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 […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Bull
At the 2023 PCA trade show, Arturo Fuente officially released the Don Carlos Eye of the Bull. Arturo Fuente teased this cigar earlier at the 2022 PCA trade show, but it wasn’t available until now. Because of its limited run and the high demand, Arturo Fuente made this an exclusive for the PCA trade show. […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Vibrato
Aging Room Cigars released a new cigar line at TPE 2023 called the Quattro Nicaragua Sonata. This cigar line is a brand of the well-received Quattro Nicaragua cigar line that won Cigar of the Year in 2019 from Cigar Aficionado. Rafael Nodal, owner of Aging Room Cigars, is a well-known music lover and he decided […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Rabbit Air A3
Rabbit Air reached out to me to do a review of their new A3 model which I accepted. I’ve long been a fan of Rabbit Air as I have been using their MinusA2 model for about 8 years now. I thought the MinusA2 did a fantastic job reducing smoke in my man cave, but I […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Mi Querida Black SakaKhan
The Mi Querida Black SakaKhan was released last year at the 2022 PCA trade show. This cigar was originally released for JR Cigars 50th Anniversary called the EM Maduro and was a huge success. Released in only one size, Steve Saka, president and founder of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, renamed it the Mi Querida Black […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Toro 2023
Earlier this year, Aganorsa Leaf released the new iteration of the Supreme Leaf. They used the toro size they previously used in 2020, but this time, the cigar is round instead of a boxed press. This is the first time they have used a round format instead of the box press. From the Aganorsa Leaf […]