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Lampert Platino – A (9.25 x 48)
Lampert offered the Platino blend in an A format for the Black Card holders. If that’s too much for you to handle, you can always use it like a wand for Harry Potter cosplay.
Tatuaje Creature – Perfecto (6.83 x 52)
Tatuaje’s Creature makes its standalone debut. Does the Creature capture your fancy like Kay Lawrence? Or does it need to be sent back to the murky depths?
Lampert Ocean Breeze – Gran Toro (6.5 x 56)
Lampert’s Ocean Breeze, will it make you feel fine? Or is it just blowin’ through the jasmine in your mind?
Surpassion King of Battle – Toro (6 x 50)
Surpassion’s King of Battle commemorates 250 Years of U.S. Army Artillery excellence. Does it discharge or jam up?
Surpassion Valor – Toro (6 x 50)
Surpassion’s debut cigar, Valor, is dedicated to all of America’s service members and the courage in giving everything to serve. Will this blend get you to enlist with Surpassion?
Surpassion Queen of Battle – Toro (6 x 50)
Surpassion’s Queen of Battle honors the US Army Infantry, the first branch of the Army. Does it get a Hooah?
Paul Stulac Red Screaming Sun – Toro (6 x 52)
Paul Stulac says the Red Screaming Sun came “while staring at a gorgeous sunset on a tobacco field in CT and having a ‘cigar moment’ and expressing it was a screaming sun. Add CT broadleaf to a cigar and put them in red boxes and Red Screaming Sun is born.” He wasn’t lying when he said, “names are important and ridiculous at the same time.”
My Father La Lealtad – Torpedo (Box Press) (6.13 x 52)
La Lealtad is Spanish for “loyalty.” This cigar definitely tested my ability to stick with it.
CAO Escaparate (TAM.095) – Toro (6 x 52)
CAO time warps us with a special blend from their very early days. It’s just a jump to the left…. then a step to the right?
La Flor Dominicana Solis – Toro (6.5 x 50)
Little brothers always imitate and try to one-up their older brothers. Does Litto Jr.’s Solis stack up as the ideal contrast to Tony’s La Nox?
The Rest
More Than Smoke: The Enduring Culture of the Premium Cigar
The one where I share an exceptional letter written by a BOTL about the power of the community.
Smoke and Steel x The Burnable, good fucking god….
Much like a lonely housewife, the Smoke and Steel guys were feeling desperate and invited me into the garage on a scorching summer evening for some “fun.” At least nobody got chlamydia this time!
Introducing Abbina Craft Sipping Soda
The one where I tell you about Abbina Craft Sipping Soda, the only soda designed to pair with cigars.
How I Use AI for Article Header Photos
The one where I tell you AI isn’t so bad
Do We Really Need Another Cigar Review Website?
Fuck me, I made a cigar blog.
How are Cigars Evaluated and Scored for a Review?
The one where I talk about the evolution of my scoring system and creating a formalized process for reviewing. Buckle up kids, you’re going to catch me monologuing…