Introduced in 2001 by La Flor Dominicana, the LFD Ligero Oscuro L500 has been a go to smoke for full bodied fans for decades. It is built with an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over estate-grown Dominican binder and fillers from La Canela, The wrapper carries a dark, espresso-toned, mottled appearance with an oily, marbled sheen that catches the light. There’s a bit of tooth and some visible veins, reinforcing its rugged character, while the densely packed, […]
Liga Privada H99 Toro delivers a bold and complex smoking experience that pays tribute to the Connecticut River Valley’s rich tobacco heritage. Introduced by Drew Estate in 2018 as the first new regular-production addition to the renowned Liga Privada portfolio in nearly a decade, the H99 features a unique Corojo wrapper grown in the heart of the Connecticut River Valley. This hybrid leaf combines Stalk-Cut Habano with Corojo ’99 genetics, giving the cigar its H99 […]
Powstanie Connecticut Toro Cigar Review Released in 2023, the Powstanie Connecticut marked the brand’s third regular production line and its first new core release since the company debuted in 2015. The cigars are crafted at Fábrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A., the home of RoMa Craft Tobac, and feature a well-balanced blend of an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Pennsylvanian Broadleaf binder with Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar presents beautifully in the hand. Its golden light-brown wrapper […]
The Rocky Patel Thirtieth Anniversary cigar was created to celebrate Rocky Patel’s 30 years in the premium cigar industry. This commemorative blend features a Mexican San Andrés wrapper aged for seven years, draped over a double binder from Nicaragua and filled with a carefully aged blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos that have rested for at least five years. Produced at the company’s Tabacalera Villa Cuba S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, the cigar showcases the […]
The Perdomo Legacy Connecticut Epicure represents the first blend spearheaded by Nicholas Perdomo III, developed over five years as a tribute to his father’s influence and the Perdomo family tradition. The blend features 10-year-aged Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper that undergo eight months of bourbon barrel aging, laid over Nicaraguan Shade-Grown binder and premium fillers from the family’s farms in Estelí, Condega, and the Jalapa Valley. Visually, the cigar carries a silky, golden Connecticut wrapper with a […]
The Kristoff Veinte Robusto was released to celebrate twenty years of Kristoff Cigars, a brand Glen Case founded in 2004 that has since earned a loyal following for its bold flavors and consistently excellent quality. From the moment this 5×50 robusto is in hand, it feels like something special. The Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper is nearly black in color with a deep oily sheen and a rustic texture that gives it a raw, old-world character. Tight […]
The Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed Robusto represents Davidoff’s continued exploration into the rich, volcanic soils of Nicaragua, introduced in 2015 as a bold extension of the original Nicaragua line. Crafted as a Nicaraguan puro, this box-pressed beauty features a dark Habano Oscuro wrapper over binder and filler tobaccos from Condega, Estelí, Jalapa, and Ometepe. Visually, the cigar immediately impresses. Its chocolate brown wrapper carries a subtle Colorado-like reddish hue beneath a glossy sheen, resembling a […]
The Terra Nova Araperique Toro comes from Arnold André, a German cigar company with more than two centuries of heritage. In 2022, United Cigars introduced Arnold André’s portfolio to the U.S. market, including the Terra Nova line. This blend showcases an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, with fillers from the Dominican Republic, Peru, Nicaragua, and the rare Brazilian Araperique tobacco. Araperique is considered one of the most sophisticated tobaccos in the world, […]
Micallef Red joined the Micallef Color Series in Fall 2024, following the success of the Black and Blue blends as part of their regular production lineup. Since then, the Color Series has expanded to five blends, with a sixth—Micallef White—on the horizon. In January 2026, Micallef introduced exclusive Gordo sizes of the Black and Red blends created specifically for Two Guys Cigars and 2GuysCigars.com. Today, Dan Davison of The Ash Holes podcast and master statistician […]
Marking ten years of one of HVC’s most anticipated annual releases, the HVC Black Friday 2025 is a limited-edition cigar handcrafted at Fabrica de Tabacos HVC S.A. in Nicaragua. The 6½ x 54 Leales—meaning “Loyal”—features a Habano 1992 wrapper grown in Ecuador over Nicaraguan binder and fillers from Jalapa and Estelí. Production was extremely limited, with only 500 boxes of 50 cigars produced, making this release highly sought after by collectors and fans of the […]