Cigar Reviews

Cigar reviews by amateur connoisseur, Ralph Severson

Gurkha Legend

Gurkha Legend Cigar

The leaf was mildly spicy and the draw was good. A black cherry note with a taste of spicy, earthy flavors. And… a hint of licorice if I’m not mistaken. $7.50

CAO Gold Maduro

The CAO Gold Maduro Cigar

The CAO Gold Maduro boast a mellow combination of Nicaraguan tobaccos wrapped in a dark toothy Brazilian Maduro leaf that is chewy and medium-bodied in flavor with hints of coffee that is creamy. Burned even and well. This is one of just a few cigars that I’ve smoked down to the nub.

CAO Gold

CAO Gold Robusto Cigar

I enjoyed the smoothness of this one. Very smooth! It is well constructed; the ash stayed intact until I bumped it off approximately 2/3rds of the way through. Wow. This cigar burned good a little faster than most. To me, that’s not a bad thing. I just noticed that I smoked it in under an…

Joya de Nicaragua

Joya De Nicaragua Antano Cigar

The Joya De Nicaragua Antano 1970 cigar is a smooth smoke! I picked up a couple in Mexico to sample and wow, what a find. It began with a smooth sweet smoke that progressed into coffee-cream and a bit of cedar and ended in a substantial but smooth-creamy powerful, but not harsh, tobacco. $7.25 for the…

Gurkha

Gurkha Master's Select Cigar

A supple cigar that emanates a toasty aroma and a taste rich and creamy in flavor with a hint of spice. A pleasant smoke with a nice even burn from start to finish. And the finish was long and satisfying.

Montesino

Montesino Cigar

The Montesino is lite on taste with a hint of harshness. It burned and smoked nice. But,this cigar left an aftertaste on the tongue several hours after. Now that I didn’t like.

Punch

Punch Cigar

Smooth with some spiciness. Robust with an excellent range of flavor including leather, wood and earth. A leathery aroma with a long finish.