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This new addition to the Cuéllar brand falls in between their milder Krēmē offering and the stronger Black Forest line. Villiger Cigars has produced two cigars over the years that I’ve highly enjoyed: the now discontinued Talanga line and the impressive La Flor de Ynclan Lancero Especial. They’ve also...
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As a veteran cigar smoker, it’s not often that you come across a cigar presented in a shape that you’ve never seen before. And if you do encounter such a thing, your first thought is usually that you either accidentally sat on the cigar or (most likely) one of...
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I’ve alway believed that there is a place in the premium cigar world for well-crafted, shorter cigars. Whether you live someplace where the winter winds cut right through your bones or if (like me) you dread the hot Texas summers knowing that your fucking face is going to fucking...
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It’s been well over a decade since Miami Cigar & Company released their previous two Grand Reserve offerings in 2011 and 2012. But to acknowledge the company’s 35th anniversary, Nestor Miranda looked to the My Father Cigar Factory to help create a worthy tribute to his company’s longevity. In...
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Back in March of 2024, the Miami-based El Titán de Bronze cigar factory announced that it had updated its previously-limited Redemption line of cigars and this new iteration would be a regular production release distributed nationally by General Cigar Company. Nobody was more thrilled about this collaboration between small...
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The Somm cigar brand from owner, and trained wine sommelier, Vlada Stojanov debuted at the TPE 2023 trade show. The BDX line was the first to be introduced with its name referencing the Bordeaux region of France. While that initial release was limited to a 5×50 robusto only, a...
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We reviewed the initial Super Deluxe release from Black Label trading Company way back in 2021 on Episode 139. The cigar’s “flawless” construction and highly consistent profile of spice, mineral, coffee, and dark chocolate worked very well for us, so much so that it earned a score of 92...
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I’ve always been a Neanderthal guy. No, that doesn’t mean I watch Nascar every weekend while simultaneously beating my wife and traumatizing my kids with scary stories about the woke Deep State during the commercial breaks. And if you think that type of Neanderthal sounds a lot like you,...
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Last year, Viaje announced a brand new line of cigars based around the central concept of utilizing aged tobacco. Two sizes of the Private Bale Bird on a Branch were released back in August 2024, the 6×50 Pajaro and the 5×52 Pajarito. This review, my friends, is the story...