Cigar Reviews

Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Irish Whiskey

I picked up a bottle of Connemara 12 on a recent trip and decided to give it a try right away. In ca…

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Graycliff Château Grand Cru

Having had a good experience with its Vintage 1999 line, I pulled the Graycliff Château Grand Cru …

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Camacho Coyolar Puro Rothschild

By the laws of plain economics, raising taxes or imposing tariffs on companies that sell or produce …

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Rocky Patel Edge Toro

I remember getting this stick a while and thinking, hmm… this bad boy looks like it will need som…

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Bordeaux: A Wine Pilgrimage

If you are a wine enthusiast like me, there is one trip that comes just about as close to a religiou…

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601 Habano Robusto by Don Pepin

With so many cigars out there, both old and new, it sometimes boggles my mind as to how manufacturer…

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Rocky Patel R4 Torpedo

As a big fan of Rocky Patel, I was really looking forward to sampling it’s R4 Corojo creation…

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Padilla Miami Torpedo

A relatively new comer to the cigar scene, the Padilla brand has already received accolades from we…

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GrayCliff Vintage 1999 Robusto

I admit to knowing relatively little about the GrayCliff line of cigars, since, as you could imagin…

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2 Regular Guys Review: C.A.O. America Monument

The CAO America was officially released at RTDA in Houston this August. We 2 Regular Guys were not …

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Cusano Corojo ‘97 Torpedo

The Cusano Corojo ‘97 Torpedo has earned great marks from prestigious publications like Cigar…

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Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild

I reached into the humidor this week and a relatively new addition came out, a Camacho SLR Maduro R…

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Trinidad Reyes (Cuba)

With the exception of the Robusto Extra, which I found much too bland, monochromatic and linear, I …

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Punch Punch (Cuba)

This week I moved on to a full-bodied cigar that has graced my humidor from the early days of my en…

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H. Upmann Magnum 46 (Cuba)

Who can deny that the general quality of Cuban cigars has steadily declined over the years? At the …

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My New Lucky Number…. 601!

The new 601 brands by Erik Espinosa and Eddie Ortega are one of the hottest boutique brands on the …

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Romeo Y Julieta No. 2 (Cuba)

Going around from tobacco shop to tobacco shop, during my vacation in southern Spain, I finally mana…

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2 Regular Guys Review: Perdomo Lot 23 Belicoso Natural

Filler; binder; wrapper. Every premium cigar is made from a blend of tobaccos. Although the Cuban…

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Black Patch “Reserve 2003″ Maduro Caldwell

 We found this cigar at a booth on the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Lawn while wandering around on Sat…

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Ahh… Andalusia?

There’s no hiding the fact that I’ve been spending more time at work in recent months, b…

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3 Regular Guys Review: Macanudo Vintage 2000 VIII

So, if there were to be a Coca-Cola of cigars and it not to be Cohiba –madly popular because of t…

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3 Regular Guys Review: Acid Krush Classic Red

ACID cigars is a great story of uncovering and defining identity. Drew Estate produces ACID cigars…

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CAO Gold Corona

I am baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaack! After a bit of a hiatus, another review for you all! 5.5&…

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Online Cuban Cigars?

I want to take the time to answer a very frequent email question from all across the spectrum. The q…

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Good Information/Bad Comments

In reading several “Informational” blogs, it appears that some so-called experts have a differe…

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3 Regular Guys Cigar Review - Part 2 - Iguana (Candela, Connecticut and Maduro)

Cigar Review Courtesy of the 3 Regular Guys at Thompson Cigar. Any review of the Iguana cigar, by r…

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Arturo Fuente Añejo #77 (Cameroon “Sand Shark”)

Well, I am back! I haven’t been around with a review in quite a while, so I thought it was ab…

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Rocky Patel Vintage 1992

The weather has been so great that the other night I lit the Tiki Torches, sat on my deck after sun …

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3 Regular Guys Cigar Review - Iguana (Candela, Connecticut and Maduro)

Cigar Review Courtesy of the 3 Regular Guys at Thompson Cigar. Odds are that when you hear the wor…

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Zino Platinum Scepter Chubby

Every now and gain I’ll smoke a renowned and relatively expensive cigar and come away thinkin…

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Avo Legacy - Inventory Special

We just finished doing inventory, and every year we find hidden treasures that have been lost, misl…

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Cigar Blog Special - Gurkha Signature 101

Cigar Review by Corona Chris, Thompson Cigar product specialist. The Gurkha Signature 101 blend ha…

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3 Regular Guys Cigar Review - CAO Brazilia Gol!

Super 8 Cigar Sampler Review Courtesy of the 3 Regular Guys at Thompson Cigar. So the 3 Regular Gu…

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3 Regular Guys Cigar Review - Thompson Vintage Especiale

Super 8 Cigar Sampler Review Courtesy of the 3 Regular Guys at Thompson Cigar. There’s really no…

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3 Regular Guys Cigar Review - Cusano 18

Super 8 Cigar Sampler Review Courtesy of the 3 Regular Guys at Thompson Cigar. The Cusano 18 Doub…

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Super 8 Conclusion - SOLD OUT!

After a long road we’ve finally made our way through the Super 8 sampler. And as of yesterday, T…

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Cigar Reviews From 3 Regular Guys

Cigar Blog 101 is proud to announce a new weekly feature - accurate and honest cigar reviews from th…

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Cabaiguan Imperiales

Cabaiguan Imperiales 7″ X 47, Natural I won’t lie, I tried this as part of a Blind Tast…

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Arturo Fuente Añejo #77 (Original Maduro Variety)

In my never ending quest to out review the site admin, I submit for you tis gem. Cigar name: Arturo…

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Diamond Crown Maximus Robusto #5

A friend came down to visit this past weekend. It was supposed to a low key time for alcohol, and c…

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H.Upmann Vintage Cameroon Robusto

5 X 52, Cameroon Wrapper: Well Aged Vintage Cameroon Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican, …

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Cigar Review: Cuban Romeo Y Julieta Coronitas Cedro

I was lucky enough to get this little beauty as a gift from a Canadian visitor. Forbidden fruit̷…

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Cumpay Piramide

Happy New Year everyone! a belated one at that… well, you can’t live in Spain and not make g…

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Don Diego Aniversario No. 3

Though I am definitely a full-bodied cigar kind of guy, I’ve always felt there is a time and …

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