Reviews

Bad Dog Toro

Bad Dog Cigars are relatively new to the industry. Created by Nicholas Scarcella and Andreas, long time business partners, these cigars feature a unique Rhodesian wrapper that comes from the Zimbabwe.


Guest Review: G.A.R. by George Rico

Our first guest review comes courtesy of dk_fxn. The G.A.R comes to us from George Rico. Known as a blender for the Gran Habano and 3 Siglos lines of cigars, the G.A.R is his personal line of cigars. I noticed this cigar in a few of my local shops. The simple look of the cigar […]


Paul Garmirian Gourmet Series

Passion is what has created success stories in the cigar industry, and in my opinion it’s the greatest asset any cigar manufacturer can possess.  In the case of Paul Garmirian, owner and creator of PG Cigars, his passion started early in the 1980’s when he began a nine year research and writing process that culminated […]


Cheap Ash: Leoninos by La Aurora

For the second installment of our Cheap Ash series I smoked the Leoninos, by La Aurora. This cigar sports a Dominican grown Corojo wrapper that has been aged for 3 years. According to La Aurora this is the only cigar that uses a Dominican Corojo wrapper.


Xikar Travel Humidor

Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure or just herfing with your buddies, no trip is complete without a stash of your favorite cigars along for the ride. Problem is properly caring for those cigars in the process.


United Tobacco 601 Red Rabito

The United Tobacco (EO Brands) 601 line is produced in Esteli, Nicaragua by Don Pepin Garcia, with 4 wrapper choices.  The 601 Red is wrapped with a Nicaraguan Habano Natural leaf and is available in 7 sizes: Chruchill, Rabito, Robusto, Toro, Torpedo, Trabuco and Guapito. 


Arganese Maduro Presidente Robusto

Arganese Cigars was originally created as the personal cigar for Gene Arganese. After he began passing the cigars out to family and friends he realized the potential for developing his own line of products. He eventually settled his operations in La Palma Free Trade Zone of the Dominican Republic, where he now operates a 13, 500 square foot factory with 110 acres of tobacco fields. Today Arganese produces 9 lines of cigars, one of which being the Maduro line that I’ll be reviewing for this post.


CAO Lx2 Lancero

The Lx2 is the latest cigar from CAO, and it’s been highly anticipated. We have chosen the limited edition lancero for our first video review.


Palio Cutter

Name: Palio Original Composite Silver Cutter Made by: Brother of the Leaf, LLC MSRP: $44.96 but can easily be found for $35.96 on the Internet. Warranty: Lifetime


Gurkha G3

The Gurkha G3 is described as a complex powerhouse. Let’s see how it really fares.