Category: Cigar Reviews

Today we review the Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Original Green Room Selection. The Green Room Selection is a limited edition 6 x 54 diadema based on the Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Original line. During the 1970s, under President Richard Nixon, Joya de Nicaragua became known as the White House’s official cigar. As such, it was offered to guests in the White House Green Room after formal events and became an

With 2027 being the Year of the Sheep (or Goat, depending on how you look at it), Davidoff has announced the latest installment of its Chinese Zodiac Series, the Davidoff Year of the Sheep Limited Edition 2027. Previously, Davidoff released a Year of the Sheep cigar in late 2014. However, the 2027 Davidoff Year of the Sheep will feature a new blend and come in three different offerings. The blend

On Prime Time Episode 389 David Garofalo returns to our show. We all know David as the owner of Two Guys Cigars and United Cigars; host of The Cigar Authority, and now founder of Cigar Worth. If you know David, nobody loves cigars more than him, so it’s no surprise he has so much on his plate. We will talk to David about his newest venture Cigar Worth, plus catch

Marvin R. Shanken, the founder of M. Shanken Communications and the editor and publisher of Cigar Aficionado, died on October 29, 2026, at age 83. Cigar Aficionado announced his death the same day. Few people did more to shape the modern premium cigar business. Shanken launched Cigar Aficionado in 1992, at a time when cigars were out of fashion and his own team doubted there was an audience for the

Next month, Perdomo Cigars will introduce the Legacy Gran Collection. It will feature an assortment of 11 Perdomo Legacy cigars in six formats. The Gran Collection will also feature three new sizes exclusive to the collection. The Legacy Gran Collection will be available in three different wrappers: Nicaraguan Shade-Grown, Connecticut, and Nicaraguan Maduro. The six formats included in the Legacy Gran Collection are: Short Robusto (Exclusive Size): 4 1/4 x

Davidoff is bringing its Chinese zodiac series to the Year of the Sheep for 2027, and this time every cigar in the collection is a figurado. According to Davidoff, it’s the first time in the history of its zodiac editions that all three formats share that shape, each meant to echo the curve of a sheep’s horn. The main release is the Year of the Sheep Limited Edition 2027, a

JRE Tobacco Co. is adding a third size to its Aladino 85 Aniversario Reserva line, and this one is long and thin. The Aladino 85 Aniversario Elegante is a 7″ x 38 lancero that keeps the line’s all-Honduran Pinareño blend, with Pinareño wrapper, binder and filler. It’s made in Honduras at Fabrica de Puros Aladino. The company says the format lets the Pinareño seed’s flavors come through, and calls it

Habanos S.A. has unveiled the Quai D’Orsay Concordia Edición Limitada 2026. As the name suggests, it’s a limited-edition cigar, and it’s only the second time this brand has released an Edición Limitada. The world premiere took place at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain. The bullring is in the Guindalera quarter of Madrid’s Salamanca district. The Quai D’Orsay Concordia measures 145mm x 50 (5.7″ x 50). It comes in

Casa 1910 Mexigars Colorado Today, we are reviewing Casa 1910’s Mexigars Colorado offering. Casa 1910 launched Mexigars in 2024, with an official release in 2025. The line aims to offer a value-priced premium cigar priced just below $10.00. The Mexigars project includes two distinct blends, each identified by its wrapper. The first is the Colorado, which features a dark Colorado Maduro wrapper. The second is the HBA, which stands for Habano. Both

Plasencia Cigars is preparing to release the seventh annual installment of its annual Chinese New Year cigar, titled El Año del la Cabra (Year of the Goat). Produced at the Plasencia factory in Danlí, Honduras, El Año de la Cabra features a Honduran wrapper grown in Olancho’s Azacualpa terroir and a binder from the Jamastrán Valley. The fillers combine Honduran and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos, including organically grown tobacco from Estelí,