Category: Cigar Reviews

Crowned Heads Broadway Toro Today, we review the Crowned Heads Broadway in the Toro size. Over the years, Crowned Heads has delivered several Connecticut Broadleaf releases out of the various factories it has worked with. The Broadway is the latest Connecticut Broadleaf to come out of Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA). Broadway plays on the use of Broadleaf tobacco as well as Crowned Heads’ hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, which has

On El Oso Fumar Takes Take #369 Bear Duplisea welcomes back John McTavish from Developing Palates for a Cigar Death Match show. The rules are simple… and brutal. Two cigars enter. Only ONE survives. The other? Gone forever. Erased from humidors. Never to be smoked again This show aired live on El Oso Fumar Take 369 at 10:30pm ET / 9:30pm CT  tonight. You can also view shows on the

Episode 92 of Let’s Get Pairing (LGP) features pairings with the Punch Rare Corojo 25th Anniversary. The Punch Rare Corojo was an annual limited-edition cigar released by Punch for many years. In 2025, Punch announced Rare Corojo was transitioning from an annual release to a full-time year-round release. Meanwhile Punch Rare Corojo 25th Anniversary features an all-new blend. While Rare Corojo comes out of STG’s HATSA factory, the Rare Corojo

Quality Importers Trading Company has redesigned its Allume line. The Allume line features three different lighters: Allume 1 (single-jet), Allume 2 (double-jet), and Allume 3 (triple-jet). Quality Importers previewed at the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Quality Importers designed the Allume 3 as a three-jet table lighter to light small to very large ring-gauge cigars. The company positioned its three jet flames and angled them toward the center

Today, we are reviewing the Arby’s Angus Cheesesteak, specifically the 2026 edition. This edition has been introduced as a permanent menu item at Arby’s. Last year, Arby’s launched a limited edition of the Angus Cheesesteak. Our review of it became the most-read article in the history of Cigar Coop. It’s important to note that the 2026 edition differs from the limited edition released in 2025. In this review, we will

J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced it has added a 5 x 56 Robusto size to its Yagua line. It’s only the second size to be released in the line and the first addition since the line launched in a Toro in 2019. The new size is currently shipping. Yagua is unique because it is rolled without a cigar mold, but rather with the frond of a Yagua tree. The

For our July 2026 contest, we are once again offering a Montecristo Prize Pack courtesy of our friends at Altadis U.S.A. The prize pack includes: Montecristo Cap Montecristo Lapel Pin Montecristo Ashtray It’s straightforward to enter; simply tell us, on the correct page, tell us a color of a Montecristo Band you would like to see. It’s OK if the color is already in use. This contest will be open

Apostate Cigars’ The Lost Pages, the company’s first cigarillo offering, is heading to retailers. While the company is known for premium, hand-made cigars, this is Apostate’s first foray into machine-made cigars. The Lost Pages is built from premium leftover fillers from across Apostate’s various lines. Production comes through Jochy Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic. The company says The Lost Pages carries the same pedigree as the rest of

As the 2026 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show approached, word came that Christian Eiroa would be working with Altadis U.S.A. to produce the Saint Luis Rey Eiroa 30th Anniversary. On the surface, this was quite a surprising announcement to many, but when you peel the onion, there is history between Christian and this brand. It’s history that is now coming back to life with this project, and the tobaccos

On Prime Time Episode 382, Aaron Paoletta of LaVega Cigar Company makes his debut on the Prime Time Show. Aaron is a brand owner, a lounge owner, and also has ties to both the culinary arts and music. Tonight we will dive into Aaron’s world and learn about his journey and his brand. Plus, we will have our FSG Beef Question of the Night, Tabacalera USA Ties That Bind, Alec