Cigar Reviews

Cigar Review: Preakness 150 LE from Stolen Throne

Jimmy D from the Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa smokes and reviews the Preakness LE 150 from Stolen Throne. Jimmy takes you through his thoughts, as he smokes the cigar made for The Preakness Stakes. Rolled at the Rojas Cigar Factory in Nicaragua, the Preakness 150 LE is a 6″ x 46 corona that features…

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Cigar Review: Lumineer Toro by Valacari Cigars

I was first made aware of the Lumineer several years ago by Lou Cross, now of Lure Cigars. At the time, Lou was good friends with Nimmer Ahmad of Valacari. Nimmer would allow Lou, and the members of a local Tallahassee based cigar club – “C4” – to sample different test blends to get feedback….

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Cigar Review: Nasser The Goat by AJ Fernandez Toro

This cigar started as a lounge exclusive offering at a shop in Haiti, and at the beginning of this year AJ Fernandez brought it to the U.S. I stopped at Best Cigars in Pennsylvania and purchased two of them on the recommendation of the clerk. He said he could not keep them on the shelf…

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Cigar Review: Macanudo Emissary France Toro

The sophomore release in the Macanudo Cigars’ Emissary lineup is the Emissary France. According to Macanudo’s website the cigar features, “rare and refined French tobacco grown in the Mugron River Valley, nestled between Bordeaux and the Spanish border. Nurtured by the Atlantic sea breeze and the region’s rich terroir, this tobacco develops distinct notes of…

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Cigar Review: Montecristo M Robusto

There are a couple Montecristo cigars that I really enjoy. One of them is the 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua, which was uncharacteristically bold and full of flavor when thinking about Montecristo cigars. Initially, when you look at a heritage brand like Montecristo you don’t expect anything too wild in the way of flavor. In my mind,…

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Cigar Review: Micallef Purple Toro

Way back in July of 2023, Micallef launched their color series with the Micallef Black. Since then, they’ve had two other releases (the Red and the Blue). Micallef’s shift away from their “Grande Bold” lines to the color series has been wildly successful. The reception to each of new release of the color series seems…

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Cigar Review: Los Gloriosos Gordo Extra by La Gloria Cubana

Jimmy D from The Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa reviews the La Gloria Cubana Los Gloriosos Gordo Extra. A collaborative effort between La Gloria Cubana of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and Casa Carillo. The cigar comes ten years after Ernesto Perez-Carillo sold LGC to STG. The Los Gloriosos features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, over a…

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Cigar Review: New Dawn Robusto Grande by Avowed Cigars

Avowed Cigars launched earlier this year. The brand was started by Andrew Considine and Dave West, the gentlemen behind Small Batch Cigar, They are blended and rolled at the Kelner Cigars SAS in the Dominican Republic. The New Dawn was one of three lines launched with the company, the Vow and the Awakening being the…

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Cigar Review: Patina LE 24

We last had Mo Maali of Patina Cigars on the show in September of last year. If you remember, I was pretty bummed about missing out on his first limited edition from the year before. There was no way I was going to miss out on his 2024 LE. So, I grabbed a box when…

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Cigar Review: Herbert Spencer Toro from Jake Wyatt Cigar Co.

For her first cigar review with Simply Stogies Podcast, Mimi VonSwagg takes on the Herbert Spencer Toro from Jake Wyatt Cigar Co. The Herbert Spencer features a San Andres Maduro wrapper over binders and fillers from the Dominican Republic.   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e2VSmiOtws8  

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