10/08/2026
A lot of new cigar brands, and even new blends from established brands, bring absolutely nothing new to the table. A lot of ci**rs feel like a slightly tweaked version of something that's already existed, and it's completely replaceable. You could smoke that cigar side by side with 100 other ci**rs and you wouldn't know the difference..
Sometimes, a brand or a cigar comes along that has something exciting and new to share. You taste the cigar and you immediately know that it's something special. I've been lucky enough to have this experience quite a few times lately. Some brands that come to mind are La Estancia, Bandolero Premium, and Chimolly. These ci**rs taste like nothing you've ever tasted. The cigar that I'm smoking right now, which I'll reveal at a later date, tastes like nothing I've ever smoked before. It's novel, but it's genuinely good and I know it'll be good once the novelty wears off.
Ci**rs like this are what keeps me excited about ci**rs. What about you? What keeps you excited about ci**rs?