The All Saints St. Patrick’s Firecracker was one of four Firecrackers released by United Cigars in 2023. The Firecracker series is the brainchild of Two Guys Cigar Shop owner David Garofalo. Initially, it involved partnering with a leading manufacturer to create a limited-production cigar resembling a firecracker to honor American Independence Day. The cigar is […]
The Fratello Vice Versa is a limited-edition cigar with a unique concept. It’s a cigar that is capped on both ends with the idea that it can be smoked from either end. Each side of the cigar offers a different smoking experience for the consumer. One end of the cigar provides a mild and creamy […]
Today, we look at the El Septimo Sacred Arts Collection Michelangelo. El Septimo Geneva introduced the Sacred Arts Collection at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Keeping to El Septimo’s “7” theme, there are seven cigars in the Sacred Arts Collection. Each cigar is dedicated to a different day of the week and […]
Matilde Serena Maduro Toro Bravo Cigar Review Today, we review the Matilde Serena Maduro Toro Bravo cigar. The Matilde Serena Maduro is the fifth regular production cigar line to be offered by Matilde Cigars. Matilde Cigars was founded by industry legend José Seijas and his family. Today, José’s son Enrique runs the company’s operations. Matilde […]
The Asylum April Fools’ 4.1.2023 90 x 9 is exactly as described – a cigar with a 90-ring gauge and 9 inches long. In 2021, Asylum Cigars was preparing to release its Asylum Nine limited edition series to commemorate the brand’s ninth anniversary. At the time, Asylum put an April Fools’ joke on social media […]
Over the past couple of years, Room101 Cigars has been resurrecting some of the brands it had on the market from the days when Davidoff was handling production and distribution. This year at the Total Product Expo 2023 Trade Show, Room101 Cigars (now a part of Forged Cigar Company) showcased a new iteration of the […]
Christian Eiroa, Tom Lazuka, and the entire C.L.E. cigar family had a big year in 2022. It would mark the tenth anniversary of C.L.E. Cigars and the tenth anniversary of Asylum Cigars (it also would mark the 50th birthday of C.L.E. President Christian Eiroa). Milestones usually call for a special celebratory cigar, but in Asylum’s […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
In May 2023, South Florida retailer Smoke Inn announced that Aganorsa Leaf would deliver the 19th installment of its exclusive MicroBlend Series. The cigar would be dubbed the Aganorsa Leaf Rare Fusion, the first installment of the series from Aganorsa Leaf, and the cigar would have three signature tobaccos that Aganorsa Leaf grows: Corojo ’99, […]
In 2022, the launch of West Tampa Tobacco Co. caught the attention of many people. The company was started by Rick Rodriguez and Gus Martinez, both formerly of General Cigar Company. Rodriguez had spent the better part of the last decade as the blender and brand ambassador for CAO Cigars. Shortly after a (very) brief […]
