Cigar Review: StillWell Star Navy No 1056
Vitola: Toro 6” x 52 ring gauge ~$15.50 Sample provided by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Background The spec sheet for the StillWell Star line notes that “Cigars incorporating pipe tobacco into their mix is not new, but almost universally they are unbearably sweet, utilize marginal pipe and cigar tobaccos and are rather simple, heavy handed […]
Cigar Extra: Cuellar Connecticut Kreme by Villiger
Vitola: Toro Gordo 6” x 54 ring gauge ~$8.00 Sample provided by Villiger Cigars Background A few weeks ago I wrote about the last cigar I reviewed on the front porch of the house I lived in for over a decade. Since then, I’ve moved out of that house, I am renting a room from […]
Cigar Review: StillWell Star Bayou No. 32
For the third installment in the StillWell Star series, I take a look at the Bayou No 32, a mix of Virginias and Perique with cigar leaf.
Cigar Review: StillWell Star English No. 27
The StillWell Star series’ second installment has us trying the English No. 27, a fascinating blend of a traditional English blend in a cigar format
One Last Cigar: Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario
As George Harrison said…”All things must pass”… might as well pass with a great cigar. I close out the front porch with a special Don Carlos release.
Ringing in the New Year with Sin Compromiso
I decided to fire up Dunbarton’s Sin Compromiso as my first cigar of 2022 to symbolize my decision to live the year with “No Compromises!”
Cigar Extra: Yagua (2021) by J.C. Newman
First released as a limited edition in 2020, J.C. Newman’s Yagua makes a return for 2021…and it’s arguably better than the first time!
Cigar Review: Kudzu by Southern Draw
It’s been a while since Southern Draw introduced Kudzu to the cigar marketplace…and it’s still spreading like wildfire.
Cigar Review: Sobremesa Brulee Blue by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Sobremesa Brulee Blue is a rich, complex Connecticut Shade blend
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon
It took a while but I finally got around to reviewing some Southern Draw…the Rose of Sharon is one of the finest milder cigars on the market at this price