Category: Cigar reviews
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Horacio 8 Classic Review: A Small, Nutty Costa Rican Everyday Smoke
The Horacio 8 is a short, medium-bodied cigar that packs plenty of flavor into a compact format. Over 50 minutes it works through sweet almond nuttiness, honey, chocolate, and grape-like fruitiness, carried by an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Costa Rican and Nicaraguan core. It is an easygoing, flavorful little smoke, and the kind you can…
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Horacio Heritage 6 Review: A Full-Bodied Costa Rican With a Perfumed Floral Edge
The Horacio Heritage 6 is a short, full-bodied cigar with an unusual, perfume-like floral character that sets it apart. Over 45 minutes it works through pepper, herbs, raisin, cedar, and a cola-like sweetness, carried by an Ecuadorian wrapper over a Costa Rican core. It is a flavorful, characterful smoke, though this example came with a…
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Brun del Ré Privado Gran Toro Review: A Two-Hour Costa Rican Puro
The Brun del Ré Privado is a cigar built to be savored slowly. A 100% Costa Rican puro aged three years, it was blended by founder Carlo Corazza for himself before becoming a limited release, and it is deliberately packed to burn slow. The result is an extraordinary two-hour smoke that works through floral sweetness,…
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Macanudo Maduro Diplomat Review: A Smooth, Fruity Maduro in a Short Figurado
The Macanudo Maduro Diplomat is a mild-to-medium figurado that offers more brightness than most maduros. Over 60 minutes it works through sweet cashew, remarkably ripe pear fruitiness, chocolate, and floral notes, all wrapped in a smooth, buttery texture. It is an easygoing, approachable smoke in a short, thick format. Construction of the Macanudo Maduro Diplomat…
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Casa Magna Colorado Torito Review: A Rich, Approachable Everyday Full-Bodied
The Casa Magna Colorado Torito packs a lot of cigar into a short, thick format. Over an impressive 105 minutes this Nicaraguan puro works through chocolate, cedar, coffee, and floral notes, delivering full-bodied richness in a way that stays approachable rather than aggressive. For the price, it is a genuinely rewarding everyday smoke. Construction of…
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Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro Review: A Long, Gentle Nicaraguan With Unusual flavors
The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro is a mild-to-medium cigar that quietly overachieves. Over an extraordinary 100 minutes it works through cedar, nutmeg, vanilla bean, and dark chocolate, carrying a few genuinely unusual notes along the way. For a Toro at this price, both the length and the range of flavor are well beyond what…
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Aroma de Nicaragua Ecuador Robusto Review: A Long-Burning Nicaraguan Value
The Aroma de Nicaragua Ecuador Robusto is a medium-bodied Nicaraguan that delivers far more smoke time than its size suggests. Over an impressive 85 minutes it works through sweet almond, cedar, vanilla bean, and dark coffee, developing steadily from a nutty, peppery opening to a dark, grounded finish. For a Robusto, that length is remarkable,…
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Karen Berger Cigars Compared: Eight cigars, by Body, Flavor and Smoke Time
Every one of the eight Karen Berger cigars have been smoked here in full, timed from the light to the last inch, and written up on its own terms. What a single review cannot do is place a cigar next to its siblings and tell you which one belongs in your hand tonight. That is…
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K by Karen Berger Connecticut Toro Review: A Smooth, Approachable Everyday Smoke
The K by Karen Berger Connecticut Toro is the most approachable of the K by Karen Berger wrapper options. Box-pressed and medium-bodied, it works through hay, cedar, white pepper, and roasted nuts across 90 minutes, staying smooth and balanced throughout. It is an easy, well-built cigar that suits beginners and experienced smokers alike, from one…
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K by Karen Berger Habano Toro Review: A Spicey Nicaraguan Puro
The K by Karen Berger Habano Toro is a medium-bodied Nicaraguan puro with a distinctly spice-forward character. Box-pressed and well-built, it works through hay, cedar, nuttiness, and a steady spice across 85 minutes. It is a flavorful cigar from one of the most respected names in the Nicaraguan cigar industry. Construction of the K by…
