Cigarnival 2015 Cigar Reviews
In June 2015, Smokey Butts, myself, my son little c.gar, and his best friend Ben-Jammin attended Cigarnival 2015 in Easton, PA. At this two day event, we received over 75 cigars each. As a refresher for our readers, CigarIntel is NOT a cigar review site. There are dozens of other sites focused on cigar reviews and they do a great job of it. However, just for fun, Smokey Butts and I decided to create a down and dirty cigar review spreadsheet to document our views on the cigars we received at Cigarnival.
We rate each cigar just like grades we received in school. A to F with A being the best and F, well suck city. Also, we make a few unadulterated notes about the cigar. This is a living post as it will take us a couple of weeks to smoke all 75 cigars we received. OK, maybe six months if we get lazy. Keep an eye on this post so you can see as we progress through our plethora of cigars. Enjoy!
| Date Smoked | Cigar Brand and Name | Website | Reviewer | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/15 | 262 Allegiance | 262 Cigars | c.gar | A | Randomly chose another cigar from 262. Awesome smoke. I never heard of this company before but I will add this cigar to my humidor. |
| 07/08/15 | 262 Revere | 262 Cigars | c.gar | B | Crazy lonsdale size that I usually do not like. Very good cigar. |
| 08/11/15 | A Crop | Fabrica PDR Cigars | c.gar | B- | Pretty tasty bargain priced cigar. |
| 07/19/15 | A. Fuente Gran Reserva Rothschild | Smokey Butts | A | Heaven..... | |
| 09/21/15 | Aging Room Maduro | http://agingroomcigars.com/cigars/aging-room-maduro/ | Smokey Butts | C | A little too strong for my tastes. |
| 07/09/16 | Alec Bradley Classic Blend | Smokey Butts | A+ | Fantastic cigar. I can't believe I waited so many years to try these. | |
| 08/10/15 | Amos de Santiago Triple Wrap | Puros de Santiago Cigars | c.gar | B | Interesting taste with the three wrappers. |
| 04/16/16 | Arturo Fuente Rosado Gran Reserva | Arturo Fuente Web Site | c.gar | A | Great cigar. Pretty mild but damn good! |
| 04/23/16 | Arturo Fuente Rosado Gran Reserva | Arturo Fuente Web Site | Smokey Butts | A | Great cigar. A little too mild for my tastes. |
| 04/17/16 | Aurora 1495 Series | Smokey Butts | D | Didn't really like it. | |
| 07/18/15 | AVO Classic No. 3 | Avo Cigars | Smokey Butts | C | Fine cigar. Nothing good or bad to report. |
| 09/11/16 | Avo Classic No. 3 | Avo Cigars | c.gar | B | Nice cigar. |
| 08/01/15 | Brick House | Brick House Cigars | Smokey Butts | F | Freaking gross. Licking a cats ass might have tasted better. |
| 08/14/16 | Camacho Ecuador | Camacho Cigars | Smokey Butts | F | Tastes like crap and wouldn't stay lit. |
| 09/21/16 | Camacho Ecuador | Camacho Cigars | c.gar | F | I am not a fan of Camacho cigars. They are way too strong for my girlish taste buds. |
| 08/13/16 | CAO Columbia | Smokey Butts | D | Not a fan. Had a weird taste. | |
| 08/13/16 | Casa Magna | Smokey Butts | C | Decent | |
| 07/25/16 | Cohiba Red Dot | Cohiba | c.gar | B | I forgot how strong these are. Good cigar but strap on your big boy pants before smoking. |
| 07/07/15 | Cubacanan | Smokey Butts | C | OK. Light Smoke. I'd smoke more if you gave them to me but I would not spend my money on them. | |
| 07/13/16 | Cubacanan | Smokey Butts | B | Pretty good smoke. | |
| 07/08/15 | Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic | My Father Cigars | Smokey Butts | B | Cut with Swiss Army knife. Lit with JetLine dual flame Zippo insert. Nice cigar. I would smoke again. Rolled a little too tight and challenging draw. Hopefully, just a fluke. |
| 08/14/15 | Dram Cask no. 3 | Dram Cigars | c.gar | B+ | At first I thought this was a loser. Really strong and kicked my ass. After about five minutes, it mellowed out a bit. Nice flavors. |
| 09/18/16 | Dram Cigars Cask No. 2 | Dram Cigars | c.gar | C+ | I liked this cigar. Beautiful wrapper. Kicked my ass. Need to come off of this hight. Spicy! |
| 07/10/15 | Duran Azan Maduro Natural Line | Duran Cigars | c.gar | C | OK. Strange taste throughout. Won't buy one of these again. |
| 07/10/15 | E.P. Carrillo E-Stunner Brahman | E.P. Carrillo | c.gar | F | I love E.P. Carrillo and his story. I want to love this cigar but it is so damn full bodied that I can't handle it. I made it through a third before giving it up and washing my mouth out with Listerine. |
| 07/16/15 | East India Classic Havana Blend | Gurkha Cigars | Smokey Butts | F | This cigar started off horrible and then turned to just bad. Couldn't even make it half way. |
| 08/15/15 | East India Classic Havana Blend | Gurkha Cigars | c.gar | B- | I had no idea this was made by Gurkha. I generally don't like Gurkhas but this one was good. The cigar band is too small, however. They should make it larger to cover the entire cigar. |
| 03/29/16 | El Centurion by My Father Cigars | My Father Cigars | Smokey Butts | A | OMG!!! Heaven Update: I loved these so much I bought a box. I plan to always have a box on hand. |
| 03/28/16 | El Centurion by My Fathers Cigars | My Father Cigars | c.gar | A | Fantastic cigar! |
| 08/16/15 | El Galan Reserva Especial | El Galan Cigars | Smokey Butts | D | Not very good. Gave up half way. |
| 06/27/16 | El Galan Reserva Especial | El Galan Cigars | c.gar | B+ | Very good cigar. Lots of smoke. Interesting box press. Smokey was smoking crack when he smoked this cigar! |
| 07/06/15 | El Suelo | El Suelo cigars | Smokey Butts | A | Very good smoke, would buy more. |
| 07/01/16 | El Suelo | El Suelo cigars | c.gar | B | Pretty tasty. Interesting flavors. Nice boutique cigar. |
| 07/08/16 | El Suelo | El Suelo cigars | Smokey Butts | A- | I've had these before and loved them. This one gets a minus because the cigar wrapper sort of blew up the last 1/4 of the cigar. |
| 06/29/16 | EP Carrillo | Smokey Butts | B | Pretty good smoke. I'd smoke these again. | |
| 07/15/15 | Espinosa 601 Steel | Espinosa Cigars | Smokey Butts | B | I really liked this smoke. Strong without being to over powering. I would have given it an A but the cap look like it was put on by a 3rd grader with only one arm. |
| 07/15/15 | Espinosa 601 Steel | Espinosa Cigars | c.gar | B | This one was a bit strong but I liked it. Unlike Smokey Butts, I am sympathetic to one armed 3rd graders. Everyone needs a job. A bit too strong for me to give it an A but I am sure the full bodied lovers will, well, love this cigar. |
| 03/27/16 | Espinosa Habano | Espinosa Habano Cigar | c.gar | D | Way to strong. Just about killed me. |
| 07/29/16 | Espinosa Hecho En La Zona | Smokey Butts | C | Not very good. | |
| 08/13/16 | Flor de Gonzalez Spectral | Flor de Gonzalez Cigars | c.gar | B+ | Never heard of this cigar. Pretty tasty. |
| 08/07/15 | Flores y Rodrigues 10th Anniversary Reserva Limitada | Flores y Rodriguez | c.gar | B | Nice smoke. |
| 03/26/16 | Four Kicks | Four Kicks | c.gar | B+ | Smooth and silky. Great cigar. |
| 07/14/15 | G.A.R. Opium | Smokey Butts | D | Not horrible. Not great. If you sent me another one I'd give it away. | |
| 09/02/16 | G.A.R. Opium S.E. | Where the heck is their website? | c.gar | B | Nice cigar. |
| 07/10/16 | Garcia & Vega English Corona | Smokey Butts | C | I was expecting this to be totally horrible and just throw it away 1/4 of the way through. It wasn't terribly bad. | |
| 05/30/16 | Gran Habano Gran Reserva #3 2009 | c.gar | B | I like this cigar. A bit of a bitter taste in the middle third but otherwise a good cigar. | |
| 08/03/15 | Gran Reserva Gran Habano 2009 | Smokey Butts | C | Not so bad I'd throw it out but had weird after taste. | |
| 03/22/16 | H Upmann Legacy | H Upmann Official Website | c.gar | C | After a long hiatus from Cigarnival cigars, I'm back and this cigar is too strong for me. Kicked my butt. |
| 04/22/16 | H Upmann Original | H Upmann Cigars | c.gar | B+ | Great cigar. Love it! Smooth as a baby's bottom. |
| 07/05/16 | H. Upmann The Banker | Smokey Butts | B- | I liked it enough that I'd smoke more if they were free. | |
| 07/10/15 | Hecho a Mano VegaFina | Smokey Butts | C | Boring. Not bad, not great, just boring. | |
| 07/12/15 | J. Fuego Heat | Smokey Butts | B- | c.gar and I spoke to the J. Fuego rep and complained about the 777 Corojo being discontinued. He suggested the Heat as a replacement which happened to be what he was giving out. We've both tried the 777 Zero and believe it is like smoking hot air. The Heat is a decent cigar but I would not spend my money on them. BTW: I'm betting c.gar hates it as it's pretty spicey. | |
| 08/08/15 | John Starks #3 Signature | Legend Cigars | Smokey Butts | F | You guys know how I hate to agree with c.gar, but this cigar tasted weird as hell. Like smoking an old stump root. |
| 08/07/15 | John Starks #3 Signature Series | Legend Cigars | c.gar | C- | Smoked about a 1/4 and gave up. Strange flavors. |
| 08/09/16 | La Aurora Fernando Leon | Smokey Butts | B | Good smoke. Got a little funky at the end. | |
| 08/22/16 | La Aurora Fernando Leon | c.gar | B | Not a bad cigar. Appears to be discontinued. Ironic. | |
| 08/02/15 | La Floridita Limited Edition | La Floridita Limited Edition | c.gar | B | Pretty good smoke from this Famous Smoke exclusive. |
| 07/11/15 | La Floridita Premium | La Floridita Cigars | Smokey Butts | B | I've had this before and they are always good cigars. This one did not disappoint. |
| 08/09/15 | La Floridita Premium Natural | La Floridita Cigars | c.gar | B | This is a very good smoke. Medium. Nice flavors. |
| 07/24/15 | La Gloria Cubana Serie RF | La Gloria Cubano | Smokey Butts | A | Best new cigar I've had in a long time. |
| 06/05/16 | La Gloria Cubano Serie RF | La Gloria Cubano | c.gar | B+ | I've smoked a ton of these and they are always fantastic. |
| 08/24/15 | La Hoja Edicion Clasica | La Hoja Cigar Company on Facebook | Smokey Butts | B | I love a nice box pressed cigar. This one was rolled a little too loose. |
| 08/11/16 | La Hoja Edicion Maduro | Smokey Butts | C | Good flavor but the damn thing wouldn't stay lit. | |
| 04/08/16 | La Hoja Edicion Maduro 1962 | La Hoja Cigar Company on Facebook | c.gar | C | Strange flavors. Not a winner by a long shot. |
| 07/07/15 | La Jugada Habano | MoyaRuiz Cigars | c.gar | F | I really hated this one. Smoked 1/3 and gave up. Bitter. Unpleasant. |
| 08/08/15 | La Jugada Habano | MoyaRuiz Cigars | Smokey Butts | F | It might be that the John Starks totally destroyed my taste buds. But if you put an Ecuadorian wrapper on a cow turd it would taste the same as a La Jugada. Cigar Dojo named this their 2013 cigar of the year? How is that even possible? They described it as have a "distinct barnyard aroma". Was that distinct barnyard aroma cow shit? |
| 03/25/16 | La Jugada Habano | MoyaRuiz Cigars | c.gar | B | Smoked the second one of these. Gave the last one an F. This one was very good. |
| 08/10/16 | Luchador by Leccia Tobacco | Smokey Butts | A | I've had these before and love them. I loved them so much I previously purchased a box which is about to run empty because of this Damn Bet | |
| 07/14/15 | Miro | Smokey Butts | F | Horrible. Threw it out halfway. | |
| 05/17/16 | Nat Sherman Host | Nat Sherman Cigars | c.gar | B | First Nat Sherman I've actually liked. Pretty tasty. |
| 07/19/15 | Nestor Miranda Collection Connecticut | Smokey Butts | B | This was a good smoke. Lighter that I usually like but good all the same. | |
| 08/24/16 | Nestor Miranda Collection Connecticut | Miami Cigar Company | c.gar | B | Pretty mild. |
| 08/15/16 | Nestor Miranda Collection Maduro | Miami Cigar Company | c.gar | B- | Not a bad cigar. A tad strong for me but others will definitely like it. |
| 07/12/15 | Neya Cigar Company F8 Ligero Typhoon | Smokey Butts | C+ | Pretty good smoke. | |
| 08/28/16 | Nub Cameroon | Smokey Butts | A | This is not my first Nub Cameroon. In fact, I've smoked many boxes of these yummy little fellas. | |
| 08/27/16 | Oliva Connecticut | Smokey Butts | B | Very mild and smooth. A little too mild for my tastes. | |
| 03/23/16 | Oliva O | Smokey Butts | A | I've had these before and loved every one of them. | |
| 07/12/15 | Padron | Smokey Butts | A | Great F-ing cigar. Can't go wrong. | |
| 06/28/16 | Partagas 1845 | Smokey Butts | A | Great smoke. Super strong. Almost knocked me out of my chair. | |
| 03/23/16 | Paul Stulac White Blinding Light | Smokey Butts | F | Tasted like it was soaked in formaldehyde. | |
| 08/01/16 | Paul Stulac White Blinding Light | Paul Stulac Cigars | c.gar | B | Smokey hated this one but I thought it was a pretty good cigar. Not formaldehyde taste in the cigar I smoked. |
| 07/16/15 | PDF A Crop Claro | Smokey Butts | D | Not good. Couldn't even finish it. | |
| 08/19/16 | PDR Cigars PDR 1878 Maduro | PDR Cigars | c.gar | B | Pretty damn strong but great flavors. |
| 07/12/15 | Perdomo 20th Anniversary | Perdomo Cigars | c.gar | B | This is a really good cigar. A little too strong for me to get an A. Consistent throughout. Great taste. |
| 07/13/15 | Perdomo 20th Anniversary | Perdomo Cigars | Smokey Butts | A+ | F-ing great cigar. Go buy one of these now. Don't wait. Go buy it now unless you're a light weight like c.gar. |
| 04/17/16 | Perdomo 20th Anniversary | Perdomo Cigars | c.gar | C | Not my favorite. I had high expectations. No such luck. |
| 07/11/16 | Perdomo 20th Anniversary | Perdomo Cigars | Smokey Butts | A+ | Freaking fantastic. |
| 07/11/16 | Perla Del Mar | Perla Del Mar | c.gar | B | Nice cigar. Relatively mild. |
| 08/08/16 | Perla Del Mar by Tobaccos Superiors | Smokey Butts | B | Good smoke. | |
| 07/12/16 | Placeres Reserva | Smokey Butts | B+ | Nice medium/heavy bodied smoke. | |
| 04/22/16 | Punch Signature | Punch Cigars | c.gar | D | Ball buster. Too strong for my liking by a long shot. |
| 03/27/16 | Quesada Oktoberfest | Quesada Oktoberfest Cigar | c.gar | B | Nice smoke. High end of Medium. |
| 08/02/16 | Rocky Patel Decade | Smokey Butts | A+ | I should have given it an F for Fantastic. | |
| 07/11/15 | Rocky Patel Prohibition Mexican | Smokey Butts | A | Freaking great cigar. Not worth the price but still a freaking great cigar. | |
| 10/04/15 | Rocky Patel Prohibition Mexican | Smokey Butts | B+ | Solid strong smoke. | |
| 07/09/15 | Room 101 Chingnon | Room 101 Website | Smokey Butts | A | 60x6.5 Great F-ing cigar. |
| 09/11/16 | Room 101 Chingon | Room 101 Chingon | c.gar | C+ | Famous Smoke exclusive cigar from Room 101. Not bad. Not memorable. |
| 09/21/16 | Room Room Maduro | Aging Room | c.gar | B | This one was pretty strong but I enjoyed the flavors and complexity. |
| 07/27/15 | Sabor de Esteli by Noel Rojas | Smokey Butts | C | Below Average | |
| 07/17/15 | San Cristobal Revelation | Smokey Butts | A | Great cigar. If I had to pick one issue with this cigar it would be the ring gauge. I don't like cigars this large. | |
| 07/14/16 | San Latano Oval by A.J. Fernandex | Smokey Butts | C+ | Decent. | |
| 08/14/15 | Tatuaje Tattoo | Smokey Butts | B- | Nice flavor, horrible draw. | |
| 07/06/16 | The Judge by J. Fuego | Smokey Butts | A- | I judge this to be a great cigar. Pretty strong so some people won't like it. | |
| 07/02/16 | Torano Vault Blend D-042 | Smokey Butts | B+ | Good strong cigar. If it had maintained the burn line it would have been an A. | |
| 07/10/16 | Triple Wrapper Amos de Santiago | http://purosdesantiago.com/amos.html | Smokey Butts | B+ | I totally agree with the Amos website. This cigar is very smooth and creamy. |
| 07/20/15 | Vega Fina Nicaragua | Vega Fina Cigars | c.gar | C | A strange tasting cigar. Really strange. Can't describe it but I would not smoke it again. |
| 08/08/15 | Villiger Colorado | Villiger Cigars | c.gar | B | I am shocked. This cigar is pretty darn good. Not what I expected from a Villiger. |
| 08/02/15 | White Chapel | Evil Genius Cigars White Chapel | c.gar | D | Full bodied ass kicker. Reminds me of my first marriage in a white chapel. Pass. |
| 08/28/16 | White Chapel | Evil Genius Cigars White Chapel | Smokey Butts | C | Seemed a little light to me. c.gar needs his taste buds checked. |
