In 2020 Kristoff Cigars released its second exclusive cigar as a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series with the Kristoff San Andres Box-Pressed Toro TAA 2020. As the name indicates, the cigar is a line extension to the Kristoff San Andres line. In terms of being a box-pressed Toro, it was only the third […]
Cigar Review: Muestra de Saka Unstolen Valor by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
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The Unstolen Valor is the fifth installment in Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s limited production line, Muestra de Saka. The line has been primarily positioned as a one size, one blend line for each installment. The series has also become a very personal one from Master Ligador Steve Saka. He has described this as “a line […]
Agile Cigar Review: 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole Lancero
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Year of the Ox
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The Davidoff Year of the Ox is the tenth installment of the company’s Chinese Zodiac-inspired limited-edition cigars. Each year these cigars feature a different blend in a different size with exquisite packaging reflecting the particular Zodiac theme. The Chinese New Year falls between January 21st and February 20th, but typically Davidoff has released the Zodiac […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro
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In 2018, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve. What would be different about this cigar compared to other Rocky Patel releases is that the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve would be an exclusive cigar offered to the non-U.S. market. At that time, there was still a lot of uncertainty around what new […]
Agile Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Baka Gran Perfecto
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Jane Doe Series 2.0
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Back in 2019, Protocol Cigars unveiled a pair of shop exclusive cigars called the Protocol John Doe Series and Protocol Jane Doe Series. These names fit into Protocol Cigars’ theme of law enforcement given these are the names used for unidentified male and unidentified female dead bodies until identification can be made by next of kin. […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Robusto Intenso (2020)
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Over the past three years, the brands of Davidoff have been reaching back into the archives and re-creating some of its classic limited releases or discontinued lines. Several of these releases have been released through the Davidoff Vault Series, a small batch release program that has had several of these releases done via bundles. With […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel LB1 Robusto
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel introduced a pair of Honduran-made blends out of the El Paraiso factory in Honduras. These cigars are the Rocky Patel LB1 and Rocky Patel Number 6. It wasn’t a total surprise to see Rocky Patel use blend codes as he is known to have a lot of […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Nicaragua Puro Origen
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Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.L.U. unveiled a new limited edition cigar for VegaFina known as the VegaFina Nicaragua Puro Origen. The cigar itself features tobaccos exclusively from Nicaragua’s three main growing regions: Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa, making it a Nicaraguan puro. A Nicaraguan puro is not something new for VegaFina and the brand already has […]