Unco B's Stogie Diary

That’s right. You can’t get this cigar. But it was too special to keep my mouth shut about. If you take away anything, it’s a perfect example of why aging matters. It’s also Eladio Diaz at his best. Without the band, you’d think it was a Davidoff with its clean,…

West Tampa sticks have always been hit or miss with me. But this collaboration between Rick Rodriguez and Raymond Pages is a hit for me. A big hit!

NF Cigars doesn’t make itself easy to discover. After smoking the V Decada Toro, I wanted to see what the Torpedo had to say. At first, I thought, “Been there, done that.” Delicious, certainly, but familiar. Then I got that giddy feeling I get when I’m smoking a great cigar.…

A year ahead of its production release, the Privada Fuego Maduro offers a preview of what AJ Fernandez has been working on. I usually leave my Rare Finds cigars out of the diary, but this prototype gave me plenty of reasons to make an exception.

I was impressed by the Robusto’s smooth, balanced profile. The Toro is on another level entirely: smoother and even more expansive. At least for now, this vitola is setting the bar for the Moonflower.