2 Years Old Today!

Today marks the second anniversary of Amateurreviews.online and my continued love of cigars. This also coincides with my 100th review! I honestly thought before I started this blog that a cigar was a cigar, but oh how wrong I was. I am continuously learning and experiencing new flavours that I never would have thought a […]

Casa Turrent Origines Series Nicaragua

This is the second of four cigars available in the origines series that I have tried, the first was the “Miami” which was good enough for me to want to try another. The Light draw of sweet shortbread, hay and cocoa was a very interesting combination for the cold draw that I’m hoping translates into […]

Casa Turrent Origins Series (Miami) Double Robusto 139 x 54

First impression, very soft pack. Cold draw of natural tobacco and wood with very light resistance. Now I think they missed the mark with this black and copper band, it’s trying to be classy but comes across as tacky so a fail for this one. I had a choice of four different wrappers for this […]

Casa Turrent 1942 Robusto

When it comes to choosing a cigar I always judge a book by its cover. It’s hard to deny the beauty of the Casa Turrent 1942. The elegant prestige band really sets the tone and I like that the wrapper actually resembles the leaf that it is, you also can’t fault the well crafted triple […]

1 Year old Today!

Today marks the first anniversary of Amateur Reviews .online and my first year of critiquing cigars. Enjoying cigars and sharing my experiences has been a very enjoyable hobby which I hope continues for many years to come. Winner of my Favourite cigar this past year is: JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTANO DARK COROJO Simply perfection! Don’t […]

Casa Turrent 1901 Robusto

You could not help but notice the smell of this cigar was unique. A kind of savory smell. Most cigars have at least a hint of tobacco or ceder but this is very different. I am always drawn to dark oily wrappers and this San Andres Maduro wrapper really stands out. On top of this the […]