Last year in September, marked the first time that Warped released a cigar from the Dominican Republic and Tabacalera La Isla when they released the Chinchalle. A few months after that, in December, Warped released their second cigar rolled in the Dominican Republic and at Tabacalera La Isla, the Companion or Companion de Warped. The…
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Arnold André is a German cigar company that has been around over 200 years. Founded in 1817, Arnold André is primarily known for their machine made cigars; however, they began making premium hand rolled cigars in 2011. They currently have two lines: The Monstosa line has a natural and a maduro and their Terra Nova…
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James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and smokes the new Le Carême Belicosos Finos 2022 LE from Crowned Heads and drinks the Cyclops blend from Janus Coffee Roasters.
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I’m going to let you, the reader, in on a little secret. Apparently, there was some controversy over the box art on the Crowned Heads Four Kicks Mule Kick 2022. Why? Because it has the Mexican flag colors on it. Who, you ask, would have such an issue with this? I have no idea. What…
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Alright, first things first; it would be weird if they weren’t, right? I am not the biggest Crowned Heads fan, but I dont avoid them either, and if I see one on the shelf I haven’t smoked in a while, I will pick one up. With that in mind, I had a conversation with the…
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Way back in February of this year, our own Randy Carmichael smoked and reviewed the Tatuaje Cohetes Broadleaf Reserva. He explains what the word “cohetes” means and its significance in Nicaragua. He also had high praise for the broadleaf release. This made me very excited to try the other two iterations of the Cohetes: the…
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I sit down with Mo Maali, the man behind Patina Cigars. We talk about the behind-the-scenes of running a cigar company. Mo opens up about lanceros, limited edition, and tobacco availability. We discuss how he gets into new shops and how he knows if a shop is the right fit. We talk about the economy,…
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Arturo Fuente cigars are easily attainable, they are sold in almost every gas station humidor on military bases and every brick and mortar store. The same can’t be said for a select few lines such as Opus X, Anejo, and Casa Cuba. When I saw my local brick and mortar, Leatherwood, get a box of…
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Chogüà Cigars is one of those “IYKYK” (if you know, you know) cigar brands. Chogüà Cigars is, as Jeremy Casdagli would say, “Boutique as fuck.” So boutique, that I couldn’t find what factory rolls the Chogüà brand. In fact, there’s not a lot out there. The Chogüà website just adds to this mystique, as it…
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James visits Bad Ash Cigars LLC in Oregon, Illinois while revisiting his past by smoking a Montecristo White Series Toro and drinking gas station coffee. The highlight here is Bad Ash Cigars…the rest goes the way you would expect.
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