“Given (Steve) Saka’s notoriety in the industry, it was no surprise this was going to be a very anticipated release. With the Sobremesa Cervantes Fino, Saka comes through with flying colors.” Wrapper: La Meca Ecuador Habano Grade 1 Dark Rosado Binder: Matacapan Negro de Temporal Filler: Nicaraguan GK Condega C-SG Seco, Nicaraguan Pueblo Nuevo Criollo […]
” This is not a cookie cutter flavor profile in terms of what this Dominican Corojo (wrapper) blend delivers. I especially felt that the flavors came together near perfectly in this Corona format. “ Wrapper: Dominican Corojo Binder: Peruvian Filler: Dominican Republic and Ecuador Country of Origin: Costa Rica No. 4: 5 1/10 x 44 […]
“Espinosa Cigars has a lot to be proud of when it comes to the Espinosa Laranja Reserva offering, and the Caixa continues what is a great story around this line…What I liked about the Caixa is how it is a different cigar, yet keeps true to what the Laranja Reserva line is all about. “ […]
“When the Casa Magna Domus Magnus II was released, I found it a worthy successor to the original Domus Magnus… and in the case of the “D” shaped Trajan, I really liked it. This is an outstanding line extension to what I consider to be a great line.” Wrapper: 2007 Jalapa Sun Grown (Nicaraguan) […]
“Like my prior experiences with other sizes of the Aging Room Bin No. 1, the D Major surprised me. It delivered a very different smoking experience than I would have expected from a blend with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and Dominican tobaccos.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Aged Cuban Seed Dominican Filler: Aged Cuban Seed Dominican […]
“Overall, I found this to be one of the standout cigars released by the company (Rocky Patel Premium Cigars) in 2015 and a blend that shines in lancero size.” Wrapper: Honduran Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran (Jamastran Valley), Nicaragua (Jalapa, Esteli) Country of Origin: Honduras (El Paraiso) Lancero: 7 x 38 Review: Rocky Patel Twentieth Anniversary Lancero […]
“It wasn’t a surprise to me that bourbon barrel aged tobacco could deliver some very good flavor in a cigar. What I was surprised about was the (higher) level of complexity of this cigar…” Wrapper: American Broadleaf Binder: American Broadleaf Filler: American Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Maduro, Honduran Corojo Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Toro: 6 x 50 (Box Press) […]
“MoyaRuiz has been producing some excellent cigars. The Rake continues the pattern of excellence established by this company as this is one very enjoyable and complex cigar.” Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Not disclosed Filler: Nicaraguan (including four ligero leaves, two from Jalapa and two from Esteli) Country of Origin: Nicaragua (La Zona SA) Cut: 5 […]
They say change is good…. and this year big changes are coming to the 2015 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown. The countdown originated back in 2010 and the concept involves ranking the Top 30 Cigars over the past year. For 30 days throughout December, we countdown from 30 – all the way to […]
Drew Estate has introduced a new size in its Kentucky Fire Cured line that will become an event only offering. Today the company announced the Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird will be a 5 x 50 torpedo offering based on the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. The cigar made its debut at the second annual Drew […]
