Joya Antano CT Corona Gorda

The Joya Antano Dark Corojo is definitely one of my favorite cigars; now let’s see what the Connecticut version has to offer. The fresh scents of sweet barnyard, cocoa and butter smell incredible. The Connecticut wrapper is delicate and smooth, with a second band ‘CT’ that is probably not necessary because this wrapper cannot be […]

Joya de Nicaragua Black

I love the look of this cigar, smooth dark nearly (black) wrapper with a simple and elegant band – very appealing! Solid pack, so much so that it was a little hard to cut the cap. The cold draw has modest resistance with distinct flavours of chocolate and grain. These flavours stayed present once lit, […]

Reserva Especial Cuatro Cinco Petit Corona

I purchased this cigar on the recommendation of my local cigar store, described as their most premium blend for the Joya Range. Scent from fresh is an inviting blend of vanilla raisin biscuits. Smooth wrapper with a consistent pack apart from a slightly lumpy cap. Quality band but it’s simply too big for this vitola, […]

Joya de Nicaragua Silver Corona

This smooth dark Ecuadorian Oscuro wrapper really is a feast for the eyes when presented in a box pressed format. I’m really excited to try this new cigar from Joya! Unmistakable scent of milk chocolate from fresh, and like most box pressed cigars I have tried the pack was undeniably firm. The cold draw was […]

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 […]

Joya De Nicaragua Red short Churchill 48 x 121

This cigar was a belated birthday present from my closest friends on their first visit to Melbourne. I’m excited to try this cigar, I have really enjoyed others in the range so my hopes are high! The wrapper is a dark reddish-brown, construction is great firm pack with minimal veins, really nice presentation. Cigar lit […]

MUWAT Review 5/5 Bait fish 4 x 44

This is the last of the MUWAT range that I have acquired and I have to say I have been impressed! The Baitfish is a Great little cigar, one of the lighter wrappers in the range that has a very faint smell from fresh of hay. The smell of hay is common but […]

MUWAT Review 4/5 Night Crawler 4.5 x 52

Now this is a good looking cigar, one of the darker wrappers in the series and definitely a size I prefer at 4.5 x 52. Great smell of cocoa from fresh & this taste was also present for the cold draw. I have probably mentioned this before but I much prefer using a punch. I […]

MUWAT Review 3/5 MUWAT 7×70

First of all the size of this cigar is ridiculous! This is easily the largest cigar I have smoked and it was very intimidating. Just like the Presidente there was a strong smell of chocolate, sweet cocoa with a slight hint of vanilla. The cigar lit very easily, the draw was light with a […]

MUWAT Review 1/5 Presidente

It’s all about the M.U.W.A.T for the next 5 reviews. I am interested to see what influence the size of the cigar has to do with the taste. So lets go…. This range of cigars is a collaboration between Drew estate and Joya de Nicaragua. Both these brands rate very highly with myself and […]