Toro

The third addition to Diesel’s Sunday Gravy Series is the Rosamarino, a 6 x 50 Nicaraguan puro.

The Limited Exposure No. 2 is the second release in Matilde Cigar Co.’s Limited Exposure Series, a 6 x 50 toro rolled with an Ecuadorian corojo wrapper.

HVC’s San Isidro line is named after a street in Havana where an infamous Cuban gangster was murdered. After nearly six years in a humidor, Charlie Minato reviews a cigar from the original release.

After a pandemic-related delay, the fifth cigar in the Cosecha series arrived on store shelves earlier this year, using tobaccos from the 2016 crop.

Jochy Blanco and his son, José Manuel, blended two different cigars for the La Galera 85th Anniversary release. Both Blancos turned to their fathers for help: Jochy used notes from his father, José Manuel gave Jochy whiskey in exchange for help.

Released to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Tabacalera Palma—the Dominican factory owned by José “Jochy” Blanco which was founded in 1936—the La Galera 85th Anniversary is made up of two different blends. The first was blended by José Blanco while the other was blended by his son, José Manuel Blanco.

Caldwell’s The King is Dead line gets a new line extension that changes the filler blend and gives all of the sizes a box press.

After 18 months of aging, the La Jugada Habano Semi-Pressed Toro is a completely different cigar, in a good way.

When it was released in March 2020, the Diesel Delirium was billed as the boldest Diesel to date. Patrick Lagreid sees how two years of rest has affected what was a pretty potent cigar.

Patrick Lagreid correctly predicted this vitola would be added to the line nearly two years ago.

After 15 months of aging, I take a second look at Big Sky Cigar Co.’s The Madison, a 6 1/4 x 52 toro named after the Madison River located in the company’s home state of Montana.