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Team Cigar Review: Matilde Special Edition 2024

This Matilde Special Edition 2024 was a great Ecuadorian Sumatra release and terrific release from Matilde. While the burn was never perfect, and the draw a little snug, I loved the flavor profile delivered with the strength and body. It was a complex blend and a filling cigar. The flavors played off each other nicely, and it was enjoyable to the end. I have always loved the brand, and they have had some highs and lows over the years, but they always seem to bounce back. I am excited for their next offering.

Seth Geise, April 2, 2025

Team Cigar Review: Montecristo M Toro

This Montecristo M Toro is a pricey cigar, which is not fun, but it’s a high-quality Montecristo. It’s the best Montecristo I have smoked in some time. Right now I would buy this over a Cuban Montecristo, and those are probably similar in price. In some ways, it captures some of the qualities that a Cuban Montecristo delivers when it is on point. Not entirely, but that coffee, tobacco and cream quality for sure. It also delivered quality Connecticut profiles. Cedar, cream and pepper spices.

Seth Geise, March 31, 2025

Team Cigar Review: La Riqueza SE 2024

I am a fan of the Cazadores vitola, and have always enjoyed the Brown Label offering, but the La Riqueza SE 2024 did not impress. I felt the flavors lacking and one dimensional. The Broadleaf was not dominant enough, and you need a quality wrapper with a vitola of this nature. The popcorn flavors were some of the most dominant popcorn flavors I have experienced on a cigar, but there needed to be more. Draw and burn aside, this is not a cigar I would come back to and try.

Seth Geise, March 26, 2025

Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Black Angus FSG

The Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Black Angus FSG delivers those classic FSG flavors, but with a lot of richness as well. It is balanced. Saka did a good job of showing off the tobacco, but not having that tobacco be the main drive in the body and strength. It’s a blend meant for a larger cigar, and it is done well. Rich earth and spice notes with a lot of tobacco and barnyard. Great full body cigar.

Seth Geise, March 24, 2025

Personal Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonú 2012 Corojo

Looking at the five Cojonú 2012 offerings, I would place this Tatuaje Cojonú 2012 Corojo in third behind the current Habano and Reserva offering. If you went back to 2012, I would have this behind the Capa Especial offering as well. It’s softer than the Habano and Reserva offerings while also capturing those Corojo qualities of dry earth, spices, seasoned wood and leather notes. I was hoping for a little more transitioning with the cigar, and complexities, but it was a solid smoke overall.

Seth Geise, March 21, 2025

Personal Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960’s Sophisticated Hooker

The Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960’s Sophisticated Hooker is significantly better than the Short Story offering. The cigar can grow and show complexities and transitioning. There was depth with the cigar, and a nice overall flavor profile from beginning to end. The burn was not perfect, but there were little problems and the draw was great. I loved the salted wood, dark cocoa, coffee, cream and barnyard notes.

Seth Geise, March 7, 2025

Team Cigar Review: Espinosa Las 6 Provincias ORT

The Espinosa Las 6 Provincias ORT is probably my favorite Las 6 Provincias. It’s right there with the CMW. I loved the flavor profile produced, and the cigar remained balanced throughout. It has a flavor profile that every cigar smoker will enjoy, and it is approachable to all smokers with strength and body. I gave Espinosa a hard time for having these made at San Lotano, but I am understanding the reason more and more each year.

Seth Geise, March 3, 2025

Team Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary Toro

The AJ Fernandez 20th Anniversary Toro was a solid cigar. I really liked the Nicaraguan flavor profile delivered, and it was filling on many levels. Construction was perfect with the cigar as well. I thought the size was a little large, I would have preferred a 54 or 52, but it still smoked great for being as large as it was. It kept my interest from beginning to end. I enjoyed the cinnamon, cocoa and pepper quality profile delivered.

Seth Geise, February 18, 2025

Team Cigar Review: Buenaventura Favoritos Natural 56

The Buenaventura Favoritos Natural 56 is a solid cigar. The pricing on this is incredible, and it’s wild to say that after smoking the Connecticut. I loved the vitola on the cigar as well, and the larger ring gauge just worked out well. I don’t think I would have liked this as much in a smaller vitola. Would possibly be too much for me and destroy my palate. I still can’t believe this is under $6.00.

Seth Geise, February 12, 2025

Team Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Décimo Aniversario

I enjoyed the Crowned Heads Las Calaveras Décimo Aniversario. I thought it was a balanced cigar, and one that would do well with age and dry-boxing. The flavor profile worked well with the strength and cigar, and I enjoyed the pepper, sweet spices, cocoa and coffee qualities. The oak notes were enjoyable as well. Overall, a nice smoking cigar and a good looking one. It may shock you to read this, but I would pick these up again and smoke.

Seth Geise, February 10, 2025