Ratings are the average based on a blind tasting of each cigar by our expert panel of ten cigar connoisseurs, who together possess more than 100 years of cigar smoking experience.
Tasting Notes:
A medium to full bodied smoke both incredibly creamy and smooth the whole way through including flavors of soil and spice with a hint of both oranges and wood.
Size: 5.9” x 52
Wrapper: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Tasting Notes:
Medium full to full flavor with amazing construction containing smooth, creamy and detailed notes of sweet cedar, caramel and white pepper followed by a nutty, espresso and black pepper flavor.
Size: 7.25” x 57
Wrapper: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Tasting Notes:
Light to medium strength with a slightly fruity overall flavor of orange peel along with hints of nutty caramel, toast and a touch of white pepper. Creamy smoke with a perfect draw.
Size: 4 7/8” x 50
Wrapper: Cuba
Binder: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Tasting Notes:
A full bodied and powerful cigar which is one of the strongest and most well-balanced
cigars including bold and heavy notes of pepper, cedar, spice and leather.
5.2” x 52
Wrapper: Ecuador Sumatra
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Tasting Notes:
Exceptionally smooth, complex, balanced and full-bodied.
5 ½” x 52
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Tasting Notes:
Robust and full-bodied; begins with a blast of bold flavor and a slight woodiness. Lingering spice with hints of
cinnamon and white pepper. Hearty finish with a sweet aftertaste.
Robusto 5” x 50
Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Costa Rican, Nicaraguan
Tasting Notes:
Medium bodied smoke with notes of butter, vanilla, earth and just
a touch of pepper.
5” x 52
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Nicaraguan Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran & Dominican
Tasting Notes:
Medium with hints of spice throughout the entire smoke.
Corona 5” x 50
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Havana
Binder: Cuban-seed Dominican Republic
Filler: Cuban-seed and Dominican
Tasting Notes:
Robust and full-bodied; begins with a blast of bold flavor and a slight woodiness. Lingering spice with hints of
cinnamon and white pepper. Hearty finish with a sweet aftertaste.
Robusto 5” x 50
Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Costa Rican, Nicaraguan
Tasting Notes:
This medium to full smoke offers a complex draw of sweet peppers and fresh fruit. Just beneath the oils of its beautiful wrapper, the well-balanced eight-year aged reserve is reminiscent of the best days of old and comforts with notes of rich, warm leather and sun-drenched wood.
7” x 52
Wrapper: Habano 2000 Seed
Binder: Micallef Family Reserve Secret Blend
Filler: Micallef Family Reserve Secret Blend
Tasting Notes:
The flavors are diverse as the cigar smokes through. Hints of ginger and coffee take the leadoff spot and they are followed up with sustainable blends of chocolate and spice. The finish is sweet with evident notes of leather and dark chocolate.
6” x 52
Wrapper: Habano Oscuro
Binder: Indonesian
Filler: Habano Halaba, Habano Ometepe, Habano Esteli
Tasting Notes:
A medium body and mild to medium strength cigar with heavy notes of cocoa and espresso with a bit of floral toastiness ending with a robust finish.
7” x 50
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo
Filler: Nicaraguan Jalapa & Condega
Tasting Notes:
Laced with hints of dark chocolate, plum and cinnamon, the taste is rounded out with finishing notes of oak and molasses.
6” x 60
Wrapper: Nicaragua
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes:
Full bodied and full strength thanks to the use of green river sucker one double ligero, the Neanderthal offers loads of dark and rich flavor. Expect notes of nuts, cinnamon, pepper and earth with a spicy retrohale and cream on the long finish.
5” x 52/56
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, U.S.A. (Pennsylvania)
Tasting Notes:
Medium-to-full bodied, features notes of sweetness and spice that dance on the palate. Superior balance of flavor.
5.5” x 46
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes:
This medium bodied smoke is filled with an amazing variation of full flavors including coffee, leather, dark chocolate and hints of cedar and raisins with a smooth and tasty finish.
5” x 52
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Tasting Notes:
A medium, medium plus with hints of citrus, makes this a perfect cigar to pair with I.P.A.’s and peaty scotch’s.
6 ½” x 52
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Dominican Olor
Filler: 7 year Seco Ligero Piloto Cubano & Jalapa Viso
Tasting Notes:
A medium strength cigar with three main flavors: sweet spicy, earthiness and sugarcane. The liga Maestro cigars start with some spiciness and a deep earth flavor that turns into a sugarcane sweetness.
6.75” x 50
Wrapper: Habano Shade Grown from Jalapa
Binder: Habano Criollo from Jalapa
Filler: A blend of Condega and Jalapa Valley tobaccos
Tasting Notes:
The Kristoff San Andrés is an extremely rich medium-full bodied cigar with pronounced notes of spice, a hint of black pepper, sweet milk chocolate and smooth coffee cream finish.
6” x 60
Wrapper: San Andrés Mexico
Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Seed
Filler: Triple Nicaraguan Habano Seed
Tasting Notes:
Medium bodied and strength, the profile is dominated by leather and espresso with a creamy finish. There are hints of dark fruit, nuts and spice throughout.
5.5” x 54
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Tasting Notes:
Full bodied cigar that has an abundant amount of complex, well-balanced flavors, with a pronounced nuttiness
to satisfy the palates of most cigar connoisseurs.
6” x 52
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes:
Key Flavors: Mocha, Cedar, White Pepper, and Herbal Notes. Burn: Very Good. Draw: Excellent
Complexity: Medium to High. Strength: Medium (1st Half), Medium to Full (2nd Half)
Body: Medium (1st Half), Medium to Full (2nd Half). Finish: Excellent
6” x 54 Torpedo
Wrapper: Brazil
Binder: Ecuador
Filler: Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and Dominican Republic
Tasting Notes:
The blend is complex, nuanced and well rounded. It appeals to those who like maduros, as well as those who prefer a fuller bodied cigar. The sweet and spicy blend offsets the bold tones. It’s a smooth, clean smoking experience with no aftertaste. Perfect in its intensity and strength with delicate cocoa notes throughout.
6” X 52
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Tasting Notes:
Cold draw offers notes of Black cherry, coffee, burnt molasses and black pepper, after five or six draws the taste of toasted cashews and sweet tea and anise coat the palate and cigar becomes full bodied transitioning a few times with espresso coffee and dry cocoa and the finishing third is a diverse blast of clove, sweet cherry and pepper.
5.5” x 54
Wrapper: Broadleaf- Lancaster, USA
Binder: Maduro- Confidential
Filler: Viso- Nicaragua, Seco- Nicaragua, Jalapa, Ligero- Estelí
Tasting Notes:
Full bodied. Earthy and dense with a long finish of cocoa, leather and hints of black pepper.
5” x 42
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Tasting notes:
Features traditional Cuban techniques of applying a triple cap and being rolled entubado. This cigar has flawless
construction with an easy draw and perfect burn. You can expect palate pleasing notes of chocolate, spice, earth, wood and leather in this medium to full bodied blend.
5” x 54
Wrapper: San Andres Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaragua Aganorsa
