debuted at the 2024 PCA a new line extension to their acclaimed 33 Oaks Atlanta Reserva line. The company debuted 3 blends, each expressed in a special (6.5 x 54) Toro Esplendido and packaged in 24-count boxes. The blends are Maduro, Corojo, and US Connecticut. Like all GTO Dominican Cigars, this one Read more about Cigar Review: GTO Dominican Cigars – 33 Oaks Atlanta Reserva Toro Esplendido – Rated 94[…]

Cigar Review: Diesel Vintage Series Natural Robusto Gordo – Rated 93

The Diesel Vintage Series Natural debuted in March 2024 as a five-cigar collection, handcrafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua and developed in collaboration between AJ Fernandez and Justin Andrews. In the press release, Justin Andrews said: “For Diesel Series Natural, AJ and I took the opportunity to highlight the aged tobacco in the Read more about Cigar Review: Diesel Vintage Series Natural Robusto Gordo – Rated 93[…]

Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Boss Toro – Rated 90

Today I take a look at another offering from the Croatian Mafia Cigars company owned by Todd Pribanic of both Croatian and Hungarian Ancestry with ties to the Cigar Regions of Northern Nicaragua. This cigar climbs the hierarchy of the organized crime ladder and is called the BOSS. The Croatian Mafia Cigars Boss is expressed Read more about Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Boss Toro – Rated 90[…]

Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Under Boss – Rated 91

Today, I would like to introduce you to a new cigar line that came across my desk – Croatian Mafia Cigars. The brand is the brainchild of Todd Michael Pribanic. An interesting name for a cigar company when you consider the actual Croatian mafia is one of the leading Criminal Organizations in Eastern Europe and Read more about Cigar Review: Croatian Mafia Cigars Under Boss – Rated 91[…]

Cigar Review: EP Carrillo Essense Sumatra Toro – Rated 85

Early this year, EP Carrillo announced a new line of cigars known as the Essense. The line currently is expressed in two blends a Sumatra and a Maduro. The company also noted that there will be a Honduran blend later in 2024 and they expect to release three more blends Cameroon, Connecticut and Nicaragua between Read more about Cigar Review: EP Carrillo Essense Sumatra Toro – Rated 85[…]