Monthly Archives: November 2022

Crowned Heads Cigars ordinarily sing to the tune of stogie connoisseurs with their string of music-inspired smokes, but this time they’ve gone a little off-key. The Buckeye Land cigar is a first-time collaboration between Crowned Heads and Drew Estate master blender Willy Herrera. Initially, a regional release exclusively for the state of Ohio (a place…

Rustic and almost mean-looking, today we will be smoking the limited edition La Flor Dominicana N.A.S., which falls into the cheroot vitola category. Cheroot derives from the French word ‘she-root,’ meaning a roll of tobacco — these small smokes have a cylindrical shape, and both ends are clipped during manufacture. These cigars were released in…

Weighing in with a 62-ring gauge and almost seven inches in length, the San Cristobal Coloso is the 10th vitola in the San Cristobal line. This Nicaraguan puro is dressed in a dark brown, oily and leathery wrapper, displaying the iconic San Cristobal logo of the red parrot with widespread wings — representing free-spirited travelers…

Cigar samplers are a fantastic way to burn through different sizes, strengths, and flavor profiles from a specific brand. This Plasencia Cigars box set is a fine example of the Plasencia family’s rich tobacco legacy that spans six generations. Pioneered by Eduardo Plasencia in 1865, they’ve become one of the biggest tobacco growers worldwide, with…