The Expert Review Library
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Andrew - Zino Platinum Scepter Series08/13/2015
Made by the same hands that make treasures like Davidoff this medium bodied beauty holds true to its platinum namesake. The Zino Platinum starts with a bit of unique filler from Peru mixed with mostly Dominican fillers draped by an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. You can expect to find notes of leather and earth. This one is worth its weight in platinum. -
Dave - Gurkha Black Ops Rubicon07/07/2015
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Dave - Alec Bradley American Classic Blend07/07/2015
Covered in a dark brown Connecticut seed wrapper, this cigar could easily be mistaken as a Habano. The construction is great except for some minor discoloration and a soft spot down by the foot. On the low side of medium-bodied this Connecticut blend was a nice change of pace and impressive for the price. It delivers smooth and creamy flavors. It’s not overly complex but works nicely as an everyday, go-to blend.
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Dave - Graycliff 'G2' Maduro07/07/2015
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Andrew - 5 Vegas Series 'A'07/01/2015
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Tim - Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Miami Maduro07/01/2015
After years of providing other cigar manufacturers with the finest leaf for numerous award winning blends, Casa Fernandez is finally making their own outstanding cigars. This medium-bodied American-made maduro has notable cocoa, coffee, and vanilla bean flavors. Aganorsa is the holy grail of growing, the titan of tobacco, the president of pilones, and not to mention one of my new favorites.
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Sean L - CAO Brazilia07/01/2015
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Kirsten - Cohiba Black07/01/2015
Anyone who knows me knows I love my coffee and chocolate so when I had my first Cohiba Black, I was floored. Rolled by Cohiba’s best torcedors, the Black features a potent blend of Dominican and Mexican fillers encased in a beautiful Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper. I experienced wonderful cocoa, espresso, and cedar flavors with a nice hint of spice to the palate.
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Alex - Rocky Patel The Edge07/01/2015
The Edge came out in 2004, and was hot right out of the gates earning “Best Buy” honors from Cigar Aficionado. Over ten years later, and I am still lighting them up on a regular basis. The maduro variety is my go-to featuring an extra-dark Honduran maduro wrapper. It’s rich, strong, and maintains a perfect balance down to the nub.
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Sean G - Davidoff Winston Churchill06/19/2015
Anytime the boss drops off a pack of 4 cigars that retail at $16.90 per stick, I tend to perk up and put those spreadsheets on hold. Even though I work in this business, I tend to avoid a high priced cigar like this but I’m always happy to give one a go. And since this is being billed as one of Davidoff’s strongest blends, I was excited to say the least. The cigar delivered in the beginning offering a slight hint of spice layered with some notes of cedar and vanilla. But as good as it started, I found the cigar faded rapidly into bland notes of cedar and spice. It wasn’t awful but its lack of complexity was pretty boring to me. I could get into this at an event or special occasion but if I’m sitting on my back porch I’d opt for something with more complexity – and a smaller price point.
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