Casa 1910 Soldadera Edition Teniente Angela
Casa 1910 is a brand in motion, and Teniente Ángela is the moment that motion becomes unmistakable. The early Revolutionary Edition cigars were nationalistic statements—Mexican puros built to assert identity through soil and heritage. Ángela breaks that orbit. It’s the first Casa 1910 cigar that feels authored rather than declared, a blend that moves with…
La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol: The Cigar That Marks the Brand’s Return to the Fight
La Aurora’s Fuerte Sol isn’t a line extension — it’s a declaration. A legacy Dominican house that once whispered in floral sweetness and cedar‑light elegance has stepped back into the arena with a darker, stronger, U.S.-market frame. Built on San Andrés muscle, Nicaraguan torque, and a Dominican heart, Fuerte Sol marks the moment La Aurora…
Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent
The 25th Anniversary Gothic Serpent moves in a warm, steady line—creamy core, soft leather, toasted nuts, and a gentle aromatic lift that holds the experience together. It’s a calm, coherent cigar that settles into its lane early and stays there with discipline. The motion is comforting rather than ambitious, a blend built to maintain a…
Finally! The LCA La Sirena Super Sea Monkeys 2026
The 2026 Super Sea Monkeys delivers a warm, grounded experience with a clear sense of intention. The tighter gauge pulls the blend into a focused line—pepper, cocoa, roasted coffee—held together by a gentle aromatic lift that gives the cigar its signature charm. It doesn’t chase the buoyant, fruit‑driven elevation of the 2025 release, but it…
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Snobs!
Cigar snobs treat smoking like a performance, but the cigar doesn’t care about their résumé. It reveals itself the same way to everyone—through motion, intention, and behavior. Snobbery collapses under that kind of honesty. You don’t need a pedigree to read a cigar; you just need to pay attention to how it moves. The best…
Some Cigars…
Some cigars try so hard to be profound that they forget to be enjoyable. Others never announce themselves at all, yet move with such easy confidence that you realize halfway through you’re smoking something honest. Some cigars chase complexity like it’s a performance; others deliver a clean, intentional experience without ever raising their voice. The…
Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1950 (Black Label) a Year Later
Does a year make a difference? Usually, and for many cigars, it rounds out their sharp edges. But that could be a good thing or a bad thing. Sometimes the sharp edges define a cigar. Take them away, and the cigar feels diminished. But for the most part, I’ve found that time whittling down the…
A Different Way of Looking at Cigars
I’m always trying to understand why I like certain things. And one process I learned over forty years ago, when I took a wine appreciation class in college, was to draw out a quadrant graph, then place the different wines I had tasted in the quadrants. It was a great way of exploring new wines…
La Aurora Family Creed Fuerte Sol ROTT
I’ve been wanting to try this cigar since it was released in the middle of last year. I’m a La Aurora fanboy, and as they hadn’t released anything major since 2000, I knew I needed to get my hands on some. Unfortunately, I never got around to buying any, as I had other sticks that…
EP Carrillo Battleborn Toro
Purchased: Single Toro (6 X 56)Price: $28.95Store: West Coast Cigars, San Jose, CABuy Again: YesBox Worthy: Yes – but I think I may stick to fiversExperience Rating: 92 I love smoking cigars with a mythology behind them, or at least a great story. It doesn’t necessarily compel me to buy a cigar because of its…
La Gloria Cubana 8th Street 3-Month Time Check
Purchased: 2 boxes Toro (6 X 52)Price: $49/boxStore: Famous SmokeBuy Again: Yes – and noBox Worthy: ObviouslyExperience Rating: 98 The reason I said “Yes – and no” to Buy Again is that the box price is back to $175 for a box of ten. That said, is it worth $17.50/stick? Yes, I believe it is,…
PSA: The Regular Production Paul Stulac Blue Lightning Sky Is Now Available!!!
If you didn’t get a chance to get the Katman Edition stick, you can now get it as a regular production cigar. There are a few retailers out there selling them, but I always get my Stulac cigars from MiamiHumidor.net. They have the best prices. A box of twenty-five is only $170! That’s about $60…
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