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Diesel Whiskey Row Founder’s Collection Raceking | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan (Aged in Rabbit Hole Raceking barrels) Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.99 Quantity Released: 2,300 boxes of 10 Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. My cigars received one… Read More ›
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RoMa Craft CroMagnon 2024 Gran Perfecto | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: U.S. Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra Hybrid Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 5.875 x 60 Perfecto Strength: Full Price: $16.75 Quantity: Regular Production Released: February 2025 Factory: Fábrica de Tabacos Nica Sueño S.A. My cigars received 3 months of naked… Read More ›
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WHTE Outtakes | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
This is the 2-minute outtake reel from my 1983 music video starring Butch “Eddie Munster” Patrick. The end of the reel shows a short clip from a video we produced for a Halloween party at the Hollywood Palladium. I’m wearing… Read More ›
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Stoic Cigars Wisdom Churchill | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Dominican, U.S., Undisclosed Size: 7 x 48 Churchill Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.00 Released: November 2024 ~ Limited Release Factory: Klaas Kelner Dominican Republic My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. THE… Read More ›
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Padrón 4000 Series Maduro Toro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro ~ Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $12.00 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: I reviewed the Maduro in robusto size in 2014…. Read More ›
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My 15 Seconds of Fame | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
8,000 views in 3 days. What? This was merely a short that I recorded so I could send it to friends who asked how I was adapting to my new electric upright. I have no idea who is watching this…. Read More ›
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Padrón 4000 Series Natural Toro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.5 x 54 Toro ~ Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $12.00 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. This series is the ‘budget’ or entry level for smokers to the Padrón… Read More ›
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Gellis Family Absolutos Toro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan (Estelí, Ometepe, Condega, and Jalapa) Size: 6 x 52 Toro Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $14.00 Factory: Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) Estelí, Nicaragua. My cigars received two months of naked humidor time. THE… Read More ›
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Katman’s Arkives ~ Padrón 50th Anniversary Maduro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan ~ Aged 10 years Size: 6.5 x 52 Toro – Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $47.00 My cigars received 6 months of naked humidor time. Rated 93 by Cigar Aficionado. This blend debuted in… Read More ›
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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 ›
