Initial Thoughts As I’m sure you know by now. I’m very drawn to beautiful packaging. This Oliva Master Blends 3 Liga Maestra is packaged superbly with one of the most unique bands I’ve ever seen. I typically shy away from cigars that cost more than $10 but I splurged last time I was in my local B&M and [...]

Initial Thoughts I picked up this Casa Miranda cigar on my last trip to my local B&M. It was alongside the Perdomo section so it caught my eye and I picked one up even though the sticker price was a little stiff for my liking ($11). I thought that overall the cigar looked great and was [...]

Initial Thoughts Honestly I had seen some Perdomo cigars on the shelves, and never thought much about them. I do like the packaging they have, but I had never picked one up to try. I had no clue on what I was missing out on! I had been following these guys on twitter and facebook [...]

Appearance & Construction Oliva is most definitely one of my favorite cigar brands, mainly due to the exceptional appearance and construction consistent across their various lines. The Cain F is certainly no exception. The cigar exhibits a tough wrapper with sort of a silky feel, somewhat subtle veins, and rolled tightly from the head to [...]

Initial Thoughts I love the La Flor Dominicana brand of cigars. The Air Bender is one of my favorite cigars around. So when I was in my local B&M I was immediately drawn to the the shelf of LFD cigars to these beautiful boxes that looked like marbled wood. In there I found this giant stick, [...]

Initial Thoughts The Undercrown  was recommended to me by my buddy Frank. I’ve haven’t smoked anything from the Liga Privada line, but he told me that this cigar was a great value for the flavor and size and that I couldn’t pass it up. So I listened to him, and I’m sure glad I did. [...]

What can I say about Four Kicks that hasn’t already been said? There has been so much buzz around the cigar industry about Crowned Heads 1st release. They have chronicled the whole process on their website. The guys over at CH love letting us in to see what’s going on behind the scenes. They created a [...]

Appearance and Construction: This is a very well put together box pressed cigar.  In my experience, a box pressed cigar will usually have a more intensified taste then one that is not pressed.  The Mexican wrapper, spawned from Cuban seed, is incredibly smooth with very few veins present.  The stick has a nice balance and [...]

Appearance and Construction: The Rocky Patel Decade Edicion Limitada Torpedo is a nicely constructed cigar.  The dark oily broadleaf wrapper gives way to subtle veins which run the length of the cigar.  Rolling the cigar between my thumb and index finger I found it pleasant to the touch showing no signs of soft spots.  As [...]

Appearance and Construction: The Short Torp is a brand new release from the Brick House line that I was able to get my hands on at a local event here in Nashville, TN.  I’m a big fan of the other Brick House releases and can’t wait to try this particular size.  You don’t often see [...]

Initial Thoughts Tucked away in a dark corner of a local cigar shop this bright blue metallic band drew my eyes towards the exiled corner of the humidor. I walked over and saw the familiar RP encircled by dots and recognized the familiar Rocky Patel logo. I was immediately at ease. Although I had seen [...]

Initial Thoughts First off I love the Alec Bradley brand, so that’s going to make this review difficult to write. After enjoying the AB Family Blend, Prensado, and Tempus, I thought this was going to be a sure fire out of the ballpark cigar. However I was let down as soon as I began to prep [...]

This cigar was recommended to me by a friend and fellow cigar smoke, and I have to say it was a great recommendation. I had never had a Kristoff before, so I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised, indeed I was. Initial Thoughts: The Kristoff Sumatra is eye catching when you pick it out of [...]

Overview Wow… this ain’t your normal Knob Creek! Right out of the gate this bourbon lets you know it’s here and you had better be ready. I had to put 3 ice cubes in it to calm it down. This single barrel bourbon brings the heat to say the least. If I haven’t scared you off yet, [...]

Appearance and Construction: The La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Chisel is certainly not your typical looking cigar.  While similar in shape to a torpedo, instead of a pointed round tip, this cigar comes to a flat chisel tip.  I will get to the effects of this chisel tip a little later.  There are some small [...]

The La Traviata Maduro Intrépido is one big cigar and I suddenly feel very relieved that I’m about to smoke this stogie on a full stomach.  The Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper is dark and oily with some long veins pushing through.  Overall this isn’t the best construction I’ve seen in a cigar, but I’ve definitely seen [...]