"The People's Champ" Cigar Review
Punch “The People's Champ” cigar was developed with input from Punch cigar brand enthusiasts from across the United States, and is made in Honduras with tobacco from five countries... Read More!
Cigars & Indian Casinos
Indian casinos are usually great places to enjoy cigars while gambling. However, cigar smoking in the Immokalee Seminole Casino is now restricted in the smoking section... Read More!
Burn by Rocky Patel
Burn by Rocky Patel is an upscale cigar bar with locations in five U.S. cities. The original Burn was established in Naples, Florida back in 2010... Read More!
Review Cohiba Serie M Corona Cigar
Cohiba Serie M Corona Gorda cigars are made at the El Titan de Bronze Cigar Factory in the Little Havana District of Miami, and are the second Cohiba-brand cigars to be made in the United States... Read More!
Review of El Rey del Mundo Cigar
Review of El Rey del Mundo Naturals cigar made in Honduras with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Honduran binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Partagas Anejo Cigar
Review of Partagas Anejo seasonal barber pole cigar made in Dominican Republic with both aged Cameroon and Connecticut Shade wrappers, Dominican binder, and a blend of Dominican and Mexican filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of CAO Pilon Anejo Cigar
Review of CAO Pilon Anejo, a limited edition cigar made in Honduras using an old-world fermentation technique and consisting of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Honduran Habano binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican filler tobaccos... Read more!
Punch Rare Corojo Aristocrat Cigar
Review of the seasonal Punch Rare Corojo Aristocrat cigar made in Honduras with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican filler tobaccos, and shaped like a baseball bat... Read more!
Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro Cigar
Review of Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro Toro cigar made in Honduras with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder, and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos, value priced at only $5.69 per stick... Read more!
Bolivar Lost & Found Cigars
Review of limited edition Bolivar Cofradia Lost & Found Natural EMS cigar blended by Robert Caldwell in collaboration with STG and made in Honduras... Read more!
Review of CAO Firewalker Cigar
CAO Arcana Firewalker cigars are made in Nicaragua using an archaic Chincagre method of aging the Nicaraguan filler tobaccos used in the blend... Read more!
Review of Villa Zamorano Cigars
Villa Zamorano Reserve cigars are made in Honduras and despite being value-priced, they really impressed Cigar Expert Dr. Mitch Fadem... Read more!
Review of Partagas Decadas 2021
Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2021 super-premium cigars are made in the Dominican Republic with Brazilian-grown Cameroon wrappers, Connecticut Havano binders, and a blend of proprietary Nicaraguan filler tobaccos along with some Dominican Piloto Cubano... Read more!
Review of LGC Criollo de Oro Cigar
Review of limited edition La Gloria Cubana Criollo de Oro cigars, featuring a proprietary hybrid wrapper that was developed by crossing Cuban Criollo 1998 and Cuban Pelo de Oro seeds.... Read More!
Review of Sunday Gravy Cigar
Sunday Gravy will be a full-time line under Diesel, and will feature seasonal Nicaraguan smokes that will be released quarterly. The first blend is called San Marzano, and the price per cigar is only five bucks... Read More!
Review of CAO V21 Cigar
Review of CAO Flathead V21 cigar, made using an abbreviated fermentation process... Read More!
Smoking Cigars in Casinos
Enjoying cigars again at the Seminole Hard Rock Guitar Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida... Read More!
Cigar Cuts and Cutters
There are only four kinds of cigar cuts, but many types of cigar cutters to make those cuts... Read More!
Review of Diesel Crucible Cigar
Review of Diesel Crucible cigars, blended by AJ Fernandez and made in Nicaragua with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read More!
Review of Excalibur Black Cigar
Review of Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Black cigars, made in Honduras with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read More!
Macanudo Brazilian Shade Cigar
Review of Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade Toro cigar made in Dominican Republic, featuring a Connecticut Shade wrapper grown in Brazil... Read More!
Review of Punch Signature Cigars
Can the third time be the charm? Our third review of Punch Signature cigars yielded some surprising results, especially since the blend did not change, just the packaging... Read More!
Review of Cohiba Serie M Cigar
Cohiba Serie M cigars are made at the El Titan de Bronze Cigar Factory in the Little Havana District of Miami, and are the first Cohiba cigars to be made in the United States... Read More!
Review of Factory Smokes Cigars
Factory Smokes by Drew Estate are some of the cheapest bargain-priced cigars on the market today. These cigars are available in your choice of four different wrappers... Read more!
Audew Cigar Cooler Humidor
Dr. Mitch Fadem's review of his new Audew JC-23C1 Thermoelectric Cigar Cabinet or Electronic Cigar Cooler Humidor... Read more!
LGC Spirit of the Lady Cigars
Review of La Gloria Cubana Spirit of the Lady box pressed limited edition cigars made in Dominican Republic with aged Honduran wrappers, Cameroon binders, and a blend of filler tobaccos from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic... Read more!
Review of CAO Mortal Coil Cigar
CAO Arcana Mortal Coil cigars are the first release in the CAO Arcana series. The cigars are made with Andullo filler tobacco that was fermented using ropes coiled around palm tree pods filled with Dominican sungrown... Read more!
Review of La Coalicion Cigar
La Coalicion cigars are the result of a collaboration between Crowned Heads and Drew Estate, and were just given a very rare five-star rating by our Cigar Expert Dr. Mitch Fadem... Read more!
Review of 7 American Viking Cigars
Check out our Cigar Expert Dr. Mitch Fadem's review of not just one, but seven (7) American Viking cigars from Cigars Daily... Read more!
Review of El Rey del Mundo Cigar
Six new El Rey del Mundo cigars are now being distributed to retailers by the Forged Cigar Company. The cigars are made in Honduras with Honduran filler tobaccos, and all but one have Connecticut Broadleaf wrappers... Read more!
Review of CAO Zócalo Cigar
CAO Zocalo cigars became a full time line in March 2021, and are now available in three sizes. These cigars are made with a Mexican San Andreas Morron wrapper, Cameroon binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Charter Oak Cigars
Charter Oak cigars were introduced by the Foundation Cigar Company back in 2016. These cigars are made with Connecticut Shade wrappers, Sumatra binders, and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Cuban Cohiba Cigar
Since Cuban cigars can no longer be legally brought into the United States, the authenticity of these cigars is always a concern. No brand is counterfeited more than Cohiba, so can our Edicion Limitada 2014 be nothing more than a big fake?... Read more!
Review of Cigarillos
Cigarillos are small cigars that can offer enjoyable tobacco flavors in a short amount of time, and are a great alternative for outdoor cigar smokers during cold winter months... Read more!
Review of CAO Vision Cigar
The new CAO Vision cigar is not the same cigar released in 2007. The new 2020 blend features a Cameroon wrapper, Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and Nicaraguan Habanos filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Partagas Decadas 2020
Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2020 cigars are made with Cameroon wrappers that have been aged for more than 10 years. The filler leaves are from... Read more!
Diesel Sherry Cask Holiday Cigar
Review of Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Blend for 2020 Holiday, a barber-pole cigar blended by AJ Fernandez... Read more!
Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 Cigar
Review of Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San Andreas cigar, made with a Mexican San Andres wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and filler tobaccos from Nicaragua... Read more!
Review of San Lotano the Bull
San Lotano The Bull is another excellent cigar from AJ Fernandez. It is made with Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos, and an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper... Read more!
Cigar Whiskey Glasses
Cigar Whiskey Glasses can be good gifts for cigar smokers, but they are not necessarily items that cigar smokers would buy for themselves... Read more!
How to Smoke Two Cigars
Watch this vintage video of how to smoke two cigars at the same time.
Review of Illusione Cigares Privé
This cigar is an Illusione Cigares Privé Lancero special blend. Cigares Privé simply means Private Cigars... Read more!
Review of Diesel Esteli Puro Cigar
Diesel Esteli Puro cigars are blended by AJ Fernandez and made in Nicaragua with tobaccos from AJ's farms in Esteli.... Read more!
Opus X Challenge - GRAND FINALE!
During the last couple of months, cigar expert Dr. Mitch Fadem has been reviewing and comparing a selection of premium cigars to the venerable Opus X by Arturo Fuente. The verdict is now in... Read more!
Review of CAO Bones Cigar
Available in August 2020, the new CAO Bones cigar is made in Nicaragua with Nicaraguan, Honduran and Dominican filler tobaccos, a Connecticut Shade binder, and a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper... Read more!
Review of CAO Pilon Cigar
Introduced in 2015, the CAO Pilon cigar was named Cigar of the Year by the French cigar magazine L’Amateur de Cigare in July 2020. The cigar gets its name from an old-world Cuban method of tobacco fermentation, which was used to process the cigar's Habano Ecuadorian wrapper... Read more!
Review of an Eiroa Cigar
The 5th cigar in our Opus X challenge is Eiroa The First 20 Years Diadema. This is one of Christian Eiroa’s creations... Read more!
Review of Padron 1964 Cigar
The 4th cigar in Dr. Mitch Fadem's Opus X challenge is the Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro No. 4. This is a good one for the challenge. Introduced in 1994, it was to mark Padron’s 30 years in the industry... Read more!
Review of Zino and Padilla Cigars
Next up in Dr. Mitch Fadem's Opus X Challenge are the Zino Platinum Scepter Chubby and the Padilla Top Secret Poetica cigars... Read more!
Review of Serino Anniversary Cigar
Cigar No. 1 in Dr. Mitch Fadem's Opus X Challenge is the Serino 20th Anniversary Royale Maduro XX Belicoso... Read more!
Opus X Challenge
Cigar expert Dr. Mitch Fadem is in the process of comparing a selection of premium cigars to the venerable Opus X by Arturo Fuente. Find out how the Opus X matches up against other lower price alternatives... Read more!
Last Cigar Dave Radio Show
Congrats to Cigar Dave on the final broadcast of his cigar radio show, after an amazing run of 25 years... Read more and listen to the show!
Review of RP Fresh Rolled Cigars
Cigars International has a series of cigars called Fresh-Rolled. Check out what Dr. Mitch Fadem has to say about their Rocky Patel Fresh-Rolled Corojo cigars... Read more!
Review of Privada Cigar Club
The Privada Cigar Club's Farm Rolled Program just received a very rare 5-star rating from Dr. Mitch Fadem...
Read more!
San Cristobal Cigars
Tropical Storm Cristobal has come and gone, but San Cristobal cigars have been around since 2007... Read more @SmokeYourAshOff!
Review of Hoyo Epicure Cigars
Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Seleccion cigars are made in Honduras with proprietary Cuban seed wrapper, binder and filler tobaccos. The cigars began shipping to retailers last month... Read more!
Review of Cohiba Royale Cigar
Review of Cohiba Royale super-premium cigar made in Honduras with a blend of aged tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras, a Dominican binder and a sun-grown Nicaraguan wrapper... Read more!
Review of Diesel Delirium Cigar
Diesel Delirium cigars were blended by AJ Fernandez and made in Nicaragua, with an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper, a Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Knuckle Buster Cigar
Punch Knuckle Buster cigars are made in Honduras with a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan Habano binder, and a blend of filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras. Starting on March 9, 2020, these suprisingly affordable cigars... Read more!
Review of Flor de Nino Cigar
Review of Marrero Flor de Nino box pressed torpedo cigar made in Costa Rica... Read more from Dr. Mitch Fadem!
LGC Black Maduro Cigar
Second opinion of my original 2016 review of the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black Maduro cigar, this time in 2020 by Dr. Mitch Fadem... Read more!
Long Live the King Cigar
Review of Caldwell Long Live the King cigar, made with Dominican Corojo wrappers and binders, and filler tobaccos from Peru and Nicaragua.... Read more!
Review of Ted's Bourbon Cigar
Ted's Bourbon Cigars are seasoned with a just very modest amount of artificial flavoring, and are sold in glass tubes sealed with wax... Read more!
Review of Marrero Tesoro Mio Cigar
Review of Marrero Tesoro Mio Barberpole cigar made with Ecuadorian Connecticut and Habano wrappers, Ecuadorian binder, and Peruvian, Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more from Dr. Mitch Fadem!
Review of Kristoff Vengeance Cigar
Vengeance cigars returned with a new blend a couple of years ago, and are currently made with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper along with filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and... Read more!
Review of Marrero Fuerte Cigar
The Marrero Fuerte Box Pressed Gran Toro cigar is made in Costa Rica with an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper and a blend of Costa Rican filler tobaccos... Read more from Dr. Mitch Fadem!
Review of Archetype Cigar
Archetype Strange Passage cigars from Ventura Cigar Company are made in Honduras with Ecuadorian Habano wrappers, Honduran Corojo binders, and an undisclosed multi-country blend of filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of La Aroma de Cuba Cigar
Ashton's La Aroma de Cuba cigars have been around for a while, and were reviewed many times by various cigar journalists over the years. The current Nicaraguan version of the cigar... Read more!
Review of Django Cigar
The Upsetters Django is a flavor infused cigar from Foundation Cigar Company. The cigar is made with a Nicaraguan wrapper and binder, along with a blend of Jamaican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of Sobremesa Cigar
Dunbarton Sobremesa cigars are made in Nicaragua with an Ecaudorian Habano wrapper, Mexican binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos along with a ligero Broadleaf from Pennsylvania... Read more!
Review of Back2Back Cigars
Back2Back Nicaragua cigars from Davidoff are Nicaraguan puros, made with the same blend as the original Room 101 Big Payback cigars developed by Matt Booth, before he left the company... Read more!
Review of Fume D'Amour Cigar
The Illusione Fume D'Amour Clementes was ranked the Number 3 cigar in world for 2014 by Cigar Aficionado. In addition, the Juniperos vitola was rated 91 in the November/December 2019 issue of the magazine... Read more!
Review of Grand Marnier Cigare
The Grand Marnier 652 is a torpedo shaped cigar that is seasoned with Grand Marnier Liqueur and sealed in a glass tube... Read more!
Review of CAO Orellana Cigars
CAO Orellana is a limited edition cigar that shipped to retailers on October 1, 2019. It is the fourth cigar released in CAO's Amazon series, and is available only in a Toro size... Read more!
Review of CAO Flathead V19 Cigar
CAO Flathead V19 cigars are made with tobaccos that have been fermented for a shorter period of time but aged longer, to create a bolder more powerful smoke without being unrefined... Read more!
Review of Hoyo Dark Sumatra Cigar
The new Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra cigar is the result of a partnership between AJ Fernandez and General Cigar... Read more!
Review of LGC Spanish Press Cigar
Review of La Gloria Cubana Spanish Press cigar, made utilizing a process similar to the Spanish-press technique that was used in pre-embargo Cuba... Read more!
Review of Partagas Decadas Cigar
Review of Partagas Limited Reserve Decadas 2019, a super premium cigar featuring a Cameroon wrapper that has been aged for 10 years... Read more!
Macanudo Heritage Nuevo Cigar
Review of Macanudo Heritage Nuevo, a limited edition cigar that will be available in October 2019. It is not quite an alternate version of the popular Macanudo Cafe, but uses the same blend of Dominican and Mexican filler tobaccos... Read more!
Review of CAO Session Cigar
CAO Session cigars hit the market in July 2019. These cigars are made with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Dominican binder, and a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos... Read more!
Connecticut Cigars for Summer
Review of Kafie 1901 Connecticut cigar, made in Honduras with tobaccos from four countries. A very good cigar for hot summer days... Read more!
Review Zino Platinum Stout Cigar
The Zino Platinum Scepter Stout cigar by Davidoff is made with a blend of Dominican and Peruvian filler tobaccos, a Connecticut binder, and an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper... Read more!
Review LGC Coleccion Reserva Cigar
La Gloria Cubana Coleccion Reserva cigars are made in Dominican Republic by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, in collaboration with General Cigar... Read more!
Review of Sindicato Cigars
Sindicato is the flagship cigar and fourth release from Sindicato Cigar Group, LLC. The Sindicato Natural is a square-pressed Nicaraguan puro having an unfinished foot and a triple cap with a short pigtail... Read more!
Review Room 101 Farce Cigars
Room 101 Farce cigars from Matt Booth are made in Dominican Republic with Ecuadorian wrappers, Indonesian binders, and a blend of filler tobaccos from Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Pennsylvania... Read more!
Montecristo Nicaragua Cigars
Review of Montecristo Nicaragua Series cigars, which are Nicaraguan puros from AJ Fernandez and Altadis USA. The Robusto size was ranked the 10th best cigar in the world... Read more!
Review of Best Bargain Cigar
Vallejuelo is still a top rated value-priced cigar, and was considered to be the best bargain cigar several years ago. The price is still about the same, and so is the quality... Read more!
Review Cohiba Connecticut Cigar
Cohiba Connecticut is the first Cohiba cigar made with an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper. Having a price tag of $20 per
cigar, Cohiba Connecticut is considered a super-premium cigar... Read more!
Review Diesel Sherry Cask Cigars
Review of Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask cigars blended by AJ Fernandez in collaboration with Rabbit Hole Bourbon, scheduled for release on June 3, 2019... Read more!
Honey & Hand Grenades Cigar
Review of Viaje Honey and Hand Grenades small batch cigar made entirely with Nicaraguan tobaccos and having some unusual characteristics... Read more!
Review Aging Room Quattro Cigar
I had high expectations for the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Vibrato cigar, since the the Maestro vitola scored an impressive 94 rating in the March/April 2019 edition of Cigar Aficionado magazine... Read more!
Review Diesel Hair of the Dog
Hair of the Dog is a new limited edition Diesel cigar developed by AJ Fernandez with a blend made entirely of Nicaraguan Habano... Read more!
