Author Archives: GoofyDawg

Okay… I know that there’s no such thing as a perfect cigar. But I’m always on the lookout for a cigar I can rate at 100 points. My rating scale is much like Katman’s in that the rating has nothing to do with a comparison to other cigars, but on the experience, and how itContinue reading “In Search of the Perfect Cigar”

Purchased: 5-pack EL554 (5 X 54)Price: $50Store: MiamiHumidor.netBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: No. Only because a box includes ten of the two sizes, a 4X54 and 5X54. I don’t like shorties.Experience Rating: 89 These cigars were inspired by the tubes in vintage tube amps. Dan Welsch, co-founder of L’Atelier was apparently replacing a tube in oneContinue reading “Tatuaje Surrogates BackLine 2025”

Purchased: 5-pack Corona Gorda (5 5/8 X 46)Price: $42.75Store: MiamiHumidor.netBuy Again: YesBox Worthy: AbsolutelyExperience Rating: 95 I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m a HUGE fan of Tatuaje’s Seleccíon de Cazador (Brown Label) 7th line. And though the Habano still remains my favorite, I usually have others in the line on hand either in 5ersContinue reading “Tatuaje 7th Tuxtla San Andrés”

Purchased: 5-Pack ToroPrice: $29.00Store: CigarPage.comBuy Again: ProbablyBox Worthy: I’m unsure… I need to get another 5er and forget about it for several months.Experience Rating: 85 I wrote my first impressions of this cigar back in July and I liked it but also mentioned that it would be better with even more rest. Six weeks later,Continue reading “EP Carrillo Black Swan”

Here’s a cigar that has been around a long time. I’m amazed that I haven’t written about it in my diary because this cigar first introduced me to the Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper which, if I’m being honest, is a tobacco I’ve come to prefer and tend to gravitate towards because of its smoothness and sweetness.Continue reading “La Gloria Cubana Classic Maduro”

I love discovering or stumbling upon new cigar brands. Founders Cigars is new to me. They’re actually a fairly new company having been established in 2020. I discovered them purely by accident. A couple of nights ago, I dropped off my son and his friends at a concert at Stanford University. And since I wasContinue reading “Founders Cigars Roosevelt Maduro and Douglass Habano First Impressions”

Two great cigars in a single day! Call me lucky. Yesterday, I went to West Coast Cigars to finish some work I had left. I needed to get out of the house because I was going stir crazy. I spent about five hours there and yes; I finished my work. My first cigar was theContinue reading “AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial Short Churchill. Oh My!”

For brevity, I will refer to this cigar as “Diamond” in the post. One thing I have always loved about cigars rolled with Dominican tobacco is that they can mask an underlying strength that can take the unprepared completely unaware. After all DR tobacco in general is known to be mild and mellow; full-flavored yes,Continue reading “La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Diamond First Impressions”