I’ve been up and down with the Isla del Cocodrilo line. Will the previously international only Gran Toro complete the redemption arc now that it’s coming home to the US?
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From the ashes of the fire at the AJ Fernandez factory last year comes Amar.
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THE Oscar indicates there’s only one Oscar. But there’s two, a Habano and a Maduro. Should there only be one?
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Real question, did Oscar Valladares go to school in Ohio? Because he made THE Oscar, just like THE Ohio State University. Just curious. 🤔
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The cutout wings… yeah, I know… not my thing either. That’s the part they need to send to hell, lol. 😂
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Does the Oscar Valladares Heaven & Hell Claro send you to heaven?
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When you have good French fries, it’s impossible to have just one. Does the same apply to the Drew Estate Papas Fritas or should the scrap tobacco have been thrown into the scrap bin?
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The moonflower is a night blooming flower that symbolizes the hidden beauty that emerges in darkness and the power of quiet transformation. Will it be your muse?
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The Avowed team have been playing the long game and sprung two surprise variants of the Awakening on us. With the same ASP Ecuadorian Connecticut 2016 Vintage wrapper of the New Dawn, does the Awakening White let its light shine on you still?
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The Avowed team have been playing the long game and sprung two surprise variants of the Awakening on us. The Awakening Black comes with the same Ecuadorian Corojo 2021 Vintage wrapper as used on the Hallowed Hands. Does it work or will it leave your heart feeling as dark as the wrapper?
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Daniel Lance said that “Pariah is not about fitting in.” Will the No. 39 Red, with its nine-tobacco blend and 7″x60 size, satisfy your tastes and fit into your regular humidor rotation?
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Pariah’s stand alone. Will the White No.39 with its eight-tobacco blend, double binder, and ramp blending, all wrapped in a Casjuca Connecticut leaf, stand apart from other Connecticuts?
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The Alejandro Robaina Cubana No. 6 shares the same band and a similar look wrapper as the No. 2. Does that indicate more of the same or is it a truly unique blend in its own right?
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With the AG Alejandro Robaina Cubana No. 4, we get a different color wrapper, a different colored band, and slightly less age on the tobacco, but we still don’t know the details of the blend. How does it compare to the No 2. and No 6? Does that different band indicate a big change?
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Normally I’d write something witty, but sometimes the hype around the cigar is too much, and the reality crushed my spirit just a little bit. I really don’t know what happened with this one, but I’m not OK…
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Going into the vault for this one. Does the Oracle open up your third eye, does it get the stink eye, or maybe it tastes like your brown eye? 😫
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The Pink Telephone Booth was an exclusive for LA Cigar Collective that has since sold out. But I loved the blend and wanted to let it shine, so I’m reposting the original review from 2025 as this is the cigar that turned me onto Lanceros.
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Is J.C. Newman’s contribution to the United Cigars Firecracker lineup a banger? sigh….
Just read the review while I go hang my head in shame for the dad joke…
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America, fuck yeah! The American is 100% USA sourced through every step, but is it worthy of being the cigar to celebrate America’s 250th?
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2026 is the year of the horse and Plasencia released the requisite “El Año del Caballo.” Is this bad horsie a champ that gets to stud or will it be turned into glue?
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