Developing Palates

12/08/2025

Team Cigar Review: Cachitos Connecticut
Global Premium Ci**rs

I love every aspect of the Cachitos Connecticut. I love the flavor profile, strength, price and overall performance. I even love the little dark circle on the cap. I don’t know what that is all about, but I dig it. It’s a quick smoke, but that is great for this time of the year. There is a nice ...

12/06/2025

Checking out Martin Kove’s The Prodigal Son. **rs **rs **rs

12/05/2025

Checking out this Cavalier Geneve Project Broadleaf Wayfinders on a cold and hazy California morning. **rs **rs

12/05/2025

Team Cigar Review: MBombay Kesara Toro
MBombay

The MBombay Kesara Toro had a nice start with a fair number of flavor components and transitions. It dropped a level in the second third as some components mellowed and dropped oy and maintained that level the rest of the way. I was really hoping for a longer experience with the first third as the c...

12/04/2025

Thursday afternoon with this Stoic Equanimity. **rs_official **rs **rs

12/03/2025

Team Cigar Review: My Father Blue Robusto
My Father Ci**rs

I really enjoyed the My Father Blue Robusto, and it is a blend I have returned to many times since released. It is a balanced blend, and I love how the Honduran to***co smokes with the CT Broadleaf wrapper. My Father does so much with Nicaraguan to***co that it is interesting to see how they blend w...

12/02/2025

Checking out this Luciano The Machinist. **rs **rsjosh **rs **rsociety **rs

12/02/2025

Cigar News: Cigar Release List - November 2025

Monthly, we will put together a list of all of the ci**rs that were released, or announced to be released, in the previous month. This should give you an easy way to stay in tune with new releases.

12/01/2025

Team Cigar Review: Villiger La Capitana Lonsdale
Villiger Ci**rs North America

I found this Villiger La Capitana Lonsdale to be both unique and delicious. The mixture of savory, herbal and sweet qualities worked really well off each other. The only complaint that I really have is, what's with the band artwork? It doesn't follow anything along the Villiger profile.

11/28/2025

Team Cigar Review: Broncano Classic Silver Toro
Broncano Cigar Co.

The Broncano Classic Silver Toro is a solid cigar that would be on a whole other level if the second third was the profile throughout. It took some time for the cigar to take off, and unfortunately it had a slight downhill in the final third, but the middle portion was very enjoyable. It’s a cigar...

11/26/2025

Team Cigar Review: Mexigars HBA
Casa 1910

The Mexigars HBA executes delivering earthiness and spice very well, but the culprit is the dry and stale mouthfeel throughout the entire smoking experience. Because of this, the flavors themselves all taste monotone and flat. This is not something I would be interested in returning to.

11/24/2025

Team Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Tampa
J.C. Newman Cigar Company

The Diamond Crown Tampa had a nice start, with a good combination of flavors. The profile took a step down in the second third as the earth and toast levels were increasing and remained that way for the rest of the cigar. Overall, a fairly average experience. Add in the very high price point and it'...