The Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Río Seco was released in 2018. The cigar carries Aromosos as factory name (vitola de galera). It is rolled with leaves grown in San Juan y Martínez. You can learn more about the cigar and its brand at the Habanos’ website.

The cigar is currently recommended to 63.7% of our members based on their personal tastes. This is a high percentage as typically a good quality cigar fits up to 60% of consumers. All of us express our personal preferences based on our culture and on our own experience with fine cigars. Our numbers are determined based on many members’ personal preferences matched with the outcome of multiple blind tests performed by our trained analysts.

Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de Río Seco:

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The My Father La Promesa Lancero was released in 2019. The cigar is made in Nicaragua, at My Father Cigars SA, with an Ecuadorian wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. You can learn more about the cigar at the My Father website.

The cigar is currently recommended to 50.3% of our members based on their personal tastes. Typically a good quality cigar fits up to 60% of consumers. All of us express our personal preferences based on our culture and on our own experience with fine cigars. Our numbers are determined based on many members’ personal preferences matched with the outcome of multiple blind tests performed by our trained analysts.

Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the My Father La Promesa Lancero:

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The Gran Habano Blue in Green Robusto was released in 2018. The cigar is made in Honduras with a Nicaraguan Connecticut wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder, as well as fillers from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. You can learn more about Gran Habano cigars at the manufacturer’s website.

The cigar is currently recommended to 70% of our members based on their personal tastes. This is a high percentage as typically a good quality cigar only fits up to 60% of consumers. All of us express our personal preferences based on our culture and on our own experience with fine cigars. Our numbers are determined based on many members’ personal preferences matched with the outcome of multiple blind tests performed by our trained analysts.

Here follows a synopsis of our analysis of the cigar. First, a representation of nose and mouth perceptions of the Gran Habano Blue in Green Robusto:

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