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.
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Month: August 2026
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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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.”
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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.
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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?
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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?
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La Flor Dominicana La Nox – Toro (6.5 x 50)
La Nox is a well known blend by Tony Gomez that’s been around for a decade, but I decided to shine a little light on it.
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La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado – Figurado (7.75 x 62)
The LGC Gran Legado is a cigar that pays tribute to the workers who make La Gloria Cubana, made by only the most experienced rollers using higher priming leaves in the filler. Sounds amazing…. on paper.
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La Flor Dominicana Oro Maduro (No. 6) – Toro (6 x 54)
The LFD Oro line is almost 15 years old, so let’s take a fresh look.
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Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet – Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50)
Stolen Throne’s Yorktown Fleet is an homage to the naval history of Stolen Throne’s home town. Does it bring superior firepower or is it all wet?
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Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Todos Las Dias 2026 (Double Wide Belicoso) – Belicoso (4.75 x 60)
If you’re struggling to fall asleep, I start this one with a bedtime story. It’s about how Steve Saka told me not to smoke his shit. OMG, WHAT??? Don’t get your tits twisted, it’s a good story! Who doesn’t love a happy ending? And the story wraps up nicely too!
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Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th Jubilee – Corona Gorda (5.63 x 48)
10 years of Saka. You’re going to have your own strong opinion on that statement regardless of what I say. And that’s the beauty of Steve Saka.
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