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 ›
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Avowed Cigar Co. New Dawn | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman’s Last Gig Sampler is Live | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Cuban Vegas Robaina Famosos | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
RoMa Craft CroMagnon Mastodon 2024 L.E. | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ Cuban Partagás Serie E No.2 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Cuban Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ Viaje WLP The Rise of Claudenstein | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Las Calaveras Décimo Aniversario by Crowned Heads | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Gellis Family Cigars Saunter | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ Principle Cigars Boy Band Vol. 1 ‘Henkie’ | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Reader Alert! Very Limited Edition Powstanie SBC22 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Avowed Cigar Co. The Vow | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Avowed Cigars Now Live at Small Batch Cigar | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Avowed Cigar Co. ‘Awakening’ | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
OpusX Forbidden X Deseos D’Amor | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ Lavida Habana (LH) Premium Cigars Colorado | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Padrón Black PB-97 Natural | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Hyperion 2024 Toro by El Titan de Bronze | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ E.P. Carrillo Encore Black | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Black Gold Sampler is Now Live | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ Cuban Partagás Maduro No.1 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Tatuaje 2012 Cojonu Habano ~ Guest Review by Charlie Schink (Our Man in Zambia) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Small Batch Cigar and Avowed Cigars (Klaas Kelner) New Releases February 2025 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
The American by J.C. Newman | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ The Collective by Ezra Zion 11 Year Anniversary | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Katman Kwicky ~ La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Matilde Special Edition 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Davidoff Grand Cru Diademas Finas Limited Edition 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Tatuaje Black Label | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Paul Garmirian 25th Anniversary Connoisseur | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Cuban Quai d’Orsay No. 54 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Principle Cigars Accomplice Holiday ‘Bauble’ | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
3 Cigars ~ Foundation Cigars The Grasshopper (Candela, Mexican San Andrés, and Barber Pole) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Double Trouble ~ Arturo Fuente Anejo Xtra Viejo Reserva No. 8-8-8 and Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2023 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
L’Atelier Roxy Maduro | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
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 ›
Tatuaje Nuevitas Jibaro No. 1 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo 99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 54 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.50 This is a review of a cigar I critiqued in 2018. Price has only inched up 50¢ in 7 years. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:… Read More ›
Tatuaje Verocu | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6.125 x 52 Torpedo No.6 Body: Full Price: $11.00 Factory: My Father S.A. Nicaragua I dredged up this 2015 review because I snagged me some a few months ago plus SBC is… Read More ›
Viaje Private Bale Bird on a Branch | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 (Double Binders) Filler: Nicaraguan (Estelí & Jalapa – Aged 1 Year) Size: 5 x 52 “Pajarito” Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $13.00 Released: July 2024 Quantities released: Regular Production Factory: AGANORSA My cigars received… Read More ›
Mi Querida Black SakaKhan 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: U.S.A. Connecticut Broadleaf No. 1 Darks Binder: Mexican San Andrés Negro Filler: Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan Size: 7.25 x 54 Double Corona Strength: Medium/Full Price: $18.45 My sticks have been lying about in their skivvies for 4 months. BACKGROUND: From… Read More ›
Cuban Juan Lopez Selection #2 ~ Guest Review by Charlie Schink (Our Man in Zambia) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 4.9 x 50 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $20.00 Box Date: April 23 THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: I’ve always wondered what our “sniffing the cigar” ritual is. Whether it smells like barnyard and muskrat or… Read More ›
KATMAN SWAG DADDY CONTEST #2 | Cigar Review by the Katman
More booty from the coffers of Small Batch Cigar. You gotta work for this one. There will be 2 Grand Prize Winners. One winner will be chosen by me. And one winner will be chosen by Small Batch Cigar. What’s… Read More ›
Double Trouble ~ Illusione Cigares Privé Natural Corojo & Partagás Serie D No. 5 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Illusione Cigares Privé Natural Corojo | Cigar Reviews by the Katman Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5 x 52 Robusto Strength: Medium/Full Price: $9.00 Quantity Released: Regular Production Release Date: 2016 My cigars received 7 months of… Read More ›
Patoro VA XO Extra Robusto | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Dominican (Aged 9-12 years) Binder: Dominican (Aged 9-12 years) Filler: Dominican (Aged 9-12 years) Size: 5 x 58 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $32.33 Factory: De Los Reyes Cigar Factory, Dominican Republic My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Paul Stulac Cigars Red Screaming Sun | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Nicaraguan Viso & Double Ligero Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Full Price: $10.50 Factory: Las Villas Cigars in Nicaragua ~ Master Blender Guillermo Pena My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Crux Epicure Short Salomone ~ Guest Review by Dr. Alex Wu (Our Man in Madison) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Photo courtesy of Crux Cigars Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Short Salomone Strength: Mild-Medium Price: $14.00 Purchased yet again from my local smoke shop/cigar bar, kept in a well-maintained humidor. Likely aged for about… Read More ›
Katman’s Top 21 Cigars of 2024 ~ Rated 97 & Higher | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
I don’t use lowball scores like everyone else. I am a grumpy, but generous, old man providing laudatory ratings for cigars I love. If you read me, you already know this…and you put up with my enthusiasm. There is no… Read More ›
E.P. Carrillo Pledge Of Allegiance 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: USA Broadleaf Binder: Ecuadorian Connecticut Seed Fillers: USA Connecticut Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Dominican, Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 54 Toro Box Pressed Strength: Medium/Full Price: $22.00 Quantity released: 1776 boxes of 10 Factory: Casa Carrillo Dominican Republic I’m making a… Read More ›
My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 5.5 x 48 Corona Extra Box Pressed Strength: Medium Price: $13.00 Released: August 2022 Quantity of cigars released: 1,922 Boxes of 22 Cigars My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor… Read More ›
Cuban Cuaba Diadema 2003 ~ Guest Review by Georg Babbs (Our Man in Europe) | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Cuban Binder: Cuban Filler: Cuban Size: 9.3 x 55 Diademas Strength: Medium Price: €24 Euros in 2004 Factory: Unknown. The box as such is gone. Only the individual coffins remain. Box Date: Sep. 2003 These cigars received 20 years… Read More ›
Crowned Heads Belgian Blue L.E. 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
I’m making a bold move. So many new cigars are released every week. It is impossible to keep up. Instead of waiting 3 months or more to give the cigar a stake in learning to breathe, I may appraise cigars… Read More ›
Don Pepin García Vintage Edition TAA | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo ‘99 Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Full Price: $14.00 Released: 2023 My cigars received 4 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: This cigar is produced in 5 sizes. No messin’… Read More ›
Jaime García Reserva Especial Sucesor Toro (Sumatra) L. E. 2024 | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sumatra-Seed Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Size: 6 x 56 Toro Box Pressed Strength: Full Price: $14.00 My cigars received 3 months of naked humidor time. THE WHOLE MEGILLAH: Strong barnyard from the wrapper. Typical of a Nic puro…. Read More ›
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 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 Box Pressed Strength: Medium Price: $17.95 BACKGROUND: “Sin Compromiso is the result of over three years’ of… Read More ›
Diesel Whiskey Row Founder’s Collection Mizunara | Cigar Reviews by the Katman
Wrapper: Brazilian Mata Fina Binder: USA Connecticut Broadleaf aged in Whiskey Row Mizunara barrels Filler: Nicaraguan Estelí Habano Size: 6 x 52 Toro Strength: Medium/Full Price: $15.79 My cigars received 5 months of naked humidor time. BACKGROUND: From Diesel Cigars:… Read More ›
