Monthly Archives: December 2021

I’ve never been one to hide my enjoyment of a Nicaraguan puro, but our Trinidad Espiritu review brings a Latin Caribbean twist to Nicaragua’s rich stogie culture. Celebrating half a century of the Cuban brand Trinidad, the Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 1 is the first installment in a three-part “Espiritu” (Spanish for “spirit”) series that…

Our latest review sees our trail through the great outdoors with this 2019 offering from the creative talents of Honduras’s Oscar Valladares. Cigars have been a loving companion in many extra-curricular activities for seasoned smokers, with links to billiards, fast cars, and of course alcohol. But what about the hunters among us that shoot to…

If you’re on the hunt for a cigar that smolders with intent, then the Alma del Fuego (meaning “Soul of Fire” in Spanish) from Plascencia Cigars could be the smoking inferno your palate warms towards. Now in its sixth year of establishing itself as a premium cigar brand, this expressive stick is the third release…

To label Lars Tetens as a ‘man of many talents would be quite an understatement. In addition to being a world-famous handbag manufacturer, master chocolatier, artist, furniture maker, chef, and skateboard designer, he is renowned for being one of the creative roars behind the cigar boom of the 1990s. This was a period where infused…

Even though they only launched in 2011, Crowned Heads has quickly established themselves as cigar royalty. Many of the company’s releases are inspired by the founder's (John Huber & Mike Conder) love of music, which is why this non-music-themed smoke is completely off-key compared to the rest of the brands in their portfolio.   Originally…

Owned and operated by a family of veterans, Southern Draw returned last year with its most potent offering to date, both in terms of strength and body – the Jacob’s Ladder Brimstone. Meaning “the stone that burns”, this archaic term stems from the biblical metaphor (the cigar’s full title is “Jacobs Ladder – Hail, Fire…

If you found the luxe world and aristocratic convention of period drama “Downton Abbey” utterly captivating, you might see it as your noble duty to check out the Foundation Highclere Castle Victorian. A little background on Foundation Highclere cigars Inspired by the stately home that serves as the grand setting in Julian Fellowes’s award-winning series,…

The guys at Crowned Heads love plucking their cigar strings to musical references. The Four Kicks Maduro continues in the same vein, with its lyrical defiance and rebellious theme provoked by the song Four Kicks, which appears on the second album from Nashville-based rockers, Kings of Leon. A little background on Crowned Heads With Crowned…