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• Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on May 6, 2021 • ( 16 )

  

  Wrapper: Sumatran Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 They’re all gone. But here is a review that will make you wish you were quicker on the draw…or a review that puts your mind… Read More ›

• Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on May 5, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Wrapper: Connecticut Arapiraca Maduro Binder: Dominican Habano Filler: Dominican Criollo 98, Dominican Corojo Ligero, Nicaraguan Habano Seco Size: 5 X 50 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $11.20 BACKGROUND: Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura Regular production Released in 2016. I might be the… Read More ›

• Viaje Circa ’45 Reserva Edición Limitada | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on May 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 7 x 50 Churchill Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.20 BACKGROUND: Released: February 2021 From Halfwheel.com (4-3-2021): “In 2016, Viaje chose the InterTabac trade show to introduce a brand new line named Circa… Read More ›

• Crowned Heads Mil Días | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 23, 2021 • ( 15 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian, Costa Rican Size: 6 x 46 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $9.25 BACKGROUND: Regular Production Released: August 2020 Factory: Tabacalera Pichardo (Nicaragua) From Halfwheel.com (10-22-2020): “The cigar gets its name—Mil Días—from that… Read More ›

• La Gloria Cubana Spirit of the Lady | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 19, 2021 • ( 22 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Olancho San Agustin Binder: Cameroon Filler: Mexican, Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6 x 50 Toro Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $12.99 A friend sent me a couple sticks just a few days before they were released on March 2,… Read More ›

• Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 2 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 16, 2021 • ( 11 )

  

  Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Brazilian, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.15 I got lucky and snagged these sticks end of January, 2021…even though the official release was February 2021. BACKGROUND: Released February 2021 Regular… Read More ›

• Casa Cuevas La Mandarria | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 14, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Strength: Full Price: $12.00 BACKGROUND: Factory: Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L. Regular production From Halfwheel.com: “Originally a limited release (2019) of 500 boxes of cigars, the company has… Read More ›

• Nat Sherman Timeless 2019 Limited Edition | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 12, 2021 • ( 10 )

  

  Wrapper: Dominican Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 50 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $17.00 OK. This is going to be fun. Cigars International advises you, below, to grab some before they are all gone. As they have been… Read More ›

• HVC Serie A | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 54 Cañonazos Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.60 Getting back to work here after 6 days off. I counted at least a dozen written reviews of the new HVC Hot Cake… Read More ›

• Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on April 5, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.35 BACKGROUND: Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. Released: May 2020 Regular Production From Altadis USA: “Made with 100% Nicaragua Tobacco. Blended by Rafael… Read More ›

• Alec & Bradley Kintsugi | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on March 31, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Wrapper: Honduran Trojes Binder: Honduran, Nicaraguan Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 5.625 x 46 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium/Full Price: $7.25 BACKGROUND: Released: December 2020 Regular production From the Alec Bradley website: “Kintsugi is an elegant, multifaceted medium bodied cigar created by… Read More ›

• Punch Store Press Habano | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on March 30, 2021 • ( 11 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano 2000 Binder: Honduran Filler: Costa Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Torpedo Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.99 BACKGROUND: This is a limited release from 2020. Information was not exactly flowing from any press release and nothing… Read More ›

• Leche de Mama MADURO by Cigar Federation | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on March 29, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Wrapper: Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Undisclosed Filler: Undisclosed Size: 5 x 50 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $10.00 It’s been 3 weeks since my last review as this old man had the flu, for a change. I picked something easy to review. Not… Read More ›

• Time Out | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on March 7, 2021 • ( 34 )

  

  Time out til I recover from a bad cold and a sinus infection. I can’t smell the glove or anything else. The grandsons got sick. Charlotte babysits them. Charlotte gets sick with a sinus infection. And now Philly is sick… Read More ›

• Black Label Trading Company Morphine 2020 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on March 2, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés & Ecuadorian Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: NIcaraguan Size: 5.5 x 48 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $10.50 (I paid $9.45 per stick in a fiver) I’ve had these cigars, naked of course, for 2-1/2 months… Read More ›

• Barreda Cigars Don Chico Maduro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 23, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Indonesian Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/full Price: $10.92 BACKGROUND: I’ve had a couple sticks that a friend gave me around 6 months ago. As far as my research goes, the cigars… Read More ›

• Cuban H. Upmann Magnum 54 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 18, 2021 • ( 35 )

  

  Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 4.75 x 54 Strength: Medium Price: $15.67 (Cigars of Habanos) BACKGROUND: Box Date: April 2018 Never much to report on a Cuban cigar’s pedigree, but I found this little ditty on Cigar Lover’s… Read More ›

• Fonseca by My Father | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 12, 2021 • ( 5 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan ’99 Corojo Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 55 Toro Gordo Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.20 Today we take a look at the 2020 Fonseca by My Father. BACKGROUND: From Cigar Aficionado (8-21-2020): “The new Fonseca by… Read More ›

• Warped Flor del Valle Sky Flower Lancero | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 10, 2021 • ( 14 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Criollo ’98, Corojo ‘99 Size: 7 x 40 Strength: Medium Price: $16.00 BACKGROUND: This is the 2020 version…just released in December 2020. From Atlantic Cigar: “Flor Del Valle or “Flower of the… Read More ›

• HVC La Rosa 520 Maduro Magicos | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 8, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 54 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.99 Today we take a look at the HVC La Rosa 520 Maduro Magicos. This is a limited production cigar but plenty of online stores… Read More ›

• Plasencia Alma del Fuego | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on February 4, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown (Jalapa) Binder: Nicaraguan (Double Binder) Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 X 50 Robusto (Box-Pressed) Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.00 Today we take a look at the Plasencia Alma del Fuego. BACKGROUND: From Cigar Aficionado (2019): “The Alma del… Read More ›

• Unicorn Alert! 2012 Zino Platinum 10 Years | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on January 29, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Dominican Filler: Peruvian, Dominican Size: 5.5 x 60 Toro X Strength: Medium/Full Price: $18.00 in 2012 Today we take a look at a 2012 Zino Platinum 10 Years. BACKGROUND: According to Cigar Aficionado (9-27-2012): “The Zino Platinum… Read More ›

• ACE Prime M.X.S. Dominique Wilkins | Cigar Reviews by the Katman

  By The Katman on January 27, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaraguan Ometepe Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.50-$15.00 Today we take a look at the ACE Prime M.X.S. Dominique Wilkins. BACKGROUND: Factory: Tabacalera Pichardo Released 2019 From ACE Prime… Read More ›