The ATL Wise Blood by ATL Cigar Co pays homage to the first novel by Georgia author Flannery O’Connor with the same name.
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Cigar Review: El Septimo Sacred Arts Collection Salvador Dali (Toro)
Today, we assess another cigar in El Septimo’s Sacred Arts Collection, the Salvador Dali. The name “El Septimo” translates to the seventh, and the Sacred Arts Collection keeps to that theme in that there are seven cigars in the collection. Each cigar is dedicated to a different day of the week and ties in with […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonú 2015
The Tatuaje Cojonú 2015 is a cigar that entered the market in 2022. The story of the Cojonu goes back to the early days of Tatuaje. The Cojonú is intended to be a bolder, spicier version of the Tatuaje Selección de Cazador (a.k.a. Brown Label). Cojonú is a play on the Spanish word cojones – […]
Cigar Review: United Maduro Toro (2023)
Today, we take a look at the 2023 edition of the United Maduro Toro. The United Cigar line is the eponymously named brand in the United Cigars portfolio. United Cigars is the distribution company owned by David Garofalo, best known as the owner of Two Guys Smoke Shop. The United line was introduced in 2010 […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Bull
The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Bull is a limited production release released earlier this year. If you were at Arturo Fuente’s booth at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, you might have seen the Don Carlos Eye of the Bull tucked away (in fairness, our team did miss it). Fast […]
Cigar Review: All Saints St. Patrick’s Firecracker (2023)
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 […]
Roundtable 13 – Aura E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao Limited Edition Part 2
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable tackles another set of cigars from the Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao Collection tonight. We are, once again, joined by a special guest Roundtable panelist, Mr. Fred Rewey! The Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao is an ultra-premium collection introduced by E.P. Carrillo late in 2023. It consists of 12 blends by Ernesto […]
Cigar Review: H. Upmann The Banker Daytrader Toro
At the Total Products Expo 23, Altadis U.S.A. introduced a line known as the H. Upmann The Banker Daytrader. Daytrader is a small batch extension of the H. Upmann The Banker line. The Banker pays homage to the original brand founder, Herman Upmann, a German banker who went to Havana, Cuba, in 1844 and invested […]
Cigar Review: Brick House Bricktoberfest 2022 by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
The J.C. Newman Brick House Bricktoberfest 2022 is a limited edition J.C. Newman Cigar Company cigar. Since 2009, Brick House has proven to be one of J.C. Newman’s most successful brands. The Bricktoberfest 2022 was the first in what now appears to be an annual limited edition series (the company has subsequently released Bricktoberfest 2023). […]
Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic Maduro 10 x 100 by Aganorsa Leaf
The JFR Lunatic Maduro 10 x 100 is huge. It is 10 inches long and with a 100-ring gauge. Back in 2015, Casa Fernandez (the previous name of Aganorsa Leaf) launched an offshoot of its JFR brand known as the JFR Lunatic Maduro Mambo (an 8 x 80 Belicoso). In general, JFR Lunatic has […]
