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Onyx
The draw is mediocre. Smoke production's okay, getting some dark, dark bitter flavors right off the bat. I'm a big fan of those dark bitter flavors. I'm getting a little bit of a leather an…
Reviewed Jul 16, 2026Read full review
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My Father
Good draw. Good smoke production. Good cigar construction. Very nice flavor profile. Kind of gives me a baked bread flavor with a little bit of sweetness. Not too much though. Maybe a littl…
Reviewed Jul 15, 2026Read full review
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Macanudo Inspirado
At the very start I'm getting a good draw and great smoke production. Kind of a sweet cedar cardboard flavor coming through at the beginning. Overall a pretty decent cigar would definitely…
Reviewed Jul 12, 2026Read full review
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Aganorsa Leaf Signature
Starting off with a very, very good draw and amazing smoke production. Off to a very good start on overall cigar construction. Getting a little bit of sweet cedar. Not a lot more than that…
Reviewed Jul 10, 2026Read full review
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Fat Bottom. Betty
This is a flavored cigar which I didn't realize when I bought it. It's got kind of a clove thing going on. I'm not sure what the flavors are. It's not bad for a flavored cigar. I don't like…
Reviewed Jul 8, 2026Read full review
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FFOX Opus X Perfeccion #4
Pretty good draw right away. I'm getting a whole bunch of woody notes. Dry wood. Good so far, expecting more complexity as it develops. The woods are getting more complex. It's getting kind…
Reviewed Jul 4, 2026Read full review
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Placencia Alma Del Fuego
Getting some hay flavor and a little bit of chocolate too. It's kind of faint milk. Chocolate flavor not really dark. Chocolate. Jaw is pretty good. I'll be interested to see how things dev…
Reviewed Jul 1, 2026Read full review
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Single Hill Skybreak Barrel, Aged Mayan Chocolate Imperial Stout
You can definitely taste a hint of chocolate. Not too strong but definitely perceptible. So far I feel like my favorite of these line of single Hill cans has been the ones that don't have a…
Reviewed Jun 30, 2026Read full review
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Ep. Carrillo Pledge Of Allegiance
Very good draw, starting off with kind of a cardboard taste. Tangy. About a quarter into the cigar right now, starting to get some hay flavor coming in. I'm about at the halfway part now. F…
Reviewed Jun 28, 2026Read full review
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La Galera Maduro Pegador
Starting off with a lot of flavor and a great job. The construction seems very good and the flavors and a lot of wood in them. A lot of spice and pepper, I think. Looking forward to see how…
Reviewed Jun 26, 2026Read full review
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Perdomo Legacy Nica Maduro
The drawing is okay, the smoke production is pretty good. Over our really good flavor, I got some floral notes out of it, and towards the end it's starting to gain some depth of flavor, whi…
Reviewed Jun 14, 2026Read full review
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Aging Room Quattro, Nicaragua
Very good. Draw a lot of woody notes. A little bit of hay too. I'm about 23 minutes in, about 1/3 done with the stick. I'm getting some deeper notes, still a lot of woody flavor but more nu…
Reviewed Jun 6, 2026Read full review
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E.P. Carrillo Encore
The construction is pretty good. The draw is about average. At the very beginning and getting a bit of chocolate off the jaw. The draw. Just 8 minutes into it. The flavors are really starti…
Reviewed Jun 5, 2026Read full review
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Agnorsa Leaf Nicaragua International Supreme Leaf
Okay, draw, pretty good construction I'm getting some sweet notes at the very beginning. Tastes like fermented dough. In a good way. Overall, not bad. Nothing really special about it, the n…
Reviewed Jun 3, 2026Read full review
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Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro
Great draw, starting off with some real rich notes on the better side. Very strong, I'm very excited to see how this develops. Still at the very beginning but I'm getting some dark rich cof…
Reviewed May 31, 2026Read full review
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Oliva Serie V Millennial Grand Reserva Limitada Soccer Edition
Green construction. Great! Draw, a little bit of sweetness to it. I'm getting a little bit of a cardboard flavor right at the beginning. 16 minutes in right now. Getting some leathery notes…
Reviewed May 29, 2026Read full review
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My Father Blue MMXXV
It's got a good draw, good construction on the cigar overall. I'm about 22 minutes into it. Right now. I'm getting some hay flavors. There's not a lot of complexity to this, but it's not a…
Reviewed May 27, 2026Read full review
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Opus X Forbidden El Trece Majesty 13
Right away, I'm getting a perfect draw. Great smoke production. Very dark flavors, toasted, dry fruit. This is starting off with a lot more flavor and complexity than you get out of an aver…
Reviewed May 27, 2026Read full review
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CAO Mx2
Good draw, a little bit of bitterness but mixed with some very sweet honey notes at the same time. Very interesting. Not a lot of depth at this point though. Just two real one-note flavors:…
Reviewed May 23, 2026Read full review
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My Father, The Judge
This was an interesting cigar, it didn't really have much impact on me. The flavor is good. Not great. Nothing really special about it. The draw was very good. the construction was good. No…
Reviewed May 21, 2026Read full review
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