Our Number 1 Cigar in our Top 5 Cigars of 2023 belongs to Nick Melillo, owner of Foundation Cigar Company. Released in 2023 as one of 2 releases honoring his grandparents who he attributes his love of cigars to. The Charter Oak Pasquale features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. It’s the third box pressed cigar on our list and is completes a list of 5 cigars all from Nicaragua. Measuring 5.5 x 48 the […]
We like to joke around that 2nd place is first in a long line of losers but in actuality the Number 2 Cigar of the Year is anything but a loser. Originally released as a limited edition for the Red Meat Lovers Club at Smoke Inn in Florida the brand was in so much demand that it became a regular release in 2023 and made our list of Top 5 Cigars of 2023. Featuring a […]
We continue the Top 5 Cigars of 2023 with the brand I cut my teeth on so to speak. Prior to discovering this Pete Johnson brand I was a casual cigar smoker without a brand that I gravitated to more then any other. Until back in the day of the cigar forums when I took part in a cigar pass and someone introduced me to Tatuaje. This brand changed cigars for me and sparked a passion […]
We continue our Top 5 Cigars of 2023 with a cigar from Mike Rosales and Skip Martin who are collectively known as RoMa Craft Tobacco. Coming in at Number 4 is the Volstead VO 1920. The line is named after the Volstead Act which was also known as the National Prohibition Act, which was an act of the 66th United States Congress that defined intoxicating beverages and prohibited their manufacture, sale, or transportation. It was […]
It’s that time of year when bloggers or cigar media if you will name their Top Cigars of 2023. Our prerequisite is simple, the cigar had to be reviewed in the past calendar year. The score plays a major factor but we also consider how often we reached for the cigar post review. This year, 2023, our selection was small as we changed the website to include cigar reviews mid-year combining our love of liquor […]