Category: Cigar Reviews

On El Oso Fumar Takes Take #375, Bear welcomes Vance Taylor of Stoic Cigars to the show. Vance launched Stoic Cigars in late 2024, building a brand around the intersection of premium cigars, intentional living, and the principles of Stoicism. Since then, Stoic has expanded beyond its original lineup with the Equanimity release, continued gaining attention at PCA, and earned coverage through reviews of cigars. El Oso Fumar Take 375

Episode 96 of Let’s Get Pairing (LGP) features pairings with the Tatuaje Havana VI Serie E. This is a line that celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Tatuaje Havana VI, a line sometimes referred to as Tatuaje Red Label. Much like what was done for Brown Label’s 20th anniversary, the two new line extensions are being added to the core lineup. This includes: Series B (5 3/8 x 48 Brittanicas

Forged Cigar Company has announced the full release of the Alec Bradley Chunk Sumatra. This cigar was previewed in the Alec Bradley Fat Pack sampler earlier this year, As its name suggests, Chunk Sumatra features an Ecuadorian Shade wrapper. It also has a USA Broadleaf binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras. HATSA produced it in Honduras. It comes in three sizes: XL (4 x 60). The Chunk

General Cigar Company has announced the return of the CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo. This limited release uses the same recipe as the CAO Amazon Basin, but it’s aged an additional two years after being rolled. Amazon Basin is a limited-edition cigar release made in small batches. It was first released in 2014 and features a rare, low-yield tobacco from Brazil known as Bragança. Since then, the Amazon Basin has seen

Alec Bradley is expanding its Chunk series this fall, adding the new Chunk Sumatra as the third regular-production blend in the lineup. The Chunk format originally appeared as a frontmark offered across various Alec Bradley lines, focusing on short cigars with increasingly large ring gauges. The concept has since developed into its own series, beginning with dedicated Maduro and Shade blends. Chunk Sumatra now joins those cigars as a full-time

CAO is bringing back its Amazon Basin Extra Añejo in October, offering a two-year-aged version of the company’s Amazon Basin blend. The cigars were rolled in 2024 using the standard Amazon Basin recipe before being set aside in CAO’s aging rooms for two years. The blend centers around Brazilian Bragança, an Amazon-grown tobacco that has been a signature component of the line since Amazon Basin debuted in 2014. “Amazon

On this historic Prime Time Episode 386, Jonathan Carney returns to the Prime Time Show Jonathan has been putting his footprint at Hooten Young, developing many innovative and collaborative projects. Tonight we will catch up on some of this projects, including the recently announced collaboration with Ruger Firearms. Plus we will we tap into Jon’s pulse of the industry with an extended Deliberation segment. Tune in to Prime Time Episode

Davidoff Cigars has announced its latest limited-edition accessories collection under the Zino brand: the Z-Collection Blue. Blue is similar to the Z-Collection Green, which was released as a limited edition in 2025. The Z-Collection Blue is a ten-piece collection that is deep blue and turquoise in color, with a design pattern inspired by tobacco leaves. Humidors (Z60, Z80, and Travel Humidor Z10) There are three different-sized humidors. All come with

Hooten Young has partnered with firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. for a limited-edition collection of cigars and bourbon bearing the Ruger name. The cigar portion of the collaboration includes two blends, dubbed Rim Fire and Center Fire. Both are produced by Hooten Young Cigars in Estelí, Nicaragua, in a 6″ x 54 toro format. Rim Fire features a Connecticut Shade wrapper and is described as medium-bodied, while Center

Casa Carrillo is expanding its Pledge of Allegiance line in 2026 with Pledge of Allegiance Rockets, a limited release commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. The project is limited to 250 individually numbered humidors, with each containing 20 cigars split between two different blends. Both versions measure 6⅜” x 58 and are made entirely from American-grown tobaccos aged between three and five years. The first blend is