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335 reviews
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Southern Draw Sou Deo Gloria Manzanita Lancero
Immediately has very good draw and excellent smoke production. Very strong on the retrohale. Very intense. About a third into the cigar now, things with mellowed out. Lots of cocoa coming t…
Reviewed Feb 9, 2026Read full review
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Liga Privada No. 9 Corona Viva
Fantastic draw, great construction, starting off with deep rich coffee flavors. Immediately love it. Starting to get some toasted wood flavors about one-third in. Getting sweeter at the end…
Reviewed Feb 6, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic V Nt
Pretty good draw, excellent smoke production immediately has some nice flavors, some leather and some wood very nice medium body. Just a little bit into it The flavors are really complex an…
Reviewed Feb 4, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Hemingway Bestseller
Not the best draw at the very beginning but after a couple minutes it's cleared itself up and now the draw is pretty good. Very strong very aggressive lots of spice right at the beginning.…
Reviewed Feb 2, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Chat Fuente Queen B
Very impressed right away, good draw good smoke production good flavor. Good construction. Getting some dark notes, rubber. Vanilla? Maybe a little bit of wood a little bit of cedar little…
Reviewed Feb 1, 2026Read full review
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AF Chateau Cuban Belicoso Sungrown
Pretty good draw, great smoke production good overall construction. Right from the beginning getting some very sweet cedar flavors. Flavors get better as it goes on. Very nice flavor profil…
Reviewed Jan 30, 2026Read full review
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Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Drac
Amazing draw amazing smoke production of my using construction. Dark rich chocolate, coffee, espresso. So far off to a great start. About a third into the cigar, it's still got the same fla…
Reviewed Jan 30, 2026Read full review
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Oscar 2012 Barberpole Lancero Can/Mad
The drawer is a little bit tight, smoke production is okay though so that kind of makes up for it. Flavors about medium body, pretty good flavor profile. Reminds me a bit of a men's cologne…
Reviewed Jan 28, 2026Read full review
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Black Label Trading Last Rites
Starting off with very good smoke production great drop, strong flavors very unique. Almost flowery, a bit of black pepper but not the spice just the flavor. The flavors are very pronounced…
Reviewed Jan 27, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Opus X Temple Of Oro
Great smoke output from the start, good draw, strong flavor. Getting some cardboard, floral flavor right at the beginning. About one-third in I am getting some darker notes, some coffee is…
Reviewed Jan 25, 2026Read full review
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Sinistro - Desflorado RObusto
Not off to a great start, very little smoke, draw is ok though, needed relight after less than a minute. Light notes of floral notes, a bit of sweetness as well right from the start. About…
Reviewed Jan 23, 2026Read full review
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Leaf By Oscar Connecticut
Very good construction and very good truck excellent smoke production. Starting off with some creaminess right away. Flavor is mild, Getting cocoa, very mild cedar. Off to a good start, goo…
Reviewed Jan 21, 2026Read full review
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Are True Fuente Hemingway Signature 1
Good construction good draw good smoke output. A lot of coloration in the leaf wrapper. Getting some medium to light body flavors coming in through the very first pups. Getting notes of hay…
Reviewed Jan 20, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Robusto NT
Good draw and good smoke production. This has a lot of sweet flavors a lot of fruity flavors. Not too full more of a medium body flavor profile. Almost a flowery profile.
Reviewed Jan 16, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuente Destino Al Siglo
Right at the start the draw and smoke production is not great. Not terrible but for a Fuente I usually expect a higher quality. This stick is coming in at around $40.00. Notes are light to…
Reviewed Jan 14, 2026Read full review
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Espinosa Cigars Laranja Escuro Lancero
Very nice draw and very nice smoke production. Getting plenty of different notes right off the bat although it'll take some time to identify them. Very good flavor, getting some cedar out o…
Reviewed Jan 12, 2026Read full review
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Arturo Fuento Opus X Forbidden City 13 Natural Wrapper
Amazing construction, draw, smoke production. From the very first draw I am getting some very nice complex flavors. The smoke really coats the mouth. I'm pairing with this with a Lagavulin…
Reviewed Jan 10, 2026Read full review
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Sinistro Last Cowboy Ghoul
Pretty good draw a great smoke production. Good construction. About one-third in starting to get some sweeter flavors coming through. Nothing too remarkable before this. About halfway into…
Reviewed Jan 7, 2026Read full review
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Blackened M81 Maduro Lancero
Great draw and smoke production. Rich deep flavors coming in right away. Thick oily smoke. Getting some dark chocolate notes. one-third in the flavors are getting richer. Throughout the res…
Reviewed Jan 5, 2026Read full review
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What the scores mean
1–3 Skip it
4–6 Mixed to good
7–8 Recommended
9–10 Exceptional