Medium Strength Cigar Reviews
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Bury the Leaf There are cigars that announce themselves. The kind that show up wearing a three-piece suit, kick open the boardroom door, and immediately start telling everybody why they’re the smartest person in the building. Then there are cigars like the La Aroma de Cuba Reserva. Quiet. Confident. Professional. The kind that never raises its voice because it doesn’t think it has to. Coming into this…
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Bury the Leaf I was intimidated by My Father. Looking back, I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it was the ornate packaging. Maybe it was the presentation. Maybe it was the reputation. Maybe it was simply the unknown. When you’re first getting into cigars, brands like Rocky Patel, Oliva, Gurkha, and CAO seem to be…
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Bury The Leaf I think cigar media has a problem. Not a serious problem. Not a “call Congress and demand hearings” problem. But a problem nonetheless. Every review seems to be chasing the same thing. Limited releases. Rare releases. Annual releases. Ultra-premium releases. If a cigar isn’t wrapped in endangered moon dust and blessed by…
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Bariay 1492 Red – Bury the Leaf The Bariay 1492 Red Label Robusto feels like a boutique cigar built by people who genuinely care about tobacco texture, refinement, and restraint instead of simply trying to weaponize strength and call it “premium.” This was smooth. Consistently smooth. Not sweet enough to become gimmicky.Not spicy enough to…
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Drew Estate 20 Acre Farm – Bury the Leaf The Drew Estate 20 Acre Farm Toro walked into the lounge dressed like a polished Connecticut and spent the rest of the evening quietly trying to convince me it had Habano aspirations. After the first cigar catastrophically split directly out of the cutter and immediately earned…
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Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba Devine Inspiration Natural – Bury the Leaf Some cigars fail because they’re poorly made. Others fail because they try too hard to be something they’re not. The Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration suffers from neither problem. This is a thoughtful, intentional cigar built with the kind of pride and consistency you expect…
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Rojas Street Tacos Cinco De Mayo Limited Edition 2026 This cigar showed up dressed like Cinco de Mayo got a marketing budget. The Rojas Street Tacos Limited Edition 2026 has personality before it’s ever lit. The band work is phenomenal, the presentation is elite, and the whole package screams “buy me because I look fun.” And honestly? I wanted…