Let me lay this out best I can… The cigar clowns are back with another banger! Introducing the 5150! Not much is known about the blend, as usual from the Clowns. However, I can state what I do know. The 5150 cigar is 6×58 Nicaraguan Maduro. Placed in the trade market packaging the Clowns enjoy, […]
Drops Thursday, October 6th at 9pm CA time/12am est. Class meets artistry. One of the highest-dollar cigar companies in the game is dropping for the LCA October release, but it comes with an advantageous opportunity! El Septimo is known for its prestigious smoking experience, bringing unique blends from the countryside of Costa Rica. At usual, […]
It is not to wonder why Jonas Santana has been called the ‘King of Cubra leaf’. If you take a look into the Blackbird Cigar portfolio, you will find several blends that use this particular leaf from Brazil, including the limited collaboration with Cigar Culture, the Hawk. However, that is not the only Maduro leaf […]
New blood. Blended by Alec Cuevas, the youngest member of the fifth generation of cigar makers, the new release from Casa Cuevas is special. This is a first on many fronts; the fact that Luis Cuevas’ son is the blender is one of them. This is the first cigar Alec has created, and according to […]
It’s finally going to make an appearance! It has been a long journey, but it’s on its way. It was nearly a year ago when I had come across this cigar. Hearing about it among members of the Privada Cigar Club, I knew this was one I had to try. A friend of mine secured […]
Newly released Suave Maduro from Emilio has hit the shelves of OGT. What is it exactly? Over three years ago, James Brown of Black Label Trading and Black Works Studios took over production for Emilio cigars. At the start, they launched their ever-popular Suave Connecticut. The Connecticut version is rich in flavor with amazing notes […]
Whelp. here it is. At the beginning of the year, I posted a YouTube video titled “Oak Glen Tobacconist is on a mission this year.” If you have a chance, give it a watch. I have strived to keep that promise through cigars like the Clowncero, the seven-year aged vault series from Stallone Cigars, Heartbreaker, […]
One of the first releases from Black Works Studio was in the form of a petite Panetela. Among the unique sizes found within the portfolio was the 5 x 38 Rorshach cigar. Rorschach boasts a very textured, even oily Habano wrapper from Ecuador. True to Black Works fashion, a binder and fillers are found in […]
Anyone familiar with Black Works Studio cigars is probably familiar with the Killer Bee Maduro and Green Hornet. The duo is made in specific vitolas of Petite Corona and Corona, and offers a deep flavor complexity. Earlier this year, announced at the 2022 PCA trade show was the addition of Killer Bee Connecticut. But that […]
Tradition is something we hear in the cigar world rather frequently. It is synonymous with the trade; cultivating tobacco, the ritual of rolling leaves together to form an overall flavor, and using techniques handed down from generation to generation. A brand that exemplifies tradition is Aladino cigars. Aladino cultivates the heralded Corojo seed grown in […]