Category: Cigar Reviews

Hamptons Cigar Manufactory & Museum has announced the release of its America’s 250th Birthday Commemorative Five Pack. The pack is being offered exclusively to members of the company’s #MVPElite Club. “I wanted to give back to America on its 250th birthday with this special pack. Our country was built on immigrants, and as a first-generation immigrant, it is my honor and privilege to say thank you. I hope others who

Powstanie Cigars has announced the release of the 250th American Anniversary War Bear. This release features the Powstanie War Bear 2025 Perfecto in commemorative 250th-anniversary packaging. The cigars are packaged in a Cerakote metal shell. Because the Cerakote pattern can vary, Powsanie says each box is a one-of-a-kind collector’s piece. The 2025 War Bear cigar showcases two wrappers—Ecuadorian Habano and Mexican San Andrés—in an unbalanced barber pole design. The binder

For a company that built a lot of its reputation on ultra-clean, polished blends using tobaccos from multiple countries, the Davidoff Puro Dominicano feels like a pretty major shift in direction. Instead of leaning on Ecuadorian wrappers or balancing tobaccos from all over Latin America, this release puts the entire spotlight on the Dominican Republic and everything Davidoff has spent decades building there. On paper, the idea sounds simple enough,

Powstanie Cigars is revisiting one of its recent releases with the announcement of the 250th American Anniversary War Bear, a limited-edition cigar packaged to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Rather than introducing a new blend, the company has chosen to use the same recipe featured in the 2025 War Bear release. The cigar is a 5 5/8″ x 60 perfecto wrapped in Ecuadorian Habano and Mexican San

Oz Family Karatoba K50 Today, we will review the Karatoba in the K50 (Toro) size from Oz Family Cigars. Karatoba is the fourth regular production line offered by Oz Family Cigars, a brand founded by Tim Ozgener. The Ozgener family is well-known for establishing CAO Cigars, which was sold to Swedish Match in 2007. Tim Ozgener remained with CAO until 2010 before departing from the company. After a hiatus of

On Prime Time Special Edition 191, we welcome Joshua Evarts as our special guest. Josh is the owner of The Vault in Idaho. He is also a former PCA Board of Directors member and now an author. We will dive all into Josh’s story and new book. Plus we will have our Artesano de Tobacco Under the Sea, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and Altadis USA Great Things are

Maya Selva Cigars has announced it is adding a new size to its Villa Zambrano VZ Danli line, known as Corto 46. VZ Danli is one of the newer lines under Maya Selva, debuting in 2024. The Corto 46 is a figurado measuring 4 x 46, making it the third size in the line. The VZ Danli blend is highlighted by a wrapper known as Carmelita. The binder is from the Trojes

Casa Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance 2026 Toro (Photo Credit: Casa Carrillo) This month, Casa Carrillo will begin shipping the Perez-Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance 2026 Toro. It’s the first of two sizes being released in the 2026 installment of the Casa Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance series for the America 250 celebrations. Casa Carrillo first released Pledge of Allegiance as an annual limited-edition offering beginning in 2023. The 2026 installment marks the

Casa Carrillo has announced the fourth annual release in its Pledge of Allegiance series, a limited-edition cigar created to coincide with America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Unlike previous versions, the 2026 Pledge of Allegiance features an entirely new blend and will be offered in a single Toro size measuring 6 x 54. The cigar uses a Connecticut Habano wrapper over an Ecuadorian Connecticut binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Condega, Jalapa, ASP,

Kristoff Cigars is adding a milder twist to one of its best-known blends. During the June 12 episode of Smoke Night LIVE, Glen Case, owner of Kristoff Cigars, revealed the upcoming Mildly Pistoff Kristoff, a new Connecticut-wrapped version of the company’s Pistoff Kristoff cigar. Case said the cigar had gone into production earlier that week while he was visiting the factory in the Dominican Republic. The original Pistoff Kristoff