Cigars
Cuban and New World cigar reviews using Premium Travel Review's blind-tasting methodology. Three boxes per release are tasted across multiple sessions before publication.
19.0/20 Cigars Padrón 1926 Serie No.6 Review 
19.0/20 Cigars Reviewed: The Cohiba Behike 56 
18.5/20 Cigars Arturo Fuente OpusX Review 
18.5/20 Cigars Oliva Serie V Melanio Review 
18.5/20 Cigars Liga Privada No.9 Review 
18.5/20 Cigars Partagás Serie D No.4 Review 
18.5/20 Cigars My Father Le Bijou 1922 Review 
18.0/20 Cigars Cohiba Robusto Review: Paying for the Name? Arturo Fuente OpusX Review
The first great Dominican-grown wrapper cigar is spicy, powerful and unmistakable — but scarcity-driven secondary pricing punishes its value badly.
Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills Review
A modern, fatter robusto from a classic house — approachable, nutty and reliably built, with the strongest band-detection security in regular Cuba.
Oliva Serie V Melanio Review
A former Cigar of the Year contender that smokes like a cigar twice its price — smooth, full-flavored, beautifully built and the best value we tested.
Cohiba Robusto Review: Paying for the Name?
The Línea Clásica Robusto is a refined, grassy Cuban that smokes beautifully — but the Cohiba premium pushes its value score to the back of the field.
Liga Privada No.9 Review
Drew Estate's Connecticut Broadleaf flagship is a dense, oily, espresso-and-earth powerhouse — rich and beautifully made, if priced at a premium.
Trinidad Fundadores Review
Trinidad's founding vitola is a slow, aromatic, lighter-bodied Cuban that rewards patience — a connoisseur's cigar that won't suit power-seekers.
Padrón 1926 Serie No.6 Review
Padrón's box-pressed Nicaraguan short robusto sets the industry benchmark for construction and consistency — rich, cocoa-forward and nearly flawless.
Reviewed: The Cohiba Behike 56
The flagship of the Cohiba range, formally introduced in 2010, remains the most-discussed Cuban cigar in the world.
Partagás Serie D No.4 Review
The world's most popular Cuban robusto delivers full-bodied richness with construction far more reliable than its boxmates — and it remains a value.
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Review
Pepín García's tribute blend is a full-bodied, peppery, cocoa-rich Nicaraguan that earned Cigar of the Year honors — and still smokes like a champion.
Davidoff Winston Churchill Late Hour Review
Davidoff's whiskey-cask-aged Late Hour is a polished, complex Dominican-led blend with real depth — refined and well-built, if priced at the top.
Montecristo No.2 Review
Cuba's most-copied torpedo earns its reputation on flavor, but recent boxes lose marks for the construction lottery that still dogs the line.
Bolívar Belicosos Finos Review
Bolívar's flagship Campana is one of Cuba's most powerful standard cigars — uncompromising, earthy and not for the faint-hearted, with strong value.