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Katman’s Arkives ~ Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale Box Pressed Toro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Cuban Seed Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Box Pressed Tooro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $24.00 I reviewed this cigar nearly a year ago. These cigars have 3 years of aging prior to release. Nearly… Read More ›
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Classic Angel Maduro by Paul Stulac | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo Filler: Nicaraguan Seco Viso And Ligero Size: 5 x 54 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.90 My cigars received two months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: I’ve reviewed 19 Paul Stulac blends going… Read More ›
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Katman’s Arkives ~ Viaje Zombie Farmhand Andre 2023 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Undisclosed Proprietary Binder: Undisclosed Proprietary Filler: Undisclosed Proprietary Size: 5.5 x 54 Robusto Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.20 I published this review in 2023. So here it is again: THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: This box press is punchy with… Read More ›
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Juarez Bulldozer LE 2025 by Crowned Heads | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Filler: Dominican, Mexican San Andrés, Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 58 Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.95 Quantity Released: 1500 boxes of 12 Factory: TacaNicsa factory in Estelí, Nicaragua My cigars received two months… Read More ›
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Avowed Cigar Co. Announces Limited-Edition ‘The Vow: Higher Calling’ for Father’s Day 2025 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano, Criollo 98, Corojo 99, San Vicente, Cotuí Strength: Medium MSRP: $20.00 Coming Release: May, 2025 Quantity Released: 450 boxes of 10 Aged: 2 Years From Avowed Cigars’ Press Release: “Exclusively… Read More ›
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The Eagle Has Landed | Katman
My brand-new Ibanez UB805 5 String Electric Upright Bass. Yeah… 5 Piece Maple/Walnut body. Jatoba wood fretboard. Custom AeroSilk MR5 bridge. AeroSilk piezo pickups. …this is heaven.
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RoMa Craft Neanderthal HN | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: U.S. Pennsylvania Double Ligero (GR-S1), Nicaraguan (Condega, Jalapa, Pueblo Nuevo, Estelí), Dominican Olor Size: 5 x 52/58 Perfecto Strength: Full Price: $14.00 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. THE… Read More ›
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Cuban H. Upmann Magnum 56 Edicion Limitada 2015 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5.875 x 56 Strength: Medium Price: $42.00 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Everybody is rockin’ tonight. Another Cuban. Another crazy price point. Another reader comes through for Waldorf (me) & Statler (my doppelganger). It’s… Read More ›
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Cuban Trinidad Robusto Extra | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 6 x 50 Robusto Extra Strength: Medium Price: $54.00 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Cuban cigars have seen prices skyrocket in the last year or so. Always expensive but now they are out of the… Read More ›
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My New 5 String | Katman
How many excited cigar reviewers show photos of their new electric 5 string upright bass? That’s right…not one. Because it is silly. At 75, I find pleasure in the small things. Life is a gift…not to be taken for granted…. Read More ›
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Dunbarton Year of the Duque | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Rosado Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro Filler: Nicaraguan, USA Pennsylvanian Broadleaf Size: 5 x 48 Short Churchill Strength: Medium Price: $17.00 Quantity Released: 2,000 boxes of 14 Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A. My cigars… Read More ›
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Sobremesa Solita Red ~ Back in Stock | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
I normally don’t hawk wares to this degree, but this is a great cigar and not easy to find…if at all. I reviewed this cigar April 7, 2025 and rated it 98. Read my review here. Small Batch Cigar has… Read More ›
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Coming Soon ~ Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wait till you see the finished cigar band.
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Cuban Montecristo Sublimes Limited Edition 2008 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Cuban ~ Aged 2 Years Binder: Cuban ~ Aged 2 Years Filler: Cuban ~ Aged 2 Years Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $50.00 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: This Habano feels good in the hand. A stout delivery… Read More ›
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Katman Rekap ~ Altezas Reales 1871 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Claro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.75 x 48 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $17.60 I reviewed these cigars February 2024. The limited release of only 1,000 boxes of 10 for each of the three sizes hit… Read More ›
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ChiMolly Pangu | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 5 x 50 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $16.00 My cigars received a couple months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: I reviewed the ChiMolly Dynasty. It was OK. Smokers are… Read More ›
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ChiMolly Dynasty | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 5.5 x 52 Robusto Extra Strength: Medium/Full Price: $16.00-$18.00 My cigars received a couple months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: The cigar is light as a feather…. Read More ›
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El Mago Cigars Triunfante | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Corojo Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $12.00 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: I found a single review and the critic loved this cigar…. Read More ›
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Viso Horny 555 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: USA Broadleaf (Viso Priming) Binder: Cameroon (Viso Priming) Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan (Viso Priming) Size: 5 x 55 Gran Robusto ~ Box Pressed Strength: Medium Price: $15.00 Quantity Released: 5,000 bundles of 10 Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A…. Read More ›
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Katman’s Arkives ~ Dunbarton Sin Compromiso No.4 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Negro “Cultivo Tonto” Binder: Hybrid Ecuador Habano “Thin Ligero” Filler: Independent Plantation Grown Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Soft Box Pressed Strength: Medium Price: $18.95 Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua S.A. Quantity Released:… Read More ›
