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 […]
Announcement: Quesada Corner – Quesada 1974 Toro
We are back another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke the Quesada 1974 Toro. This was a cigar that made its debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. This will be live-streamed off The Smoking Syndicate Facebook page. A condensed version will be packaged after the show as well on […]
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 […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Plasencia Cosecha 149 Santa Fe
Plasencia released the Cosecha 149, which means harvest in Spanish, at this year’s PCA trade show in 2021. The new cigar line marks the 149th harvest from the Plasencia’s farm in Honduras. The Cosecha 149 is made up of 100% Honduran tobacco from their 2014 crop. The tobaccos are from the Jamastran, Talanga and Olancho […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Quesada Corner – Casa Magna Liga F Churchill – YouTube Version
Here is the shorter, edited version from our live Facebook show.
The Smoking Syndicate – Valacari The Messenger Robusto Extra
I’ve become more of a medium-bodied cigar smoker over the past 4 or 5 years, and a larger part of that has been Connecticut wrapper cigars. One of my all time favorites was the Balmoral Anejo XO Connecticut (RIP) which was, sadly, discontinued after General Cigar acquire their parent company, Royal Agio, a few years […]
Announcement: Quesada Corner – Casa Magna Liga F
We are back another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke the Casa Magna Liga F. This was a cigar that made its debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. Tune in to learn about this cigar and get our thoughts on it and how it compares to the iconic […]
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable #4: Tatuaje Monster Mash Mystery
Tonight the Bear and the Bull Shark take center stage for a special Saturday night edition of The Smoking Syndicate Round Table. Tonight the boys will be diving into the Monster Mash sampler recently released by Tatauje. Tune in to see what their experiences are like or better yet, join in and smoke your favorite Tatuaje […]
The Smoking Syndicate – Quesada Corner: Casa Magna Colorado Robusto
This is the edited YouTube video for our Quesada Corner on the Casa Magna Colorado. Please visit us over at our YouTube channel, The Smoking Syndicate, and like, comment, and subscribe. Tonight we have another edition of Quesada Corner. Tonight is the first of two shows we will be doing on the Casa Magna brand. […]