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Review: El Centurion Lancero

I started Lancero50 with what I consider the perennial favorite amongst the mainstream releases as the best regular production Lancero on the market today, the My Father No. 4. And so fittingly, on Father’s Day nonetheless, I end with another cigar from the García family, one of the most prized and cigar that many thought [...]

Review: Cain F Lancero

(You can read Brooks’ review of the Cain F Lancero, here.) Following yesterday’s announcement that these were slated for release later on this year, it seemed like a great time to finally getting around to posting this. When it was first announced, I was a bit surprised as this is just not one of the [...]

Review: Graycliff Espresso Elegante

For those of you that don’t know… In late 2003, the Graycliff cigar company introduced the “Espresso” line of cigars, which is the fullest-bodied blend in the Graycliff line. The Espresso line are produced in a factory in Nassau, Bahamas, and they were originally blended by Cuban expatriate Avelino Lara (who just happens to be [...]

Review: Cain F Lancero (Prerelease)

(Editor’s Note: You can read Charlie’s review of the Cain F Lancero here.) About 1 month ago, rumors started circulating that there would be a couple of new vitolas in the Cain F line of cigars…One of them was rumored to be a Lancero, which (being the Lancero whore that I am) I was extremely [...]

Review: Oliva Serie O Classic Ovation

Not many of you really need a history lesson in Oliva Cigars. Over the years Jose Oliva has really propelled Oliva into one of the most consistent well know cigar companies in the business. With Oliva you know you are going to get a well made, great tasting cigar, and with the launch of the [...]

Review: Liga Privada T52 Double Corona

When Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate fame told me he was sending me a few samples to smoke and review, I said “awesome, can’t wait!” Inside the package I received from Drew Estate were some samples of a cigar called the JD4, which we will get into at a later date when we review it, and [...]

Review: Oliva Master Blends 1 Torpedo

The Oliva Master Blends 1 was one of those cigars that I searched for high and low for a while, and FINALLY found a box (at close to MSRP no less!). I put it away for about a year and have just now opened it up to review one. One blend is produced at a [...]