Featured Cigars - August 2025

Pronounced “Cinco Vegas,” the 5 Vegas brand has earned its place among the cigar elite—thanks in no small part to its legacy of rich blends and rock-solid craftsmanship. The late, great Henry “Kiki” Berger, a Cuban-born legend with roots in Estelí, Nicaragua, helped elevate the brand into must-smoke territory. The Series ‘A’ lineup is a tribute to boldness, with each vitola named after the letter "A"—and the Alpha you’ve got...

General Cigar has been delivering high-quality cigars since 1848, including such greats as Bolivar, Cifuentas, Cohiba, Partagas, Punch, and Macanudo, a mild-bodied stogie which is the top-selling cigar brand in the U.S. Perhaps it’s because they live up to their appellation; in Spanish "macanudo" means "best of the best," or "first-rate” and Cigar Aficionado agrees, rating the Macanudo Café Hyde Park with a score of 90. Perhaps it’s because...

By offering plenty of power tempered by a notable smoothness, the Obsidian sets a new standard for premium handmades. The dark, meaty blend consists of Cuban-seed long-fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. They deliver a wealth of dense tobacco flavor. Look at the foot of the cigar and you’ll note a combination of dark tobaccos (ligeros) in the core of the cigar, with a portion of lighter-colored tobacco (visos and secos) bunched...

Beginning in the 1980’s and until his death in 2017, Avo Uvezian made his mark in the cigar industry by making some of the most prestigious cigars on the market. Born in 1926 in Beirut, Lebanon, Uvezian was originally known as a musician turned composer – most famously known for contributing to Frank Sinatra’s Strangers in the Night. In the mid 1980’s Uvezian met cigar master Hendrick Kelner in the Dominican Republic and together they started...

Sancho Panza cigars originated in Havana, Cuba in 1852 and are still made there today with an amazingly mild taste for traditional Cuban cigars. In 2001 it was finally available to the United States market when General Cigars started making them in Honduras under the supervision of the late cigar master, Estelo Padrón. Each square pressed cigar is made with a specially selected blend of Honduran fillers, then a Connecticut broadleaf binder is...

The Cohiba Puro Dominicana is exactly what its name suggests – a 100% puro from the Dominican Republic. This zesty stogie starts with an oily, super toothy, natural Dominican Habano wrapper, followed by a Dominican binder and a robust blend of Dominican long-fillers. But this stogie isn’t done yet; to maximize the flavors, each tobacco leaf is patiently aged ‘en tercio’ (an airtight bale of tightly wrapped palm leaves) within charcoaled wooden...

With its glistening mahogany-colored Honduran Trojes Corojo wrapper, its slight box-press and its triple cap, Alec Bradley's Prensado is definitely a looker! The blend consists of Nicaraguan and Honduran tobaccos and the binder is Nicaraguan Jalapa. Alan Rubin, Alec Bradley's founder and president, calls Prensado his strongest blend to date. Look for the medium to full-bodied cigar to start with sheer power and a ton of flavor from the first...

Introduced in 1999 and part of the Drew Estate portfolio, ACID cigars are known for their unique flavors and aromatics. Over the years, Drew Estate has released a wide multitude of unique brands, but perhaps none more intriguing than ACID. These cigars are rolled with tobaccos which have undergone an unusual curing process in a cuarto aromático (aroma room). Each cuarto contains a wide array of different essential oils, herbs, and botanicals...

Handcrafted with a dark, oily Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, and a mix of Brazilian and Nicaraguan fillers, the Espiritu No. 2 delivers an exotic profile that’s medium to full in body but full-throttle in personality. Expect layered notes of earth, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, and a smoky spice that builds with each draw—balanced by a touch of natural sweetness from the Brazilian leaf. It’s rich, rhythmic, and unmistakably...