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Joya Copper – a cigar review

April 17, 2020April 22, 2020Tom2 Comments

The Joya Copper was an exclusive release to Cigar International brick and mortar stores in November of last year. It then became available on their website in January of 2020.

Villa Zamorano Reserva – Cigar Review

April 10, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

This week’s cigar review is about the Villa Zamorano Reserva by Maya Selva. The cigar was first announced at the 2016 IPCPR. It had a limited distribution across Europe in 2017 and finally came to the United States in 2018.

Black Abyss for JR Cigars; Cigar review

April 6, 2020April 22, 2020Tom2 Comments

The Black Abyss is a brand-new handrolled premium cigar crafted by José “Jochy” Blanco for JR cigars. The cigar is handmade at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic.

Cigar review: MBombay Classic

April 6, 2020April 22, 2020Tom

Today I’ll be reviewing the MBombay Classic Torpedo, a cigar that first came out in January 2018. I received this cigar as part of my monthly Stogiebird subscription.

Buffalo Trace pairing

April 6, 2020April 22, 2020Tom2 Comments

The Buffalo Trace cigar was a bit of a novelty for me. I received it as a gift from a friend a while ago. I wanted to pair it with some Buffalo Trace whiskey but did not have any on hand. The cigar stayed in my humidor for almost a year, still in the glass […]

La Aurora Factory Tour

April 6, 2020April 22, 2020Tom3 Comments

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being the guest of La Aurora at their facility in Santiago, Dominican Republic. I was part of a group that included Charlie Minato of The Cigar Feed, Brian Hewitt and Jerry Cruz of Stogie Review, David ‘Doc’ Diaz of Stogie Fresh, Ben Lee of Nice Tight Ash, […]

Cigar Review: Diesel Delirium

April 3, 2020April 22, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Diesel Delirium was released on March 2nd and was predicted to be an instant sell-out. As I reported earlier, the Diesel Delirium is available in one size; Toro (6” x 52), which will sell for an MSRP of $10.00 per cigar. Only 5,000 boxes of ten cigars have been produced.