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Cigar Review: LH Cigars Aniversario

April 4, 2025 Jimmy Dailing 0 Comments

Jimmy D returns from The Drawing Room in Davenport, IA to review the latest release from Nick Syris and LH Cigars, the Aniversario. This LE from LH is Nick’s tribute to the Cohiba Siglo VI.

Cigar Review: Justice by Stoic Cigars

March 28, 2025 James Giehm 0 Comments

Late in 2024, Vance Taylor launched Stoic Cigars. For those who might be unfamiliar with what Stoicism is, it is the philosophy of self-discipline and self-denial, in order to better one’s. An interesting view in a hobby that aligns more with a hedonistic lifestyle. However, there is an element of introspection that goes hand-in-hand when…

Cigar Review: Entropy Toro by Domain Cigars

March 21, 2025 Jimmy Dailing 0 Comments

Jimmy D returns to review the Entropy toro by Domain Cigars. Featuring an Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, over a binder and fillers from Nicaragua. This was the first cigar blended for Domain Cigars, but was the third cigar released.

Cigar Review: Avowed Awakening Limited Edition Gran Robusto

March 14, 2025 James Giehm 0 Comments

Avowed Cigars might be a new cigar brand, but the folks behind the brand are not. Andrew Considine and Dave West should sound familiar to our audience, as they are behind Maxamar Ultimate Cigars and Small Batch Cigar. To be clear, Avowed Cigars is not owned by the store, nor is this just a house…

Cigar Review: El Titan de Bronze Redemption Robusto

March 7, 2025 Ryan Nehus 0 Comments

The El Titan de Bronze Redemption is a new version of the Redemption brand developed with General Cigar Co. El Titan de Bronze is a Miami based factory and is one of the very few cigar factories in the United States. The brand is now a regular production offering as opposed to a limited edition….

Cigar Review: Circle of Life Toro from West Tampa Tobacco Co.

February 28, 2025 James Giehm 0 Comments

Back in March of 2024, West Tampa Tobacco Co. announced that they would be debuting the Circle of Life at the 2024 PCA Convention and Trade Show. Unfortunately, beyond seeing it and being able to smoke a pre-release at the trade show, the world had to wait a long 10 months to be able to…

Cigar Review: Coroneta Habano Earl from Crowned Heads

February 24, 2025 James Giehm Comments Off

Jimmy D from The Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa reviews the Coroneta Earl from Crowned Heads. This robusto features a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa, Nicaraguan fillers.

Cigar Review: Jolly Walleye by Lure Cigars

February 21, 2025 Brian Bolen Comments Off

Lure Cigars has only been in existence since September 2023. Lou Cross really hit the ground running with his core line and L.E cigars. The Jolly Walleye is another example of Lou finding the right blend to enhance your cigar smoking experience while connecting with his smoking family. Lou is all about family, as his…

Episode 146: Vlada Stojanov of SOMM Cigars

February 15, 2025 James Giehm 01:29:23 0 Comments

James and Tim (sitting in for Nick who is in Costa Rica) welcome Vlada Stojanov of SOMM Cigars to the show. Vlada discusses being a new father, what scares him, and how he’ll help his daughter develop her palate. Vlada also discusses if there are objective flavors to a cigar, romanticizing tasting, and if cigar…

Cigar Review: CAO Fasa Noche Toro

February 7, 2025 Ryan Nehus Comments Off

CAO is a company that I started out smoking very early on. My first stick from them was the CAO America Potomac (please reference Tim’s video review for pronunciation), it was an attractive barber pole stick that had a lot of bold flavors. The CAO Flathead 660 is a classic and one of the only…