We are back again for another Avo Seasons release.
The Smoking Syndicate: Avo Seasons Winter 2023
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The Smoking Syndicate: Drew Estate Blackened M81 Robusto
Drew Estate introduced the Blackened M81 cigar line last year which is a collaboration with Rob Dietrich, master distiller and blender of Blackened American Whiskey, Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate, and lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Metallica, James Hetfield. The cigar gets it name from the first track off Metallica’s ….And Justice for All […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Mi Querida Black PapaSaka
Today we are reviewing the Mi Querida Black PapaSaka from Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust released the Mi Querida Black SakaKhan last year at the 2022 PCA Trade Show which was met with a lot of excitement. The cigar ended up many Top Cigars of the Year list and was a huge […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2023
The newest iteration of the Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special by Espinosa Cigars and Guy Fieri made it’s debut at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas. This is a follow up on the 2022 release which was a huge hit with the cigar community. This new version features and Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper versus the […]
Roundtable 13 – Aura E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao Limited Edition Part 2
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles another set of cigars from the Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao Collection tonight. We are, once again, joined by a special guest Roundtable panelist, Mr. Fred Rewey! The Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao is an ultra-premium collection introduced by E.P. Carrillo late in 2023. It consists of 12 blends by Ernesto […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Room101 Johnny Tobacconaut Toro
Room 101 reintroduced the Johnny Tobacconaut at the 2023 PCA trade show in Las Vegas, NV. It had been off the market since 2015 when Room101 left Davidoff for distribution, but was released in a limited quantity in 2022 for Luxury Cigar Club. Now, with Room101 under Forged Cigars, the Johnny Tobacconaut has made its […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Avo Cigars Seasons Fall
In 2022, Avo discontinued the popular Improvisation Series. Avo Cigars still wanted to have a limited release line so they introduced the new Seasons line in 2023. The Season line will be released each season, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, in a diadema size. They will each feature a different unique blend, but will feature […]
The Smoking Syndicate: JRE Aladino Limited Edition
JRE released a limited edition cigar in their Aladino line at PCA 2023 earlier this year. This limited edition cigar is based off quest to blend a birthday cigar for the patriarch of the Eiroa family, Julio Eiroa. This cigar features a unique wrapper, Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras, and is limited to only 600 […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Forged Cigars Shady Moose Toro
Forged Cigars has had the Moose line of cigars for quite a while now and it’s been very popular. Part of that is the low price point and easygoing flavor profiles. Earlier this year, Forged released the Shady Moose as the fourth installment of the Moose series. The Shady Moose features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Powstanie Connecticut Toro
Earlier this year at the PCA 2023 trade show, Powstanie Cigars released their 3rd core line, the Powstanie Connecticut. This cigar was highly anticipated at the trade show as it was their first new core line released in several years. Luckily, I was able to sample a couple while there and was able to pick […]
