Category: Cigar Reviews

Cavalier Genève has started shipping two of its newest releases to U.S. retailers: the annual LE2026 limited edition and the company’s 10 Years Crafting anniversary cigar. Both shipments began reaching retailers at the end of last week as the brand marks its 10th year in business. The anniversary release was created to commemorate Cavalier Genève’s first decade, during which the company expanded from working with outside factories to operating its

La Aurora USA, LLC has announced the U.S. release of a new value-priced line known as the Santiago Collection. The collection pays homage to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. The Santiago region is also the home to La Aurora’s factory. The Santiago Collection comes in two blends, Maduro and Connecticut. The Maduro features an Indonesian wrapper over an Indonesian binder, a combination of Nicaraguan

Selected Tobacco is shipping its Byron 175 Tribute set, a four-cigar sampler featuring cigars from across the Byron brand. The cigar made its debut at the 2026 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. The set begins shipping in August. Each of the five cigars is packaged in a cosmetic-grade tube, with all cigars aged a minimum of four years post-roll. Selected Tobacco says each cigar has undergone a minimum of four

Cavalier Genève has announced it started shipping the LE2026 to US based retailers. The LE2026 is the 2026 installment of Cavalier’s flagship limited edition line.  It is released annually in a single size, which has varied over the years. The blend of each year’s release is different, and never gets released.. This year’s release will be a 6 1/2 x 47 parejo. There will be  1,948 ten-count boxes, with 1,000

Plasencia Cigars has released its Red, White & Blue Sampler. It’s a limited-edition three-cigar sampler that is Plasencia’s entry into a project for the 250th Anniversary of the United States. The sampler is said to be exclusive to e-commerce websites. The sampler contains three Toro-sized cigars. The cigars are: Plasencia Alma Del Fuego Concepcion (Red Band) Plasencia Reserva Original Toro (White Band) Plasencia Alma Del Cielo Boreal (Blue Band) Retailers

On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 25, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the Padrón 3000 Maduro. M by Macanudo is a series of flavored cigars produced by General Cigar. One of the offerings, the M by Macanudo Myers’s Rum, is infused with the flavors of Myers’s Rum. Both Macanudo and Myers’s Rum share a Jamaican heritage; the original Macanudo cigars were made in Jamaica, while Myers’s Rum is a well-known Jamaican

Micallef Cigars will launch the seventh installment of its Color Series, the Micallef Orange. Micallef Orange continues the mantra of the color series, delivering a high-quality, premium cigar at a value price point. The Orange follows the Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Green, and White releases. The Orange will have its official launch at Two Guys Cigars on August 26, 2026. The company will ship it nationwide on September, 2026. The

Tatuaje 7th Corojo Today we review the Tatuaje 7th Corojo. Back in 2022, Tatuaje Cigars founder and owner Pete Johnson introduced his Tuxtla series. The Tuxtla Series involved taking existing Tatuaje cigars in the portfolio and replacing them with a Mexican wrapper. A couple of years later, Pete Johnson set out to work on a Corojo project. This time, instead of simply replacing the existing wrapper on several Tatuaje cigars,

It’s a doubleheader! Flavor Odyssey and Smoke Night LIVE are teaming up for a special night of live programming, with both shows airing back-to-back. On this special episode of Smoke Night LIVE, Terence Reilly joins us from Cigar Dojo Studios in Colorado to discuss the release of Crispy Boy, along with everything happening during Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival week. We’ll also preview the festivities that are happening around RMCF and