James smokes and reviews the San Andres Corona Gorda from Powstanie Cigars. The San Andres features a San Andres wrapper, over an Ecuadorian Habano binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It is rolled at Nica Sueno S.A. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoaBTFRKjI
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James reviews the Blood Medicine B-Positive LE 2026 from Crowned Heads in the 6×54 size. The 2026 LE Blood Medicine B-Positive features a Nicaraguan Corjo wrapper, over an Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed binder, and Nicaraguan fillers. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoaBTFRKjI
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James smokes and reviews the Wahoo the Kingfish from Lure Cigars. The Kingfish is a PCA Exclusive from Lure Cigars that features a Mexican San Andres wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoaBTFRKjI
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FIFA World Cup fever is sweeping the United States. The sudden interest in soccer could be due to part of the tournament being held in the USA. It’s also gaining attention because the world is seeing the good ‘ol US of A differently than what is typically portrayed on the news media around the world….
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The last few years have seen a lot of cigar companies release “Year of the…” cigars to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Most of these releases follow the Chinese Zodiac (Year of the Dragon, Rat, Ox, etc.), but a few, like Punch’s Chinese food-themed cigars, break from the rest. That is what Lure Cigars and…
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Recently, I was having a conversation with someone in the industry about how much flavor the wrapper gives a cigar. He pointed out that Warped has made a business out of taking blends and just changing the wrapper. Obviously, that is an oversimplification of what Warped does; however, the Warped Isla del Cocodrilo Blanco does…
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Earlier this year, Micallef Cigars released the next color in their color series, the White. Previous releases include the Black, Red, Blue Purple, and Green. Looking at the blend, it is safe to assume that it might be the mildest release in the series. A Connecticut-seed wrapper, over a Connecticut broadleaf binder, and fillers from…
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If you thought the name “Red Pill” comes from a famous sci-fi movie, you would be wrong. However, if you listened to my first interview with Mo Maali, owner of Patina Cigars, then you know he comrs from the financial world. In fact, Maali was part of a team with the FDIC who was closing…
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Late last year, Tatuaje released the Boris Karloff Robusto. It’s a 5-1/2″ x 52 that features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over binder and fillers from Nicaragua. Made at My Father Cigars S.A., it is actually the second size of the Boris Karloff to be made in 2025. The first was a 5-5/8″ x 49 size…
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In 1942 a Syrian brown bear cub, named Wojtek (pronounced VOY-tehk) was gifted to Polish soldiers, eventually drafted into the Polish Army, helped carry ammunition in battle, and was given the rank of Corporal. Powstanie has an almost annual release named after this famous Polish soldier/mascot, and last year’s release was the Wojtek War Bear…
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