Category: Cigar Reviews

Drew Estate has announced two DE30 Limited Edition sampler packs. These sampler packs feature two never released sizes to several popular Drew Estate brands. DE30 is Drew Estate’s campaign highlighting the company’s 30th anniversary. Coinciding with Drew Estate’s 30th anniversary, the company is introducing a new DE30 Consumer Rewards Program. The program runs from September 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. During this period consumers can earn points for each

When I think of La Flor Dominicana cigars, I think of power. The Double Ligero and the Andalusian Bull were some of the strongest cigars to hit the market at the time of their release. I even remember the Colorado Oscuro giving me a hard time back in the day. These blends were bold and felt larger than life. LFD has gone back to their roots with the Carbon Flower.

The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (PROCIGAR) has opened registration for the 19th annual PROCIGAR Festival, scheduled for February 16–19, 2027, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The annual event provides cigar enthusiasts with a behind-the-scenes look at the Dominican Republic’s premium cigar industry. The 2027 schedule will once again include factory and tobacco field tours, educational sessions, cigar-focused discussions, tastings, cultural events, and evening activities hosted by PROCIGAR

Hoyo de Monterrey is giving cigar smokers an early look at its upcoming Le Hoyo line, including the cigar as part of the newly announced Hoyo New Legends Sampler. The four-cigar sampler features toro-sized versions of Hoyo de Monterrey Rojo, Oscuro, Shade, and the new Le Hoyo. Each cigar measures 6″ x 52, with the sampler arriving pre-humidified. For the Le Hoyo blend, Hoyo de Monterrey has selected a Honduran

La Aurora USA has introduced Cazadores Flavors, a new line extension featuring three blends from La Aurora’s value-priced Cazadores line. Cazadores Flavors comes in three options: Cazadores Brown, Cazadores Blond, and Cazadores Caribbean. Each flavored line features a wrapper that is currently found in the Cazadores line. Cazadores Brown is built on the same Indonesian Maduro wrapper, Indonesian binder, and Dominican (Cibao Valley) fillers as Cazadores Maduro. Cazadores Blond uses

Quality Importers Trading Company has announced price reductions across a large portion of its XIKAR cigar accessory lineup, with the new pricing going into effect today, September 1. The changes include 24 models of XIKAR lighters and cutters, the brand’s entire lineup of travel cases, and 16 humidification-related products. According to the company, prices are being reduced between 3 and 28 percent, with an average decrease of approximately 17 percent

Miami Cigar & Co. has begun shipping two new formats for its Outcast brand, adding cigarillo tins and humidified four-packs of Toro cigars to the lineup. Both formats were first shown at the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in New Orleans and are now making their way to cigar retailers nationwide. The Outcast Tins contain 10 cigarillos measuring 4″ x 30 and are priced at $24.99 per

La Aurora is expanding its Cazadores portfolio with Cazadores Flavors, a new flavored offshoot that will launch with three blends: Brown, Blond and Caribbean. Rather than using a single base blend for all three cigars, La Aurora has paired each flavor with one of the existing Cazadores blends. Brown uses the Cazadores Maduro as its foundation, Blond is based on Cazadores Claro, and Caribbean starts with Cazadores Nicaragua. The original

For Prime Time Special Edition 195, we present our 2026 Cigar Company Power Rankings. Back on Prime Time Special Edition 129 in 2022, we introduced a concept  Cigar Company Power Rankings. Much like College Sports has a Top 25, and how we see many pro teams ranked, we will take that same concept and apply it to cigar companies. Tonight Bear and Coop select ten companies and attempt to determine

Forged Cigar Company has announced the 2026 edition of the Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Ghooligan. This is the third year the Filthy Ghooligan has been released. Alec Bradley Filthy Ghooligan is a seasonal Halloween release. The line was inspired by the Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan, a seasonal release for over a decade that coincides with the St. Patrick’s Day Season. Initially introduced as a Candela, the Filthy Hooligan became a