Cigar Reviews

April 12th, 2018 After three years as producer of The Smooth Draws Radio Show, and with a lot of encouragement from Cigar Weekly’s Big John, I am writing my first cigar review. If you are expecting…

April 9th, 2018 Vitola: Robusto Gordo MSRP: $9.90 Wrapper: Brazilian Sun Grown Araprica Binder: Dominican Republic Olor Filler: Brazilian, Dominican & Nicaraguan

March 26th, 2018 In this 'back-to-back' review, Cigar Weekly's Special Correspondent, Jeff Slatton, profiles the Oscuro and Connecticut wrapper versions of the La Palina Nicaragua Toro. The La…

March 5th, 2018 My sample sports a perfectly smooth dark wrapper. There’s a light tobacco sweetness coming from the wrapper and foot, with traces of Ligero also present. An ideal draw leads me to…

February 5th, 2018 Size of cigar: 5 5/8 inches by 46-ring gauge Wrapper: San Andrés Mexican Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Fillers: Nicaraguan The Wise Man Maduro represents a follow up to…

January 29th, 2018 Publisher's Note: This is Part One of a two-part series. The Top 10 Cigars of 2017 will be published as the next installment. Below is a listing of Cigar Weekly's best new cigars…

December 18th, 2017 Size of cigar: 5.5 inches by 52 ring gauge The Case Study line comes from Ventura Cigar Company. In reality, there are 26 Case Study blends. Each blend is available in one to…

December 4th, 2017 Size of cigar: 6.5 inches by 42 ring gauge This cigar has a very nice, smooth Maduro wrapper. The bunch is firm with no soft spots, and the wrapper gives off an aroma of cocoa…

November 27th, 2017 Size of cigar: 6 inches by 50 ring gauge Until recently, The Ventura Cigar Company (of Ventura, California) had produced ten lines of cigars. Then along came the Case Study line…