In 2015, Perdomo Cigars launched a line known as the Perdomo Factory Tour Blend. Perdomo Cigars is a true vertically integrated company as the company has its own farms, factory, and controls its own distribution. Part of what Perdomo has done is offer tours to its retailers and consumers to its Nicaraguan operations covering the farm and […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Code Duello Kudzu Perfecto 5 x 58
Southern Draw Code Duello is a new limited production offering made by Southern Draw Cigars. Code Duello adds a 5 x 58 and 6 x 56 perfecto offering to both the regular Southern Draw Kudzu and Southern Draw Firethorn lines. These aren’t just new sizes to Kudzu and Firethorn as each of the four perfectos introduce […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Skinny Wolf
The Tatuaje Skinny Wolf is the fourth vitola based on the Tatuaje Wolfman blend, which happened to be the fourth installment of the Tatuaje Monsters Series. The Skinny Wolf was originally released as one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first […]
Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony Venganza Robusto
The Cornelius & Anthony Venganza is a new line that made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Cornelius & Anthony is the premium cigar division of Virginia-based tobacco company, S & M Brands. S & M Brands is owned by Steven Anthony Bailey. Bailey’s family has over 150 years in the tobacco industry. With the Venganza, […]
Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend Robusto
Prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Black Label Trading Company announced its latest line called Bishops Blend. Black Label Trading Company has built a reputation for delivering some excellent maduro offerings. Bishops Blend features an Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper, but it are the filler tobaccos that set this apart. In the blend, the filler for Bishops Blend […]
Agile Cigar Review: Debonaire Maduro Robusto
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Firecracker
The RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Firecracker was the 2016 installment of Two Guys Smoke Shop’s Firecracker Series. The Firecracker Series is series of small robusto cigars made by various manufacturers exclusively for Two Guys Smoke Shop. Each of the cigars are a 3 to 3 1/2 inch 50 ring gauge robusto featuring a long pig-tail – […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Probable Cause Churchill by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
The Protocol Probable Cause is the sophomore release by Cubariqueno Cigar Company. In 2015, cigar enthusiasts Juan Cancel and Bill Ives launched Cubariqueno Cigar Company. The company’s first release, Protocol was very well received both critically and commercially and Cubariqueno became one of the revelations in the cigar industry. In 2016, Cancel and Ives decided to add a maduro as […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein Limited Edition
The La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein Limited Edition is a special offshoot to La Flor Dominican’s 1994 line. It was back in 2014, the La Flor Dominicana released the1994 line. The 1994 cigar quickly garnered both critical and commercial acclaim. The La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein Limited Edition features a different blend, a different […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Skinny Mummy
Today we a look at the Tatuaje Skinny Mummy, one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first ten Tatuaje Monster Series blends. Since 2008, the Tatuaje Monsters Series has been an annual release right before Halloween. For each installment of the series, a […]