Aged: Drew Estate Smoking Monk of Esteli Porter
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Continued with my “Aged Cigar” series, today I’m looking at Drew Estate’s Smoking Monk of Esteli…a cigar meant to go with Porter beer.
Aged: J.D. Howard Reserve by Crowned Heads
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The next installment of the “Aged” series features the J.D. Howard Reserve, the first Maduro cigar from Crowned Heads…how have the years treated it?
Cigar Review: Protocol Cyber Crimes Unit (Green)
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The latest review in “Protocol Cigars Month” is for the Cyber Crimes Unit…Protocol Green.
Aged: Headley Grange by Crowned Heads
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Today we see what 4 or more years of age has done to the Headley Grange by Crowned Heads…spoiler alert: it’s GREAT!
Cigar Review: Protocol Cigars Official Misconduct (Silver)
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Vitola: Toro 6” x 50 ring gauge ~$10 Samples provided by Cubariqueño Cigar Company Background Originally introduced in 2018, Protocol’s Official Misconduct was the 4th release in the line after the Blue, Red, and Gold banded versions came out. Official Misconduct is another law enforcement-themed blend name and uses a Silver color scheme this time […]
Aged: 262 Cigars Paradigm Corona
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I recently acquired a box of 262 Cigars first blend: Paradigm in the Burns Tobacconist exclusive Corona size…how have they held up?
Cigar Review: Protocol Themis (Gold)
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As we continue looking at the Protocol Cigars line, today we turn our attention to Themis…the Protocol Gold.
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Lost Angel
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The Crowned Heads TAA release for 2021 is the Lost Angel…call it a “reboot” of their annual TAA-exclusive series with a new factory involved
Cigar Review: Protocol Blue
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Continuing on with my look at Protocol Cigars, today I’m sharing some thoughts about their inaugural release: Blue.
Cigar Review: Davidoff Dominicana
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Dominicana marks the first new blend in the regular release catalog for Davidoff in quite some time…and it is just about perfect, too.