Unco B's Stogie Diary

With over two years of box age, the Manzanita sheds its brightness and settles into something far more composed. The opening is still relentless, wave after wave of flavor, but it never loses its footing. Everything builds on a core that holds from start to finish. Nothing feels forced. Nothing…

The Hoofty starts at a disadvantage. Budget-priced and easy to dismiss, it doesn’t look like much on paper. But once you spend time with it, that assumption feels off. It builds structure, settles into itself, and delivers a composed, enjoyable experience from start to finish. It doesn’t try to impress.…

As some may know, I write guest reviews for my good friend Phil Kohn, and he just published my review on the Domain Cigars Entropy. This is an exciting cigar that starts out chaotic, pulls itself together, and ends with an Esteban Disla punch. Check out the review!

I thought this was a simple, enjoyable cigar—something I’d reach for without thinking twice. But every time I smoked it, something didn’t quite line up. It wasn’t until I sat with it that it clicked. This cigar isn’t simple at all. I just had to give it the time to…

With the Ferio Tego Summa, the experience shifted away from flavor notes and into something else entirely. The cigar isn’t driven by transitions or bold changes, but by a constant, underlying energy that holds everything together. As the core settles in, that energy reveals itself—quiet, controlled, and persistent—shaping the experience…

Some cigars evolve. Others reveal. The Powstanie Wojtek 2023 belongs to the latter. From the first light, it establishes a grounded core—espresso, cocoa, and earth—and never lets go. What unfolds isn’t progression in the traditional sense, but a steady clarification, where tension, sweetness, and spice orbit a center that was…