Cigar, Beer and Spirit Reviews and Ratings
Team Cigar Review: A Bronx Tale Calogero Robusto
Epic Ci**rs A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale Calogero Robusto seems to be 20 to 30 years late, but with how everything else is trending, maybe ci**rs like this are back in style. It is fairly one dimensional, but not offensive. It has a blend that is balanced by the Dominican and Nicaraguan to***co, and a wrapper that has a profil...
Friday morning with this Gurkha Tyson 2.0 Undisputed Habano. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Personal Cigar Review: Sancho Panza Extra Chido Robusto
Sancho Panza Ci**rs
The Sancho Panza Extra Chido Robusto started out quite promising with interesting flavor combinations. The second third was almost as good but just missed the mark, still delivering an enjoyable third. I found the last third to be pleasant but not at the same level as the first or second thirds. Alt...
Checking out this J. London Telephone Booth Series Teal. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Team Cigar Review: Artista Falu Robusto
Artista Ci**rs
The Artista Falu Robusto had interesting flavor combinations that kept me engaged in the first third. The second and last thirds were pleasant, but didn't have the same dynamic combinations as the first third. I don't think the Artista Falu is something I would return to in the Robusto format, but I...
Going with this Joya Cabinetta Lancero today. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton To***co & Trust Umbagog Bronzeback
Dunbarton To***co & Trust
The Dunbarton To***co & Trust Umbagog Bronzeback delivers an amped up version of the Umbagog blend while still maintaining an overall medium strength profile. I particularly enjoyed the first and second thirds. You've got a good flavor profile and a sub $10 MSRP price point. That's a winning combina...
Sunday morning with this Eladio Diaz Before & After. **rs **rsociety
Checking out this Kristoff Veinte 20th Anniversary. **rs **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Personal Cigar Review: Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013 Robusto
Macanudo Ci**rs
The Macanudo Vintage Maduro 2013 Robusto had a promising start with balanced and restrained flavors in the first third. The second third almost reached the same level of complexity but unfortunately fell just short. I found the last third to be fairly flat compared to the rest of the cigar. Overall,...
Team Cigar Review: Foundation Wise Man Corojo Corona
Foundation Cigar Company
The Foundation Wise Man Corojo Corona had an average flavor profile throughout. While I would describer the flavor as full, it was just too dry to make it all that enjoyable. From what I've smoked here, I would put the original release from Aganorsa a fair bit higher, but I understand the move to a....
Team Cigar Review: JRE Aladino Fuma Noche Super Toro
JRE To***co Company
I found the JRE Aladino Fuma Noche Super Toro to be an elegant cigar. It doesn’t deliver that Honduran flavor profile you get with JRE releases, but it still has this aged Honduran flavor profile. It is not in your face, but balanced and constant. A lovely blend that is composed of well-aged tobac...
Smoking this Black Label Trading Co. Orthodox in honor of all those IT Admins having to deal with this CrowdStrike debacle. **rs **rsociety
Personal Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2023 Robusto
E.P. Carrillo
The E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2023 Robusto had an average flavor profile throughout, focused around toasted oak, earth and black pepper. There were some slight transitions, but nothing that ever made the profile exciting. Interesting to smoke an EPC made by Oscar Valladares, but it's not a cigar I'd c...
Checking out this Domain Negentropy. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Cigar News: Cavalier Genève Limited Edition 2024 Announced
Cavalier Genève Ci**rs
Cavalier Genève Ci**rs announced earlier today that its Limited Edition 2024 will be released in August. The LE2024 has been produced in one size only, a 5.5x58 Double Figurado.
Cigar News: BLEND Dominicano La Familia 2023 Edition Announced
BLEND Bar with Davidoff Ci**rs- Indianapolis Blend Bar Cigar - The Woodlands Houston BLEND Bar with Davidoff Ci**rs- Pittsburgh
BLEND Bar with Davidoff Ci**rs (“BLEND”) is thrilled to announce the launch of its exclusive new BLEND Dominicano La Familia 2023 Edition cigar line (“BLEND Dominicano”). The official launch of the new, proprietary cigar line will be held on August 2024 at all locations.
Team Cigar Review: ADVentura The Royal Return The Chancellor Toro
ADVentura Ci**rs
The ADVentura The Royal Return The Chancellor Toro delivered pleasant flavor combinations for most of the review, however I did not find the profile to be overly engaging or interesting. The last third was defined by dry and tannic wood which was a very linear experience. For me, the The Royal Retur...
Cigar News: PCA Hires New Director of Trade Show & Events
Premium Cigar Association
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced the hiring of Shannon Marie as its new Director of Trade Show and Events. Shannon's first day with the PCA was July 15, 2024. With over a decade of experience in the events industry, she has spent her professional career helping trade associations gr...
Getting the morning going with this E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2023. **rs **rs **rs **rsociety
Trying this Armando Artamendi Cabinet Selection Sun Grown. **rs **rs **rsociety
Team Cigar Review: RoMa Craft CroMagnon PA Anthropology
RoMa Craft Tobac
Yes, I prefer the CroMagnon PA to the original CroMagnon. You shouldn’t be surprised. I believe the blend to be more balanced and refined. The RoMa Craft CroMagnon PA Anthropology is balanced and smokes consistently from beginning to end. Yes, it is full, but it is blended well so you are picking ...
Friday morning with this Foundation Wise Man Maduro. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Personal Cigar Review: G.A.R. American Standard Robusto
The G.A.R. American Standard Robusto had an average flavor profile throughout, just focused around musty, toasted cedar, earth and black pepper. Not a cigar I'd really see myself coming back to, but for a cigar at this price point, well worth those that prefer lower priced ci**rs to check out. I've....
Checking out this HVC Seleccion No. 1 Connecticut. **rs **rs **rsociety **rs
Team Cigar Review: Black Works Studio Paper Crane Corona Gorda
Black Works Studio Black Label Trading Company
The Black Works Studio Paper Crane Corona Gorda represents yet another consistent, engaging and tasty cigar release from Black Works Studio. Each third delivered flavor combinations at varying levels of intensity that kept my attention and has me wanting to seek out more. With the Paper Crane sporti...
Checking out this Fonseca Edicion MX. **rs **rs **rsociety
Team Cigar Review: Gellis Marevas
Warped
The Gellis Marevas is a departure from where the Warped brand of ci**rs was being manufactured and also the flavor profile that it typically delivered. I did find the first third brought some interesting and engaging components, but by the second third there was a dominant earth note that was drivin...
Personal Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Pledge Firecracker
E.P. Carrillo
The E.P. Carrillo Pledge Firecracker had an average flavor profile throughout, just focused around the toasted cedar, earth and baking spice/black pepper. I find this format polarizing, as some blends are a quick flavor bomb and others are just linear mediocrity. This blend falls into the latter cat...
Team Cigar Review: Somm BDX Blanc Robusto
The Somm BDX Blanc Robusto had a nice start with a fair bit of transitions from components joining the profile. It took a step down in the second third as the earth evened up with the cedar and some wood bitterness joined in. I'm always interested in low strength offerings that attempt to deliver a....
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Cigar of the Year 2023 Live Reveal
Live rolling of Toscano
Customizing some shoes at La Palina
We are continuing with the panel format as we have a cigar brand exhibitor in Steve Saka from Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust and a retailer in Mike Szczepankiewicz from Cigar Hustler along with John and Aaron. The goal is to get insight on the event from all three perspectives as well as thoughts on the future of the event.
We are continuing the format of this panel from last year as we'll have cigar brand exhibitors, retailers and media that attended the show. The goal is to get insight on the event from all three perspectives as well as thoughts on the future of the event. The lineup of guests for this show is: Cigar Brands: Steve Saka - Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Pete Johnson - Tatuaje Retailers: Abe Dababneh - Smoke Inn Jay Davis - Blue Smoke of Dallas and PCA Board Member Media: William Cooper - Cigar-Coop John and Aaron from Developing Palates This is a discussion you don't want to miss!
