Unco B's Stogie Diary

Wrapper: ConnecticutBinder: UndisclosedFiller: UndisclosedSize: Toro (6 x 52)Strength: Medium → Medium-Plus (final inch)Body: Medium → Full (last couple of inches)Price: $8.00 USD; $6.00 each with 3+1; $5.71 each with 10+4Factory: Undisclosed, Estelí, NicaraguaBlender: UndisclosedRelease: June 2026 (Regular Production)Smoking Time: 1:25Experience Rating: 96 I’m always a little wary of trying a…

Some $25 cigars only wish they were this good. I normally don’t like saying a cigar punches above its weight class, but this one does. It always has for me.

It has been a while, but I sent a review over to my good friend, Katman. When I write guest reviews for Katman’s site, you’ll see another side of my writing. They’ll be more spontaneous, with a lot more personal quips, because I’ll be shooting from the hip and writing…

In Measuring a Blender’s Skill, I asserted that perhaps the best way to measure a blender’s skill isn’t by smoking their masterpiece. It’s by smoking their cheapest cigar. So now I’m putting that assertion to the test with Guillermo Peña and the Miami Humidor Bundle Maduro.

This cigar’s profile is subtly complex. It’s well-structured, packed with flavor, and in constant motion from the first puff. I like it so much that it’s going into my Current Go-Tos list!

The Penn Standard Broadleaf isn’t a particularly complex cigar, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s simply a delicious cigar with plenty of room to express itself. What makes it memorable is how easily it pulls me into the experience, right up until the Broadleaf finally bares its teeth near…

Smoking the El Triunfador Original is like cruising down the PCH in a roadster with the top down and my Wayfarers on. Yet another great smoke from Pete Johnson.