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Many many moons ago, I reviewed a limited budget-friendly offering from the fine folks at Famous Smoke Shop and Drew Estate. The line was called Puros Huerfanos and here’s how Famous described it back in 2021: “The name ‘Puros Huerfanos’ means cigar orphans, and that’s exactly what they are....
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So here’s our list. The cream of the crop as far as premium cigars the TNCC reviewed in 2025. As always, before y’all start clutching your pearls, we’re not saying these are the best cigars on the market by any means. We are simply stating that out of the...
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We have enjoyed both of Drew Estate’s Blackened releases here in The Corner Of No Hope. The original M81 Maduro to the Core scored a highly respectable 91 and the subsequent S84 Shade to Black scored an even more impressive 92. Blackened Cigars is a passion project that brings...
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Oh boy… tonight’s show is a fun one! Way back in 2017, we tackled the original classic Road House and not only was it an epic episode but our beloved Yak Boy almost lost his life during the taping of it. Turned out he was just passed out drunk...
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BLACKENED Cigars “M81” by Drew Estate is a passion project that brings together three immensely talented and vastly experienced cigar enthusiasts — Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate; James Hetfield, Metallica co-founder, singer and guitarist; and Rob Dietrich, the Master Distiller and Blender of BLACKENED American Whiskey....
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As always, before y’all start clutching your pearls, we’re not saying these are the best cigars on the market by any means. We are simply stating that out of the cigars we smoked on the podcast and for our web reviews this past year, these ten were our favorites...
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As always, before y’all start clutching your pearls, we’re not saying these are the best cigars on the market by any means. We are simply stating that out of the cigars we smoked on the podcast and for our web reviews this year, these ten were our favorites by...
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Trick or treat! Yes, it’s the final chapter in our 8th Annual Drunken March (aka Pathetic Stumble) To Halloween! Eight years of marching to Halloween means eight long years of seeing Tut squeeze in to his glorious bright orange pumpkin t-shirt. Check him out on YouTube, the ladies love...
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Prior to this evening, I smoked my one and only Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo at the IPCPR trade show (now PCA) in 2018. Prerelease samples of this still highly limited blend were damn near impossible to obtain but I was able to get my grubby mits on one...