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347 reviews

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Ep. Carrillo pledge of allegiance review photo
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Ep. Carrillo Pledge Of Allegiance

8/10

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

8/10

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

7/10

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

8/10

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

8/10

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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Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro

8/10

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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My Father Blue MMXXV

7/10

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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CAO Mx2

8/10

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

6/10

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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El Mago

7/10

Really good draw on this cigar. Some really interesting flavors right from the beginning too, it's kind of a medium-to-full body.

Reviewed May 14, 2026Read full review
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Yagua

8/10

Very unique flavors, it seems like there's about six or seven individual notes coming through. I'm getting fruit and leather and wood. Good. Overall, this cigar has some of the most interes…

Reviewed May 6, 2026Read full review
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Davidoff The Late Hour

7/10

A little bit of a tight draw but not too bad. Very dark bitter flavors to begin with. About 30 minutes in, not too much difference in the taste so far. It may have mellowed out a little bit…

Reviewed Apr 29, 2026Read full review
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Macanudo 1968 Robusto 5x50

4/10

The draw leaves something to be desired. Notably more airflow. Smoke production is terrible. I did a double punch that seems to have improved airflow considerably. Still not great or even v…

Reviewed Apr 27, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8

8/10

Some pretty good flavors right at the beginning, I get a really good draw and I am getting some woody notes some cedar maybe but some other stuff too like a very mellow version of cedar. Af…

Reviewed Apr 24, 2026Read full review
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La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Belicoso

6/10

At the beginning getting a lot of wood flavor. Not too much going on at this point. Draw is below average. 24 minutes in. The flavor is getting a lot more depth to it now a lot more enjoyab…

Reviewed Apr 21, 2026Read full review
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CAO Speedshop Habano V654

8/10

The draw is about as good as a draw can get. 10 out of 10 on construction. Starting off with some basic woody notes at the very beginning. Getting a little bit of floral notes. Half an hour…

Reviewed Apr 19, 2026Read full review

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4–6 Mixed to good

7–8 Recommended

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