We’re back! I tend to take the first month or two off each year since I smoke outside and it gets cold as hell in the desert. This week I am resurfacing with a banger, Black Works Studio Boondock.

The Boondock is the latest release but Black Works Studio, a sub-brand of Black Label Trading Co. The Boondock is the company’s most asked about limited...

Every year I go through and rank my top cigars from 2025. I always try to limit to cigars I reviewed in 2025, and sometimes a little beyond that. There aren’t a lot of rules here. Since I review mostly newly released cigars for the most part it sticks to mostly releases from the year, but not limited to. I am not strict with my scoring, and there will always be a bias in thes...

It’s almost time to wrap up all the cigar reviews for the year, but before I do I want to squeeze in just a few more before the holidays. Today I am taking a look at the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremsa Solita Red.

Last year Steve Saka announced the end of the Sobremsa Solita Cervantes fino. This year he announced the blend was being rep...

I am trying to get in as many reviews as I can while the weather is perfect before winter sets in. Today’s focus is on the new My Father Blue from My Father Cigars.

Making its debut at this year’s 2025 PCA trade show, the My Father Blue was unveiled. This new, regular production cigars is created at the all new My Father Cigar factory in Hondu...

We don’t get rain often enough here in El Paso. Mix that with a drop in temperature and the result is my absolute favorite weather. To celebrate this rarity I am heading out back to enjoy a Tatuaje 7th Corojo.

The Tatuaje 7th Corojo is one of this year’s new releases by the company. Adding itself to the Seleccion de Cazadores line, or the bro...