Category: Cigar Reviews

At InterTabac 2026, Casadagli Cigars will add two new installments to its Brothers of the Sabre series with the launch of Flamboyant and Custodian. Brothers of the Sabre is a line that pays homage to the generals from the Napoleonic Wars. It honors generals from both France and the opposing coalition. Each release is built around the general’s personality, with its own blend and vitolas reflecting that character. Flamboyant Flamboyant

For Prime Time Special Edition 196, we pose the question Core vs. Limited Cigars. Specifically we look at a list of companies and some company brands where look to see what the core competency is – core lines or limited editions. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Lure/Valcari Tall Tales Segment, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are Happening segments

Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) has announced Culture Vulture, a new limited-edition cigar scheduled to begin shipping to select retailers next week. Handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua, Culture Vulture stands out for its unusual wrapper configuration. The cigar uses Ecuadorian Maduro, Connecticut, and Candela tobaccos, with the Candela and Habano portions creating what the company describes as an “Ombré”-style fade from green to yellow and back to

MEERAPFEL Cigar has announced Project 18, a new annual limited-edition concept that will make its debut this week at InterTabac 2026 in Dortmund, Germany. The Project 18 concept calls for MEERAPFEL to select one blend each year, producing it only once and limiting production to 180 chests. For the inaugural release, each chest contains 99 cigars in a single 6″ x 50 format, bringing total production to 17,820 cigars.

At InterTabac 2026, Meerapfel Cigars will new limited edition project known as Project 18. Project 18 draws inspiration from the Hebrew number of life, 18. For Project 18, each year  Meerapfel Cigars will open its vaults and to bring one of its cigar blends that have been aging to life for a release that will never be replicated. Meerapfel will release 180 chests, each consisting of 99 cigars. The 2026

Saint Luis Rey Tabacales Toro Today we review the Saint Luis Rey Tabacales from Altadis U.S.A in the Toro size.  Saint Luis Rey is a brand with roots in Cuba. However, Max Rohr Imports acquired the trademark in the U.S. In 1996, the Honduran version of Saint Luis Rey debuted. We recently covered how Christian Eiroa worked on the original Saint Luis Rey brand in Honduras. As a result of

Ein Prosit! Oans, zwoa, drei, g’suffa! Oktoberfest is in the air, and no year would be complete without Robby and Randy raising their glasses and lighting up their cigars for Flavor Odyssey’s 8th annual Oktoberfest celebration. Grab yourself a Festbier, Märzen, Hefeweizen, Dunkel, or Bock, find a cigar to match, and join the fun as the guys explore the flavors of one of the world’s greatest beer traditions. Oh, and

Caldwell Cigar Co. is preparing to release Mooncake, a limited seasonal cigar based on the company’s Yellow Cake blend. Mooncake takes the Yellow Cake concept in a different direction, pairing the blend with a Connecticut wrapper. Caldwell describes the cigar as retaining the core characteristics of Yellow Cake while adding the smoother and sweeter qualities associated with the new wrapper. The company has not disclosed the binder or filler

Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars has announced the latest installment of its stadium series, the Mizzou Stadium Series: Memorial Stadium 100 Year Celebration. The release features a hand-painted stadium box containing Honduran Maduro cigars. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the University of Missouri’s Memorial Stadium and its 250 million dollar rebuild. Memorial Stadium opened on October 2, 1926, dedicated to the 112 University of Missouri alumni who lost their lives

At InterTabac 2026, Les Fines Lames is introducing a new version of its Punch Bracelet, the Punch Bracelet – Rubber. The Punch Bracelet is a cigar accessory that can be worn around the wrist. It features a 7mm punch cutter nestled directly in the bracelet. Most previous versions featured beads strung together, with the cutter attached to make up the bracelet. The Punch Bracelet – Rubber replaces the strung beads