Category: Cigar Unboxing

  • Now Live – Padrón Cigars 3000 Series Maduro Cigar Unboxing

    Now Live on the YouTube channel is my latest unboxing, Padrón Cigars 3000 Series Maduro. This and the smaller, 2000 series, have become some of my favorite cigars for 2024 and 2025. The 3000 is an unforgettable journey of a Nicaraguan puro, aged to perfection. The cigar is priced for the everyman, making this an affordable, regular rotation cigar. Enjoy.

  • Now Live – Eladio Díaz 70 Aniversario Cigar Unboxing

    Now on YouTube is my latest cigar unboxing: Eladio Díaz 70 Aniversario. This is a very unique release give that it was the first release from Eladio Diaz after departing Davidoff. Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera produced 1400 boxes of the Aniversario 70 with only 300 boxes allocated for the United States. Click the link for the full unboxing, now on YouTube for more information on this very special release from Eladio Diaz.

  • Now Live – Davidoff Winston Churchill 2025 Limited Edition Cigar Unboxing

    Now Live on the channel is the latest unboxing: Davidoff Winston Churchill 2025 Limited Edition. Davidoff outdid themselves with branding and packaging, featuring unique gold hinges, licensed artwork from the Churchill Estate under the lid, and a paint palette that fits cigars for you and your closest friends. Watch on YouTube for a full unboxing and details on this year’s blend.

    Stay well, be well, smoke well.

  • Now Live – Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo 2025 LE Cigar Unboxing

    Happy Cinco de Mayo!

    Now live on YouTube is the 2025 Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo 2025 Limited Edition. Now in its second year, Rojas has released an updated blend to last year’s Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo Limited Edition. This year, Noel Rojas uses a larger vitola, a 6 x 54 toro with an Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapper, a Mexican San Andres binder, and fillers from Nicaragua and Connecticut Broadleaf.

    Production is limited to 2,500 boxes of 20 for 50,000 total cigars.

    MSRP is $12.50 per cigar/$250 per box.

  • Now Live – S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary Goldsmith Lighter Unboxing

    Now live on YouTube is a bucket list cigar accessory I’ve been after for a few years. When originally announced in 2019, S.T. Dupont listed the Opus X Goldsmith lighter with a MSRP of $1,894. Fast forward to 2025 and while waiting for my son to be born in the hospital, I found a retailer in Great Britain that still had one unit in stock of the limited Ligne 2 at a steep discount, but is worth it?

  • Now Live – Telford’s Pipe & Cigar Lounge & Humidor Tour

    Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to stop at Telford’s Pipe & Cigar in Mill Valley, California and meet Brian Telford, who started the business in 1970! The shop is a masterclass in the history of pipe tobacco and cigars in the United States for the last 100+ years.

    It was truly a special day to get a few minutes to chat with Brian and listen to the history of Telford’s as well as the challenges of owning a tobacco retailer in California given the states aggressive regulation, as well as local county ordinances and regulations. Nevertheless, the shop is truly one-of-a-kind and is a must-visit if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Telford’s stocks an impressive amount of inventory from in-house pipe tobacco blends to the largest names in the cigar industry. Fun fact: Telford’s was the first Davidoff appointed merchant in Northern California. Unfortunately, Telford’s does not have an e-commerce website, but if they have what you’re looking for, they can process your order over the phone and ship it directly to you.

    I can’t thank Brian Telford enough; thank you for your time and allowing me to share your business with the world.

  • Now Live: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Double Robusto Cigar Unboxing

    For today’s unboxing, we have a blend I’ve been wanting to get more familiar with: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos. Named in honor of its legendary creator and Fuente family patriarch Don Carlos Fuente, Sr.

    In order to create this unique blend, Carlos Fuente, Sr. blended together rare, vintage tobaccos that were hand selected and aged as much as 10 years. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos cigars are rich and flavorful with flawless African Cameroon wrappers.

    Due to the select tobaccos required, these cigars are among the finest cigars rolled at Tabacalera A. Fuente in the Dominican Republic. Carlos ‘Carlito’ Fuente, Jr. strives for perfection in every cigar that bears his father’s name, which means always selecting flawless wrapper and color, rich in flavor and with superior construction as only his father would expect.

  • Eladio Díaz 71 Aniversario Cigar Unboxing

    The Eladio Díaz 71 Aniversario Cigar is a special limited-edition release, crafted to honor the legendary blender Eladio Díaz on his 71st birthday. This premium cigar features an Ecuadorian Corojo ’99 wrapper, a rich Mexican San Andrés binder, and a unique filler blend of Dominican Corojo, Dominican Habano ’92, and barrel-aged Havana Vuelta Arriba (HVA) tobaccos. Hand-selected tobaccos from the regions of San Juan de la Maguana and Las Matas de Farfán in the Dominican Republic add a distinct character, drawing from their mineral-rich, high pH soils that contribute to the cigar’s strength and creamy texture. The cigar is presented in a refined Toro size, measuring 6 inches by a 54-ring gauge, and is limited to just 2,000 boxes of 10, making it a sought-after collector’s item. Its medium-to-full-bodied profile reveals flavors of subtle spice, dark cacao, black coffee, and a clean, woody finish, offering a rich and complex smoking experience worthy of its namesake. Priced at $25 per cigar, the 71 Aniversario delivers a nuanced, artisanal touch that reflects Díaz’s legacy and expertise in cigar crafting.