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Release Date: April 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 I’m not sure if it’s just my slow normalization to larger ring gauge cigars or if it’s the use of two wrappers, but this cigar is deceivingly large. Once out of cellophane, the Banner / The Hulk seems a lot thicker than it did previously. The candela used here is a deeper shade of green compared to some other candelas, and it contrasts the brown wrapper rather well, something that is no doubt helped by the reds that the darker...

Release Date: March 10, 2021 Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 It’s hard to miss the brightly colored band on the Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Robusto, complete with its sombrero-wearing, mustachioed skull figure. Underneath that band, the cigar looks good with a bit of tooth that provides some texture on the fingers, an even color of just darker than medium brown, and a fairly average vein structure. There isn’t a lot of oil to the leaf eit...

Release Date: April 15, 2021 Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 The Micallef Migdalia S.E. has what I consider to be the modern cigar look. It’s a bit darker than the classic cigar color, but it’s by no means a maduro—err, oscuro—nor Connecticut shade. The fit and finish of the packaging are very well done and I’m a big fan of the design of the bands. These three samples are some of the weirdest-smelling cigars I’ve smoked. The wrappe...

Release Date: February 2019 Number of Cigars Smoked For Redux: 1 Even though it’s only been about a year since I reviewed the Quesada 1974 Lancero, I can’t say I have many strong memories about it. Granted, it’s been one heck of a year, but still, I’d like to think that at least something would have stood out. That feeling only amplifies when I scroll through the original review and notice the word  Cameroon. Specifically, this cigar uses an Ecuadorian Cameroon wrapper, which somewha...

Release Date: February 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 From a visual perspective, the Plasencia Year of the Ox is an imposing sight, with its large size, bulbous foot and a golden brown wrapper that seems to glow in open shade. The wrapper is parchment rough to the touch and features a number of prominent veins, while one sample has a huge soft spot—more of a crater really—just under the secondary band. Aroma from the wrapper and foot is a combination of sweet cedar, earth, barny...

Release Date: March 22, 2021 Number of Cigars Released: 4,550 Boxes of 20 Cigars (91,000 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 It’s not every day that I smoke a double corona and while I don’t always have the time, the AVO Improvisation LE21 reminds me how I like the proportions of this vitola. There’s been a pretty wide variety in wrapper colors used for various AVO Improvisation releases over the years, with the 2021 version seeming to be somewhere in the middle of the spe...

The Davidoff Diadema Finas traces its roots—somewhat confusingly—back to Davidoff’s celebration of a century milestone. Zino Davidoff— who transformed a family tobacco shop in Switzerland to a worldwide brand—would have turned 100 in 2006. In that year, Davidoff released three different cigars to celebrate the century milestone:the 100th Anniversary Robusto, 100th Anniversary Diademas Finas and 100th Anniversary Diademas 100. Zino Davidoff 100th Anniversary Diademas Finas (6 3/4 x 50)...

Release Date: March 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 There are a couple of things about the Liga Privada Único Serie Year of the Ox that catch my attention: the gold foil is the first and most obvious, though easily the least worthy of discussion beyond its crinkly texture. The purple and gold foot band is the next on my list; the purple feels new for a Liga Privada release, and the gold used differs just enough from the foil to be noticeable. Finally, the script on the primary band...

Release Date: March 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 Covered in a very dark—almost black under some light sources—the wrapper is sandpaper rough to the touch, the Vintage Rock-A-Feller Limited Edition Art of Magic also features a large number of very noticeable veins running up and down its length. There is also some trace amounts of oil present and the cigar is just short of rock hard when squeezed. The aroma from the wrapper and foot is a combination of strong brewed sweet tea, ...

Release Date: December 2020 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 While the original OpusX ForbiddenX 13 had wrappers that were noticeably darker and less red than the regular OpusX, this cigar’s wrapper is actually pretty close to regular OpusX. I’m pretty sure that most people wouldn’t be able to tell if this was rebanded as regular OpusX, though it too is missing some of the red hues. Some of that might be my eyes adjusting to the black band compared to the red band, but this is prett...