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Warped Nicotina | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Binder: Nicaraguan Criollo ‘98 Filler: Nicaraguan Corojo & Criollo Size: 5.5 X 52 Belicoso Strength: Full Price: $11.00 Thanks to SBC for the kind use of their photos: BACKGROUND: Released January 2022 Factory: Tabacos Valle de… Read More ›
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.7 | Katman
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.6 | Katman
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.5 | Katman
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.4 | Katman
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Crowned Heads Special Editions Le Patissier | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan ~Jalapa Filler: Costa Rican, Nicaraguan ~ Ometepe & Pueblo Nuevo Size: 6.5 x 44 Lonsdale Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.50 I’ve had my sticks hibernating, unclothed, for 3 months. I tried one a month in… Read More ›
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.3 | Katman
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.2 | Katman
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My 1960’s Playlist Pt.1 | Katman
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Oliva Small Batch Maduro BP ‘Atlantic Cigar Exclusive’ | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 60 Double Toro Box Pressed Strength: Full Price: $9.82 This cigar has 3 months of bare midriff humidor time. Due to the description of the tobacco (below), it should… Read More ›
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Guy Fieri / Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $13.50 I am reviewing this cigar 10 days after receipt. I’ve only done this a couple times in 10 years. I might be whistlin’ Dixie… Read More ›
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8 Minutes of Slow Whiskey Blues | Katman
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Liga Undercrown UC10 Maduro Corona Doble | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf Filler: Nicaraguan Habano Size: 7 x 50 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.90 (Over $2 less online) BACKGROUND: From Atlantic Cigar Co: “Twenty twenty-one marks the 10th anniversary for the Undercrown brand, originally… Read More ›
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Viaje Mrs. Hatchet 2021 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Criollo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 X 50 Toro Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.00 I have held on to this stick for almost 4 months. Seems time is up. 99% of these sticks have vanished into… Read More ›
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Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro (Atlantic Cigar Exclusive) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.10 I bought these 3 months ago from Atlantic…once more with feeling: “Before Atlantic became a sponsor.” I only bought two sticks, which I… Read More ›
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Padilla Finest Hour Oscuro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 60 Gordo Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.95 ($2 less online) I’ve had this cigar for over 6 months. Why review a cigar that was released 2-1/2 years ago? Glad… Read More ›
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La Aurora Barrel Aged by Karl Malone | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Peruvian Size: 6 x 47 Churchill Strength: Full Price: $10.00 I’ve had a fiver marinating naked in my humidor for over 6 months. I can’t count higher than 6 due to a lesion… Read More ›
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Plasencia Small Batch Corojo Robusto Box-Pressed | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 4.75 x 52 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.60 These cigars were purchased from Atlantic Cigar….2 months humidor time. They appear to be a limited production so times’ a wastin’. Atlantic Cigar also produces… Read More ›
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ACE Prime The Sergeant ~ PCA Exclusive | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo ’99 Rosado Binder: Double USA Connecticut Filler: Nicaraguan (Esteli Ligero, Jalapa Viso, Pueblo Nuevo Viso) Size: 5 x 58 Robusto Gordo Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.50 (A buck less online) I’ve had these cigars in hibernation, naked, for… Read More ›
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Mil Días Magicos Edición Limitada 2021 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Peruvian Size: 4.5 x 52 Petit Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.50 I have had these sticks marinating naked for over 2 months. Due to the limited release, time to get out… Read More ›
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Emilio Cigars LJZ Lonsdale LE | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano ~ Sungrown Barber Pole Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 42 Strength: Medium Price: $10.50 I bought a couple singles 3 months ago from Atlantic Cigar. (Yes. Before they became a sponsor). BACKGROUND: Released October… Read More ›
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Viva La Vida by AJ Fernandez (Atlantic Cigar Exclusive 6x56BP) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 56 Box Press Strength: Full Price: $12.00 I’ve had this cigar marinating naked in my humidor for over 5 months. Should be ready to go. I bought this cigar… Read More ›
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Guardian of the Farm Claude Le Chien 6th Birthday Edition (Small Batch Cigar Exclusive) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan (Corojo Rosado) Binder: Nicaraguan (Corojo ‘99) Filler: Nicaraguan (Corojo ‘99 & Criollo ‘98) Size: 4.5 x 48 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $7.08 by the box. $8.00 per stick in a fiver. Katman promo code saves you 10% and brings… Read More ›
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Flatbed Cigars Panacea Green PA Broadleaf | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: USA Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Cuban seed Habano Filler: Triple Ligero (Piloto Cubano, Olor Dominicano, and Nicaraguan) Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $6.45 While it is nice to see reasonably priced and good cigars rounding the $10… Read More ›
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Ave Maria Holy Grail 2021 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Connecticut Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 48 Churchill Strength: Mild/Medium Price: $15.30 MSRP ($10.00 online) Current special on Cigar.com: $29.99 with promo code: HOLY Photo credit Cigar.com: This is one of the most confusing cigar… Read More ›
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2021 Limited Edition Undercrown Dojo Dogma Sun Grown | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Connecticut River Valley stalk-cut and stalk-cured sun-grown Habano Filler: Nicaraguan: Extensively-aged ligero from the Nueva Segovia region along the Nicaraguan border of Honduras Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.20 I bought… Read More ›
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Kristoff Pistoff | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 54 Robusto Strength: Full Price: $9.58 ($2 bucks less at Atlantic Cigar for a Single) Yes, I know I am the last guy in North America that has either… Read More ›
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Plasencia Reserva Original | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.25 X 44 Corona Strength: Mild/Medium Price: $7.90 ($7.20 at Atlantic Cigar) This cigar has been around for over 4 years. Maybe you’ve already smoked one. Maybe not. The point is that reviews… Read More ›
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New Sponsor! Atlantic Cigar Company | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Boys and Girls…the eagle has landed. Starting today, Atlantic Cigar has signed an agreement to sponsor the katman. It is only costing me $37.25 per month and a dozen bagels and bialys directly from Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles once… Read More ›
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Esteban Carreras Cashmere | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 (Bought singles for $7.65 from Atlantic Cigar…Know what I like about Atlantic Cigar? They always provide the option for singles on every cigar. Most… Read More ›
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Partagas Decadas 2021 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Brazilian Cameroon Seed Binder: Connecticut Havano Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa and Ometepe) Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $17.99 (I did find the price fluctuates with a savings of up to $4) Another $18 cigar to… Read More ›
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Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 X 54 Perfecto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 BACKGROUND: 15,000 boxes of 12 released Released October 2021 There really isn’t any in depth information about this blend in terms of how much… Read More ›
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Warped El Oso Blanco 2021 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Deflorada Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6 x 48 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $18.00 I bought two cigars early November. They have 2-1/2 months naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: Factory: El Titan de Bronze in Miami Blender: Kyle… Read More ›
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