Aganorsa released their latest edition to the Guardian of the Farm series late last year named Cerberus. Cerberus is the mythical Greek three-headed dog that guards the gates of hell or the underworld…unless you’re an IT person like me, then is something completely different. The Cerberus is a lonsdale size coming in a 6 x […]
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The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 6 – H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Toro – YouTube Edit
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments AJ Fernandez, Altadis, H. Upmann, Nicaragua, roundtable, toro
Editor: Here is the YouTube edit of our live Roundtable featuring the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage Toro. Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the H. Upmann Nicaragua AJ Fernandez Heritage. The Heritage is the second H. Upmann branded cigar that has been blended by the one and only A.J. Fernandez. […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Dapper Cigars La Madrina Shade Robusto
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Connecticut, connecticut shade, Dapper, La Madrina, Robusto, shade
Dapper Cigars created the La Madrina a few years ago and it has slowly become the best-selling cigar for the company worldwide. Dapper decided to take the La Madrina and make a milder, more subtle line to complement it. They introduced the La Madrina Shade last year, a tweaked La Madrina blend with an Ecuadorian […]
Quesada Corner – Casa Magna Colorado Toritos
Ben Lee Quesada Corner, The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Casa Magna, Colorado, Dominican, dominican republic, gordo, Nicaragua, Plasencia, Quesada, Quesada Corner, Toritos
Editor’s Note: This is the YouTube edit of the live review that Ben Lee and William Cooper did of the Casa Magna Colorado Toritos. Enjoy! We are back with another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke the Casa Magna Torito, a 4 1/2 x 60 version of the Casa Magna blend. […]
The Smoking Syndicate: CAO Arcana Firewalker
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Arcana, CAO, chincagre, Firewalker, nicragua, toro
CAO recently released their second installment of the Arcana line called the Firewalker. Following the successful Arcana Mortal Coil, the Firewalker gets its name from the unique fermentation process called chincagre. This process from the region of Masatepe is where they take the tobacco pilons and bury them deep in the volcanic soil for two […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 448
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Connecticut, connecticut broadleaf, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Mi Querida, nicaraguan, No. 448, Steve Saka, Triqui Traca
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust released a new size in the Mi Querida Triqui Traca line called the No. 448. The Mi Querida Triqui Traca was born from the Firecracker series at Two Guys Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. The Mi Querida Triqui Traca Firecracker was very well received, so Steven Saka, president of Dunbarton Tobacco and […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Bolivar Lost and Found Cofradia EMS Toro
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Bolivar, Cofradia, Dominican, ems, Forged Cigar Company, HATSA, honduran, Justin Andrews, Lost and Found, nicaraguan, Robert Caldwell, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG, sumatra, toro
Justin Andrews of Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Robert Caldwell of Lost & Found teamed up to create the new Bolivar Cofradia. This cigar was released in both EMS and Oscuro wrappers in mazos of five cigars. Justin and Robert were given full access to all the tobacco library available at the HATSA factory in Danlí, […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments Alec Bradley, corona gorda, Honduras, kintsugi, Nicaragua, trojes
The Kintsugi cigar line was first introduced in 2020 by Alec Bradley and was released in four sizes: robusto, corona gorda, toro, and gordo. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of taking broken pottery and putting the pieces back together again with gold filigree, which is then cast in lacquer. Alec and Bradley Rubin, sons […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Drew Estate FSG 20 Acre Farm Robusto
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments 20 Acre Farm, Connecticut, Drew Estate, FSG, Robusto
In December of 2021, Drew Estate announced a new cigar to their lineup called the 20 Acre Farm. This cigar had a unique launch in which the cigar was sent out in kits, unbanded, to be smoked during a live introduction event put on by Drew Estate called the Freestyle Live! The name of the […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #5 – EIROA PCA Exclusive 11/18
Ben Lee The Smoking Syndicate No Comments 11/18, CLE, EIROA, Exclusive, PCA, Rroundtable
Hey everyone, Here is our edited version of our live review Roundtable No. 5 of the Eiroa PCA Exclusive 11/18 from the Smoking Syndicate Facebook page now available on The Smoking Syndicate YouTube channel. Enjoy! Tonight the Cigar Coop Coalition gets together and smokes the EIROA PCA Exclusive 11/18. Much like the Tobacconists Association […]