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 […]
Posts by Ben Lee:
The Smoking Syndicate: Bolivar Lost and Found Cofradia EMS 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
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
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
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 […]
Quesada Corner – Quesada 1974 Toro – YouTube Edit
Hey everyone, here is our edited edition of the Quesada Corner – Quesada 1974 Toro for our YouTube channel, The Smoking Syndicate. You can find the full version, here, on Facebook, at The Smoking Syndicate Facebook page that we did live. Enjoy. We are back another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke […]
The Smoking Syndicate – RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Black Irish – Happy St. Patrick’s Day
RoMa Craft Tobac released a special limited edition version of the Cromagnon called the Black Irish. The Black Irish features the Connecticut broadleaf wrapper that is on the CroMagnon with a contrasting candela wrapper, creating a barber pole. The special cigar is the same size as the EMH and is only available once a year […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Southern Draw Jacob’s Ladder Ascension
Southern Draw has released a new vitola to their popular Jacob’s Ladder line called the Ascension. The Ascension is a belicoso fino that has been aging since 2016 and was made by AJ Fernandez Cigars. The Jacob’s Ladder line is named for the son of Robert and Sharon Holt, Ethan Jacob Holt, of Southern Draw […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Black Works Studio Intergalactic Robusto
Black Works Studio has been putting out some stellar releases, so when they announced the Intergalactic, I was thrilled. This cigar is a bit different from the normal powerhouses that Black Works Studio releases. The Intergalactic is a complex cigar with more layers of flavors than their previous releases. “Intergalactic is a unique cigar for […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Dapper Cigar Company La Madrina Toro
Dapper Cigars is a cigar company I’ve been hearing about for years, but never got a chance to try one of their cigars. They are a brand that is mostly on the West Coast with almost no availability to the east. I was pretty excited to see that they would be at the 2021 PCA […]