Rocky Patel, owner of what seems an endless list of blends over the years, has created a smoke to celebrate 25 years of craftsmanship. According to the company, the tobaccos in the Quarter Century were aged for ten years with an additional two years of aging post-roll, demonstrating superior attention to quality and craftsmanship. Rocky […]
In 2011, famed humidor maker Daniel Marshall custom-made a cigar wrapped in an edible gold leaf, specially designed to celebrate his friend’s 64th birthday. Not too long after, Marshall decided to recreate the golden cigar for an over the top “ultra bling” humidor, which was a project given to him by Universal Studios to commemorate the movie […]
It seems like these days there are more limited cigars than you can count (or review!). I could probably smoke “Limited” cigars for an entire year without ever smoking a regular production blend. That said, the limited edition world certainly has its share of hits and misses. For the Diesel Delirium 2020 Limited Edition, General […]
I remember the Onyx brand in the 90’s when I first began smoking cigars. They were jet black smokes which I bought a 3 pack of from my local tobacconist. And they tasted awful. I quickly realized these were not smokes I would be purchasing again. Despite that, the cigars flew off of the shelves along […]
As of 2020, Nat Sherman is no more after more than 90 years in business. It’s a shame for many reasons, not least of which is that the company was completely reimagined in the past several years, first with new blends and then with top spots in major cigar magazines. I’ve enjoyed several of the […]
As a brand, AVO cigars carries many lines meant to appeal to different tastes and preferences. Despite the differences, the blends all adhere to one principle: quality. Their limited edition regional blends in particular attempt to represent a theme or homage to specific region. The AVO Regional Edition South is a prime example of the company […]
Barber poles for me have always been cigars that are more about visual oddities than a quality smoke. The contrast of a light and dark striped wrapper is drawing to the eye, but most of the time the blend and tobacco lends itself to a basic if not off putting smoking experience. One exception that […]
Even with Avo Uvezian‘a passing in 2017 his legend continues to live on in smoke, especially in AVO’s annual limited edition blends. The latest release from AVO Cigars is a regional blend that picks up where last years regional’s East and West left off. The North and South regional editions were recently added to accent the […]
Archetype by Ventura Cigar Co. is not a brand I cross paths with regularly. However, as a fantasy enthusiast, you can imagine my interest after learning about the cigar once the big reveal from my blind review. Archetype originates from the works of psychologist Dr. Carl Jung and mythographer Joseph Campbell. Throughout much of Campbell’s […]
J.C. Newman is a long standing family company known for their innovations and for producing cigars for all tastes and budgets. The Yagua, released in 2020, represents a tradition of making cigars sans molds and rolling them with the palm leaf of the Yagua tree. The cigars are then bound together in bundles with said leaf and packed […]
Macanudo from General Cigars is known for offering blends in many styles and tastes using tobaccos from regions all over the world. Their new Inspirado Green released earlier this year is billed as a fuller flavored cigar featuring a Brazilian wrapper, Indonesian binder and Dominican fillers. This was the first chance I had to try this […]
The CAO Bones is a new line paying tribute to the game of Dominos. Blender Rick Rodriguez gained inspiration from the game and created a blend that can be enjoyed casually while hanging out with friends. The names of the vitolas are in line with phrases and games that are played using dominoes and such […]