Wrapper: La Meca Ecuador Habano Grade 1 Dark Rosado Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaraguan (GK Condega C-SG Seco, Pueblo Nuevo Criollo Viso, La Joya Estelí C-98 Viso, ASP Estelí Hybrid Ligero) USA Lancaster County Broadleaf Ligero, Utah Ligero. Size:… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Seed Binder: Nicaraguan (Double Binder) Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.375 x 54 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $16.50 Quantity Released in 2023: 2500 boxes of 20 I reviewed this cigar a year ago. An excellent representation of Tatuaje. The good… Read More ›
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf (Under Fermented) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro…sort of Strength: Medium Price: $10.00 Factory: J.C. Newman PENSA My cigars received 4 months of naked humidor time. The cigars are aged a year after… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Brazilian Filler: Dominican Cibao Valley, Brazilian, Nicaraguan Size: 5.75 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $11.00 Release Date: June 2019 Factory: La Aurora S.A. Dominican Republic My cigars received 6 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut ~ Aged 20 Years Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $32.00 Released: October 2024 Quantity Released: Regular Production Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. My cigars received 4 months… Read More ›
You want them. You need them. You love them. Your wife hates you. Small Batch Cigar has restocked your favorites from Paul Stulac. All photos courtesy of SBC. Red Screaming Sun (above) in 4 Sizes: Torpedo (6 x 54), Toro… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian ~ Rum Barrel-Aged for 6 months Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, Peruvian ~ Aged 6 Years and then Rum-Barrel Aged for 6 Months Size: 5.7 x 54 Sumo Toro Strength: Medium Price: $10.00 I bought a 10 pack… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan with Mexican San Andrés rope Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan, USA Pennsylvania Size: 4.5 x 38/60 Perfecto with Shaggy Foot Strength: Medium/Full Price: $16.50 Quantity Released: 137 boxes of 10 Released: January 2025 Factory: La Aurora S.A. Dominican… Read More ›
Montosa Natural | Cigar Reviews by the Katman Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Mexican Sumatra Filler: Dominican Criollo and Piloto Cubana, Indonesian Java Size: 5.875 x 54 Toro Strength: Mild/Medium Price: $4.50 Factory: Arnold André Dominicana S.R.L. Released to the U.S…. Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $5.60 before promo codes THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: First, scroll back up and look at this beautiful cigar. I’ll wait. Dry boxing is the only… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Piloto from Navarrete and La Canela in the Cibao Valley Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.00 Released: June 2023 Quantities Released: Limited undisclosed numbers. My cigars received 5 months of… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Desflorado Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa), Dominican Habano ’92, U.S. Undisclosed Size: 5.625 x 46 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $11.00 Look at the leaf stats…and then look at the price. One of the… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Rosado Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Length: 5.875 x 52 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $14.75 Released: December 2024 Quantity Released: 1,000 boxes of 15 cigars Factory: Tabacalera La iSLA, Dominican Republic My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Lure Cigars Co. has made a huge impression on cigar smokers everywhere. As fast as a purveyor stocks their shelves, they disappear into that good night. Obviously, they are doing something very right. This is an excerpt from the press… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.75 x 52 Double Torpedo Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $12.00 Released: December 2024 Quantity Released: Undisclosed Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L. My cigars received 3 months… Read More ›
Wrapper: U.S. Broadleaf Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaragua & Honduras Size: 5 x 55 Gran Robusto Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.00 Quantity Released: 5,000 in 10 count boxes Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A. in Estelí, Nicaragua I don’t… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican Criollo ’98, Nicaraguan Medio Tiempo, Estelí Size: 6 x 52 Belicoso Strength: Medium/Full Price: $20.00 Released: December 2022 Quantity Released: 500 Boxes of 10 Cigars Factory: El Titan de Bronze I bought… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Corojo ‘99 Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Dominican Corojo, Dominican Habano ‘92, Dominican Barrel Aged HVA. Size: 6 x 54 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $25.00 Released: November 2024 Quantity Released: 2000 boxes of 10 Factory: Tabacalera Díaz Cabrera… Read More ›
Something very cool from Ian Reith and Dapper Cigar Co. I received a box last week and I’ve smoked a couple ‘Let’s See’ sticks. Excellent blend with impressive early complexity and a dash of refinement. I’m planning on letting it… Read More ›
Wrapper: Dark Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano, Criollo ‘98, San Vicente Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Grande Strength: Medium Price: $16.00 Quantity Released: Regular Production Factory: Kelner Cigars, S.A.S. Dominican Republic Klaas Kelner is the son… Read More ›
Another great deal from yours truly in partnership with Small Batch Cigar. A fiver chosen from my Top 21 Cigars of 2024. Click on cigar name to read my review: E.P. Carrillo 15 Year Anniversary LE ~ Katman Rated 97… Read More ›
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5 x 48 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $20.00 Box Date: September 2020 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado. If they have no skin in the game, I tend to believe CA’s… Read More ›
Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Hybrid Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 4.5 x 60 Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $11.25 Released: August 2024 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: First introduced in 2018, the CroMagnon blend… Read More ›
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5.5 x 54 Robusto Extra Strength: Medium/Full Price: $30.00 Box date: June 2019 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Lawdy, this is a beautiful cigar. The wrapper is sepia bronze. Oil oozes like Elon on a… Read More ›
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5.125 x 55 Strength: Medium/Full Price: $30.00 Box Date: November 2019 THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Rated 96 by Cigar Aficionado. While I don’t believe there is 100% transparency when CA reviews a cigar approved… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Claro Binder: Nicaraguan AGANORSA Filler: Nicaraguan AGANORSA Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $15.99 This is one of my regular go-to cigars. I first published this review in April 2024. BACKGROUND: Directly from Andew Considine… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $19.00 Released: October 2024 Factory: My Father Cigars S.A. Nicaragua Quantity Released: 2500 Boxes of 10 My cigars received 4 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Desflorada Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5.25 x 48 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $15.00 Released: September 2024 Regular Production “Aged for 1 year after rolling in Spanish Cedar before boxing.” My cigars received 3 months of… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Hybrid Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican, USA Size: 6 x 50 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $16.00 Released: November 2024 Quantity Released: 5,000 boxes of 5 cigars This blend was produced by Hendrik “Henke” Kelner. Hendrik ran the operations… Read More ›
The Powstanie SBC22 is a very limited cigar that shows up yearly and disappears quickly. Only 500 boxes of 20 released in 2023. The cigars have 16 months of box age. I bought my supply before I posted this because… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Piloto Cubano, Criollo 98, Corojo 99, San Vicente Size: 6 x 48 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $17.00 Regular Production Factory: Kelner Cigars, S.A.S. Dominican Republic Klaas Kelner is the son of Hendrik… Read More ›
I am subsisting on a steady diet of all 3 Avowed cigar blends. 1) New Dawn is the perfect morning cigar. If you’re a fan of Casdagli Daughters of the Wind, you’ll be delighted with this cigar blend…plus it’s several… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Hybrid Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican Piloto Cubano, Dominican San Vicente, Dominican Criollo ‘98, Pennsylvania Size: 5.5 x 52 Gran Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $30.00 Quantity Released: 2,000 boxes of 10 Factory: Kelner Cigars SAS in the Dominican… Read More ›
Wrapper: Undisclosed Binder: Undisclosed Filler: Undisclosed Size: 5.25 x 50 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $50.00 Released: December 2020 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Generally, when the term ‘undisclosed’ is used it means Cuban… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, Ecuadorian, Peruvian Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $12.00 My cigars received one month of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: From LH Cigars: “Building a name synonymous with quality, crafting a flavor… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.75 x 54 Torpedo Strength: Full Price: $40.00 Released: March 2024 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: I have never balked at the prices of Padron cigars…. Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.99 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: From Small Batch Cigar: “Sandy Cobas created El Titan de Bronze in Miami,… Read More ›
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Mexican San Andrés Filler: Nicaraguan (Condega, Estelí, Jalapa) Size: 5.325 x 52 Robusto Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $17.00 Released: January 2024 Quantity released: 50,000 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time…. Read More ›
The newest thang from Small Batch Cigar, in conjoined partnership, brings you a special sampler that I asked we make available to my readers. This is the first time that SBC has offered a cigar sampler with cigar accessories. 1x… Read More ›
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5.1 x 50 Robusto Strength: Full Price: $31.00 Charlie slipped these cigars to me while visiting a Korean massage parlor where I have a 5% interest. Mr. Schink doth know that my lisp… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Strength: Medium-Full Size: 5.5 × 52 box-pressed Price: $13.00 This cigar has been aging in my humidor for 7 months. The Katman reviewed this cigar in 2013 when he was 85. This is… Read More ›
Working side by side with Klaas Kelner from the Dominican Republic, Andrew Considine and Dave West have brought a two-year project to fruition. From Andrew Considine of Small Batch Cigar: “It’s been a pleasure laboring with Klaas Kelner to fulfill… Read More ›
Wrapper: Florida Sun Grown, grown by Jeff Borysiewicz in Clermont, Florida Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf, grown by John Foster in South Windsor, Connecticut Filler: Pennsylvania Type 41, grown by Mennonite family farmers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Connecticut Havana, grown John Foster… Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Café Claro (Aged 5 years at time of original sale in 2014) Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo 99, Nicaraguan Criollo 98 Filler: Nicaraguan (Medio Tiempo) Size: 6.25 x 52 Toro Box Pressed Body: Medium Price: $10.00 My cigars… Read More ›
Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 50 Robusto “Regency” Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $19.00 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: From La Aroma de Cuba: “A dark and lustrous… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra Binder: Nicaraguan Jalapa Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican, Peruvian Size: 6 x 50 Toro Strength: Medium Price: $13.25 Factory: Tabacalera La Isla, Dominican Republic Released: October 2024 Quantity Released: Regular Production My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican San Vicente Seco ~ Aged in Wine Casks for 6 months Size: 6.75 x 50 Diademas Figurado Strength: Mild/Medium Price: $57.00 Released: July 2024 Quantity Released: 4,000 boxes of 10 cigars released in… Read More ›
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Criollo Estelí Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.625 x 46 Corona Gorda Strength: Medium Price: $10.00 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. A fan favorite for a long time. So, what the hell… Read More ›
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $24.00 Newest Edition Released: September 2024 Quantities released: 200 Boxes of 20 My cigars received 4 months of naked humidor time. I reviewed this cigar… Read More ›
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 5.3 x 54 Robusto Strength: Mild/Medium Price: $27.00 Charlie Schink slid this cigar to me under the table while at a fund drive for a PBS station in Gdańsk, Poland. The cigar is… Read More ›
Wrapper: Undisclosed Binder: 17-Year-Old H-192 Dominican Cuban Seed Hybrid, Ecuadorian HVA Filler: Peruvian Pelo de Oro, Dominican, USA Size: 4.5 x 60 Strength: Medium Price: $12.00 Factory: Kelner Boutique Factory, Dominican Republic My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Foundation Cigars The Grasshopper Candela | Cigar Reviews by the Katman Wrapper: Candela Binder: Nicaraguan Jalapa Filler: Nicaraguan Jalapa, Estelí Size: 5.25 x 52 Torpedo Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.00 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time…. Read More ›
Arturo Fuente Anejo Xtra Viejo Reserva No. 8-8-8 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman Wrapper: U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro (Aged 1 year in cognac barrels) Binder: Dominican (Aged 3-4 years) Filler: Dominican (Aged 3-4 years) Size: 6.875 x 44 Lonsdale… Read More ›
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 3.5 x 50 Petit Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $8.00 Factory: My Father Cigars S.A. Nicaragua Released: August 2023 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: A… Read More ›
