Cigar Reviews

Episode 94: Top 5 Cigars of 2022 and a Look Back

I give you a look back at 2022 and share my Top 5 Cigars of 2022.     YouTube Rumble Janus Coffee Roasters

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Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 Cigar Review

I remember when I first smoked the Liga Privada No. 9 years ago. My local lounge said there were some production problems and they would not be getting any in for quite some time. I waited for a couple months and then I finally was able to grab one. Smoking this cigar for the first…

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Cigar Review: Red Meat Lovers 2022 Beef Stick by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust

For those that do not know, the “Read Meat Lovers Club” was birthed at Tulane University as a response to the wholly un-American Club S.A.V.E., Students Advocating Vegetarian Eating. Soon Mr. Evan Darnell, or the Secretary of Steak, “SoS,” was holding monthly meetings, and the club had reached 300 red meat-loving red-blooded members. Post-graduation, the…

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Cigar Review: Tatuaje 7th Tuxtla

Those in the know, know that San Andrés Tuxtla (a city in the Los Tuxtla region of the Mexican state of Veracruz) is where most of Mexico’s premium cigar industry is located. This is where Mexican San Andrés comes from. Pete Johnson blended the Tuxtla line to stand up to the strong flavors of the…

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Cigar Review: Drew Estate Undercrown Sun Grown Dogma

Cigar Dojo is a popular cigar blogging site that has built a large community around cigars. The Drew Estate Undercrown Dogma Sungrown was released in 2020 and is developed by Cigar Dojo and Drew Estate as regular production vitola. I was a big fan of the Undercrown Dogma Maduro so I was excited to get…

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Cigar Review: Matilde Limited Exposure No. 2

I have had the opportunity to smoke a Matilde cigar only a couple of times before lighting up the Limited Exposure No. 2 for this review. Most recently, I was given one at the PCA 2022 Trade Show by Lucas Da Silva of Oxford Cigar Company. I can remember him being very animated about how…

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Cigar Review: Ozgener Family Cigars Bosphorus B-55

Tim Ozgener is a well known name in the industry. Most will recognize the name from a few years ago as head of CAO cigars. Things happen in the cigar industry and some people just have to take a hiatus. Rumors in the industry hinted to an “Ozgener Return” and it was finally solidified during…

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Cigars & Coffee Episode 75: Jake Wyatt 4th Dimension and Janus Ride for a Cure

Tim is back with another episode of Cigars & Coffee with Janus Coffee Brothers Ride for a Cure and Jake Wyatt’s 4th Dimension Lancero.

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Cigar Review: Herrera Estelí Drew Estate Lounge Edition

Drew Estate puts out some great cigars in my opinion and I have had quite a few from the Herrera line. Willy Herrera is the Master Blender for Drew Estate and he has been responsible for producing some noteworthy sticks. This Lounge Edition was made for the Corona Cigar Company (Drew Estate Lounge) and it…

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Cigars & Coffee Episode 74: New Wave & Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged

James returns to Habano Cigar Lounge in Davenport, Iowa and smokes the E.P. CarilloNew Wave. He pairs it with Janus Coffee Roasters Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged coffee.

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