| Cohiba (Red Dot) Churchill |
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| By: junglepete (12/06/2025 02:56 PM) |
| 3.75 stars. At under $3 a stick, this was a good value stick. I cut it in half and smoked both halves for this review. Both halves produced the same results: good construction, even burn, a decent draw and a solid ash. Mostly the same taste profile throughout; Cedar notes, mild leather, and a little nutty. A solid medium bodied stick that I have plenty of to mix into the rotation. |
| Graycliff Emerald (2023 re-blend) PGXL Gordo |
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| By: junglepete (12/05/2025 04:00 PM) |
| It was an okay smoke but I was expecting a little more. The draw was a little too open for me and the ash was quite loose and flakey. I liked the flavor, and the body strength was med-full. I'm hoping the other sizes I have will fair better. |
| Raymond Pages Penn Standard Gold Standard Box-pressed Sublime |
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| By: junglepete (12/05/2025 02:16 PM) |
| 3.75 stars. Starts out milder and quickly reaches medium bodied and remains there until the end. It was kind of like a ramped up 5 Vegas Gold. Good construction and, draw, and burn. Similar taste throughout. Good value and many vitolas to try out. |
| Boneshaker Full Body Cast Maul |
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| By: ElCid1986 (12/04/2025 07:39 PM) |
| Nicely packed Toro with a beautiful broadleaf wrapper. Nice deep tobacco and earth smell prelight. Straight cut and used quad torch as outside in wind. Cumbustion and thick smoke immediately. Spice forward and heavy black pepper and leather on tongue. Retro stinging and heavy. Solid construction and linear but good flavor profile. Had this right after eating and glad I did that as definately a heavy cigar experience. Price point is great for such a solid cigar. |
| Aganorsa Leaf (formerly Casa Fernandez) Aniversario Corojo Toro |
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| By: junglepete (12/04/2025 03:34 PM) |
| A 4.25 rating. Lovely looking BP cigar here with a nice corojo red hue to it. Full flavored and med-full bodied. Good draw, but a bit of a wonky burn that required a couple of touch-ups. Lots of thick smoke on every draw. Some spice throughout and some notes of caramel. Quite enjoyable. |
| La Palina 1896 Gold Goldsmith |
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| By: junglepete (12/03/2025 03:19 PM) |
| A decent mild to medium bodied smoked with enough flavor to keep me interested. The mildly bitter finish from the Connecticut wrapper could possibly be aged out. Good construction and draw. |
| Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro Toro |
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| By: junglepete (12/02/2025 06:05 PM) |
| I'm pretty sure I've smoked a few of these in the past but have not reviewed one until now. This one was better than I remember. Starts off smooth and medium bodied. Lots of leather and earth notes and a little spice too. The burn was even and the draw produced buckets of thick chewy smoke. This stick was well made and finished in the medium to full bodied range. |
| La Palina No. 1 Toro |
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| By: junglepete (11/29/2025 03:10 PM) |
| 3.75+, and close to 4 stars. Good construction, even burn, tons of smoke, and great draw. Taste, that's a little harder for me to describe. Woodsy comes to mind and maybe a little floral and licorice. Medium bodied until near the end where it got just a bit stronger. Good value. |
| Cigar Clowns Goldie Grace |
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| By: ElCid1986 (11/29/2025 12:12 PM) |
| Cigar Clowns have a very nice portfolio and make some season limited editions also. This box pressed Corona Extra had a large colorful and attractive band that took 80% of the stick. V cut and cold draw was tangy and sweet. First light produced very smooth draw and whispy smoke ouput. The first thing that hit me was the smoothness of the flavor profile. Natural sweetness with hints of citrus and dark caramel. Spice was present, but very approachable and smooth not biting. Construction was solid with relights needed in second and last part of cigar. Smoke became thicker and aromatic as experience continued. I have had several Cigar Clowns blends and this is my favorite so far. |
| Perdomo 20th Anniversary Epicure Maduro |
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| By: ElCid1986 (11/26/2025 05:08 PM) |
| Toothy Maduro wrapper and hefty in hand. V cut and prelight cold draw was musty and leather essence. Combustion and perfect draw as I always expect with a Perdomo cigar. Sweetness and coffee notes. Medium plus flavor profile of baking spices and some white pepper. Coffee note with burned molasses sweetness and a leather after taste. Sharp burnline throughout not needing corrections. Relight during second third as I stopped smoking for a few minutes. This is a very good maduro Nicaraguan Puro blend from Nick Perdomo. |
