CAO Flathead Sparkplug

The Flathead range of cigars is absolutely impressive. And who wouldn’t love a sparkplug cigar with a pigtail! When I cut the cap I noticed a relatively large hole, about 5x5mm, but surprisingly it didn’t cause much of an issue. Once lit, this little cigar delivers a powerful punch with an abundance of black pepper […]

Fratello navetta

The smell from fresh is an intoxicating aroma of sweet cocoa and earth. What this guy lacks in length is definitely made up in girth. My cutter was maxed out trying to cut this 60 ring gauge cap. (4 x 60) Cedar and dark earth are the first flavours found with a little bit of white […]

Rocky Patel LB1

I really love the gold on white band, but I find the name “insert factory code here” a bit uninspired. While I couldn’t identify a distinct scent from the fresh cigar, the cold draw revealed sweet cedar notes. Upon lighting, my first impression was of a smooth and powerful cedar smoke bomb, producing thick clouds […]

factory smokes sun grown churchill

This is the third factory smoke I have tried from Drew Estate and by far the largest! This is one soft cigar, my storage is on point so let’s see where this goes. There is not much scent from fresh maybe a little sweet hay on the cold draw which is incredibly light. Upon lighting […]

Mr Robot fumador

What’s your favourite vitola? I would have to say the robusto is right up there and this is a damn fine example! Since the origins of this cigar are undisclosed I have to take a random guess that this is a Habano wrapper. It has a rich smell from fresh a “cuban” type taste once […]

Rojas KSG Red

Today I had the pleasure of trying the Rojas KSG Red, also known as the King of the Small Gauge. As a fan of Lanceros, I was initially surprised to see that this cigar was slightly bigger in gauge than what I was used to, but I was eager to give it a try nonetheless. […]

Socrates 458

Back to back with the short and stout; 4 x 60 Ciclope last week and now the Socrates 4 x 58. Both these cigars are made by Curivari and I have to say they look nearly identical, but this one has a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper. Once lit you’ll be inundated with thick and […]

CURIVARI CICLOPE 460

I usually feel ripped off smoking a small cigar, but sometimes they last longer than expected. Especially with a ring gauge of 60! I used a punch and the cold draw is ultra light; even when lit the draw is still light but produces an amazing amount of smoke! This Nicaraguan wrapper is very dark […]

honchos

Let’s see if this Honcho is in charge. This dark, oily and veiny wrapper topped with an amazing band is a sight to behold. The smell from fresh is a little barnyard with a lot of minerals thrown in. Lighting up greets you with thick, chewy smoke with a white pepper finish. I remember the […]

Rocky Patel. Patel Bros Robusto

It’s been awhile so I thought I would go back to my roots and see what RP has for me. Plus it’s time to break in the new Scarface ashtray from Revibed Vinyl. I know RP has many different blends but it just tastes like a RP. This dark brown wrapper is a little less […]