Raíces Cubanas has earned a reputation in the premium cigar industry for producing quality handmade cigars at its factory in Danlí, Honduras. Having manufactured cigars for a number of respected brands over the years, the company has expanded its presence in the market with cigars bearing its own name. One such offering is the Raíces Read more about Cigar Review: Raíces Cubanas Liga de Reyes Robusto – Rated 93[…]
The Ara’o Terrón Maduro Churchill is handcrafted at the Tabacos de Oriente factory in Honduras and showcases a blend centered around Honduran tobaccos with Nicaraguan accents. The cigar is expressed in a (6½ x 52) Churchill vitola and is packaged in 10-count boxes with an MSRP of $13.00/cigar. The blend is described as: The Terrón Read more about Cigar Review: Ara’o Terrón Maduro Churchill – Rated 91[…]
Debuting this year (2025) – the My Father Blue Label is the latest release from the García family and is the company’s first cigar crafted entirely in Honduras. It is defined as a Honduran puro. —using 100% Honduran tobacco—including a Connecticut Broadleaf Rosado wrapper over a Honduran binder with corojo and criollo fillers grown on Read more about Cigar Review: My Father Cigars Blue 2025 Toro – Rated 95[…]
Earlier in 2025, Cohiba Cigars added a wallet friendly cigar as a full time addition to its portfolio. The company noted that it is a deliberate evolution of the brand’s renowned blending philosophy. Known as the Rubicon, it is built from six distinct tobaccos sourced from five of the world’s most respected growing regions and Read more about Cigar Review: Cohiba Rubicon Robusto – Rated 94[…]
Continuing with the ongoing collaboration with the Eiroas, Scandinavian Tobacco Group introduced the latest expansion of their El Rey Del Mundo line this year with the El Rey Del Mundo Appointment cigar. The Eiroa family collaborated in the past, on the limited-edition El Rey del Mundo (King of the World) and also the Punch Golden Read more about Cigar Review: El Rey Del Mundo Appointment Robusto – Rated 94[…]
Five years is a significant milestone for a cigar brand. It signifies the brand has grown and sustained itself in the crowded field of premium cigars. Five years is certainly worthy of celebrating with special cigar release that defines who the company is, what they have learned over the years about blending, leaf selection, production Read more about Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars Screaming Skull – Rated 95[…]
E.P. Carrillo recently launched their latest blend in the company’s Essence Series, the E.P. Carrillo Honduras. This company in a press release noted that the new release promises to enchant cigar aficionados with a rich and complex flavor profile that redefines the boundaries of taste. The E.P. Carrillo Honduras is the third blend in the Read more about Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Essence Series Honduras Toro – Rated 95[…]
Alec Bradley expanded its line of limited-edition Black Market cigars this year with a new release for Halloween. The new cigar, Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Ghooligan, is a spin-off of the popular St. Patrick’s Day releases Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Shamrock. Like Filthy Hooligan and Shamrock, Filthy Ghooligan features a barber pole wrapper. Unlike the St. Patrick’s Read more about Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Ghooligan Toro – Rated 94[…]
Today I would like to offer my 3rd review of the Rebellion Cigars line. After Rock and Rolling in the previous ones, today we are shifting to “The Country Range”. The country line includes 3 blends; Having enjoyed the previous blends from Rebellion, I decided to sample the Redeck Woman which is a one of the company’s Read more about Cigar Review: Rebellion Cigars Redneck Woman 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[…]
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[…]
General Cigar Co. released a new line of cigar this year at the PCA Trade Show. Known as the FASA line, it comes in two blends, the Noche and the Sol. The name FASA translates to “Phase”. The names Sol and Noche I would say translate to the phases of the day. Sol is “sun” Read more about Cigar Review: CAO FASA SOL Toro – Rated 94[…]
It is that time of the year when cigar enthusiasts are enamored with Cigar of the Year lists. As we do every year, Stogie Press will have our list for 2023 at the stroke of midnight on December 31. Now, while I have begun building the list, I thought it would be fun to look Read more about A Decade of Stogie Press Best Cigars of the Year[…]
Partagas Valle Verde is a new, full-time collection that debuted this year as the first Partagas blend to be crowned with a Mexican San Andrés leaf. John Hakim, brand manager of Partagas said: “Partagas Valle Verde builds on the Partagas tradition of rich, refined blends and calls upon its rich Mexican wrapper to deliver a unique smoking Read more about Cigar Review: Partagas Valle Verde Toro – Rated 93[…]