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Cigar News: Emilio La Musa 2nd Street Exclusive Announced
Emilio Cigars releases the LA MUSA 2nd Street Exclusive; hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This is the first shop exclusive for La Musa.
Cigar News: Davidoff Year of the Tiger Announced
For the tenth consecutive edition, the leading global brand of handmade luxury cigars has chosen a Connecticut wrapper leaf, which is a first for any Davidoff Limited Edition. To add yet more excitement the wrapper leaves were colored with a natural process to bring the fur markings of the tiger to life on the cigar.
Personal Cigar Review: Stallone Cowboy Series Zaino Broadleaf Robusto
If you're a fan of darker profiles with a bit of strength, the Stallone Cowboy Series Zaino Broadleaf Robusto might be right up your alley. For me, it was a bit too dry and linear from the second third on. I wouldn't see myself returning to this cigar all that often.
Team Cigar Review: Montecristo Epic Vintage 12 Blue Toro
The Montecristo Epic Vintage 12 Blue Toro kept me interested and engaged through the first and second thirds, with at times intense flavors that managed to find a balance and harmonize. The last third was a bit of a disappointment with a largely wood driven profile that didn't offend, but didn't provide anything special
Cigar News: Cohiba Blue 7×70 Announced
Cohiba will debut its largest frontmark to date with the release of Cohiba Blue 7x70, an eye-catching cigar named after its sizeable dimensions.
Team Cigar Review: United Cigar Abuelo Nieta
The United Cigar Abuelo Nieta was fairly engaging in the first third, and provided a rather light-plus and approachable smoking experience for the second and last thirds. Overall, it was a pleasant cigar review, even if the complexity of the flavor profile didn't rise to the category of a Good rating.
Team Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Et tu, Brute?
The Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Et tu, Brute? had some highlights in the first third with interesting complexity, but lost most of those notes by the second third, leaving me with a fairly average experience for two thirds of the cigar. I would smoke another Et Tu Brute? again if I had the opportunity, if only to see whether the flavor performance could live up to what the first third offered.
Team Cigar Review: Tatuaje Fausto The Old Man and the C Culebra
There is something redeeming about a unique cigar like the culebras smoking good. But the fact that the three cigars are quality cigars, and the fact that they happen to be culebras is amazing. I am sure there are plenty of cigar smokers out there that have never smoked a culebra, but with the Tatuaje Fausto The Old Man and the C Culebra, you are getting something of quality with fun presentation.
Cigar News: Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch Announced
Punch and Cigar City Brewing have teamed up to create a duo of medium bodied smokes. Called “Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch,” the cigars will be available at select liquor chains across the U.S. starting this month, with a larger rollout slated for early 2022.
Cigar News: Emilio LJZ 2021 Shipping This Month
Emilio Cigars releases the Limited Edition LJZ; hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This is the third release of the Emilio LJZ. For the 2021 vintage a new Lonsdale vitola has been added. The artwork and cigar blend for LJZ were created by James Brown.
Cigar News: Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum Lonsdale Announced
Southern Draw Cigars will release a special size of its award-winning Kudzu Lustrum, a Lonsdale 6x44 size that has been expertly box pressed. The release will be featured at the Cigars International Hamburg Block Party by CIGARfest on Saturday October 16 and Sunday October 17, 2021.
Team Cigar Review: Camacho Liberty 2021
Granted, I haven't consistently kept up with the Camacho Liberty Series (especially the newer releases), I never had this type of lackluster experience. And being completely honest, this Camacho Liberty 2021 borderlines being average and subpar. The mixture of flavors were odd and unbalanced being oddly bitter and leathery dry vegetation driven with minerals and cedar.
Personal Cigar Review: Padrón 1926 Serie Maduro No. 2
The Padrón 1926 Serie Maduro No. 2 had a nice flavor combination centered around toasted oak and earth with a supporting black pepper. Some coffee joined in which added another nice supporting component. I definitely prefer this maduro version to the natural and would be the one I gravitate towards if given the choice. The price point is high, but if it's something you enjoy, you'll find the funds for it.
Cigar News: CAO 60 Torque Begins Shipping
The limited edition smoke called “Torque” will debut as the biggest in the CAO lineup. The blend is medium-full in body, and made with Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos of different primings to deliver spice and dimension. With a Nicaraguan Habano binder and rich Honduran Habano wrapper, Torque delivers a big, bold smoking experience.
