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CIGAR.com Expert Picks

Hidden Gems

As we enter our way into a new year filled with our tired-and-true hobby, the experts at CIGAR.com scoured and sourced some seriously satisfying blends in this edition of Expert Picks: Hidden Gems. From big-name brands throughout the industry, these cigars are truly a treasure to behold. With this limited-time lineup, treat your palate to pure diamond-league premiums such as the '91' rated Zino Platinum Scepter Series, Alec Bradley's Black Market Vandal 'The Con', and more!

As we enter our way into a new year filled with our tired-and-true hobby, the experts at CIGAR.com scoured and sourced some seriously satisfying blends in this edition of Expert Picks: Hidden Gems. From big-name brands throughout the industry, these cigars are truly a treasure to behold. With this limited-time lineup, treat your palate to pure diamond-league premiums such as the '91' rated Zino Platinum Scepter Series, Alec Bradley's Black Market Vandal 'The Con', and more!

This AJ blend is "all the rage" with its dark, oily Ecuador Habano Sun Grown Oscuro wrapper and Cuban-seed long-fillers from his farms in Estelí. This perfectly-powered blend brings attention to rich notes of cedar and spice which is rounded out by a creamy finish. Diesel Rage is one class act you don't want to miss.
The team at Alec Bradley realized a mellow to medium-bodied blend was missing within the Black Market portfolio: enter Vandal "The Con". Utilizing a Connecticut-seed wrapper grown on Honduran soil, this smooth premium showcases coffee bean, roasted almonds, citrus peel, and hints of black pepper that will satisfy the palates of enthusiasts and aficionados alike.
Governor's Private Blend is another Gurkha gem. This cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Dominican binder, and Columbian Corojo filler. Once lit, this medium to full-bodied smoke features complex notes of cedar, spice, and coffee. Very smooth, well-rounded, and perfect to enjoy with hot Spiced Apple Twinings of London Chai Tea with Jim Beam Whiskey.
A medium-bodied blend from CAO that is perfect for any time of day? Yes, please! The perfectly-aged Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos are masterfully nestled beneath a decadent Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. From start to finish, I love the richness and underlying hints of chocolate throughout—one of my "go-to" maduro's and must-have for my humidor.
Zino Platinum Scepter Series exceeded all my very high expectations. This '91'-rated cigar is incredibly smooth, creamy, buttery, and produces billowing clouds of smoke. While that was all exceptionally satisfying, the piquant notes of coffee, cocoa, and nuts really ran the show. However, simply telling you about this gem doesn't do it justice, try it!
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