Reviews - Second Third Cigar

REVIEWS · SEP 12, 2026

Blackened M81 Robusto Review: Football Is Back, and This Is the Right Cigar

James Hetfield, Rob Dietrich, and Jonathan Drew built something worth smoking. First Saturday of college football, back porch, ninety degrees — the…

88 / 100

REVIEWS · SEP 11, 2026

Tatuaje Brown Label (Havana VI): The Cigar That Built a Cult

Pete Johnson's Tatuaje Brown Label has been building a cult following for over twenty years. Here's why this Ecuadorian Habano–wrapped Nicaraguan is…

REVIEWS · SEP 4, 2026

The Most Nicaraguan Cigar Nicaragua Makes: Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva

Joya de Nicaragua has been making cigars in Estelí since 1968. The Antaño Gran Reserva is their statement: a pure Nicaraguan puro…

REVIEWS · AUG 28, 2026

Arturo Fuente Opus X Review: Does It Still Earn $30 a Stick?

The Opus X is the most famous cigar in the world that most people have never actually smoked. ... Read more

REVIEWS · AUG 27, 2026

Davidoff Yamasa Toro Review: Oak, Leather, and a Dominican Terroir Story

There’s something almost ceremonial about lighting a cigar before the first tee. The dew’s still on the grass, ... Read more

93 / 100

REVIEWS · AUG 27, 2026

Davidoff Yamasa Toro Review: All-Day Oak and Leather at a Price

There are mornings on the course when everything clicks — the dew still on the fairway, the tee ... Read more

93 / 100

Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto II Hexagono cigar resting on aged wood with dramatic side lighting

REVIEWS · AUG 21, 2026

Plasencia Alma Fuerte Sixto II Review: When the Grower Makes the Cigar

Plasencia spent 160 years growing tobacco for other brands. Now they kept the best for themselves. The Alma Fuerte Sixto II Hexagono…

My Father El Centurión Corona cigar with rich cedar and leather tones

REVIEWS · AUG 19, 2026

My Father El Centurión Corona Review

The My Father name carries real weight. Pepin García and his son Jaime have built one of the ... Read more

82 / 100

CIGARS · AUG 15, 2026

My Father La Lealtad Toro Review

A loyal, honest smoke — oily black pepper, effortless draw, and a smooth, spicy profile that never overwhelms. My Father La Lealtad…

92 / 100

A dark Oscuro-wrapper cigar rests in a crystal ashtray beside a glass of amber whisky, lit by warm candlelight in a late-night study

REVIEWS · AUG 7, 2026

Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Review: The Darker Side of a Legend

A research-based review of the Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour — Habano Oscuro wrapper, Scotch-aged Condega filler, full body. Davidoff gets…