Released in late 2009, the Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 50 Year Anniversary sports a Brazilian Arapiraca Sun Grown wrapper and is filled with Nicaraguan tobacco. Beautifully constructed, although the draw might be a bit firm at times, these sticks will appeal to aficionados enjoying peppery, earthy flavors with a hint of dark chocolate.

• Joe K fell in love with the 'tantalizing' Carlos Torano Exodus 1959 50 Year and gave it 4.75 stars out of 5.
• Walt from The Stogie Review did a video review of this cigar and also thoroughly enjoyed it.
• Adam from Fire Up That Cigar found it less powerful than the consensus and underlined its great flavors adn complexity.

Where to get it?

At $5-6 each, these cigars are a real bargain. Widely available in 5-packs!
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Padilla Dominus is a Nicaraguan blend born from the collaboration of Ernesto Padilla and Arsenio Ramos, the master blender at the Raices Cubanos factory. Considered by many as the most full-bodied Padilla's blend, it offers deep and complex flavors of pepper, expensive wood and cinnamon (among others).

• Robustojoe considers the Padilla Dominus as one of Joe's Gems and is fond of this smoke.
• Adam at Fire Up That Cigar also enjoyed his Dominus although he'd prefer the Padilla 1932.
• Travis at The Perfect Draw gives it a 93 rating and notes a pleasant sweetness in the flavor department.

Where to get it?

Costing $8-11 each depending on the vitola, these cigars are widely available.
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I found General Cigar to be really good at organizing the launch of this blend. Virtual tasting, presence on Twitter and Facebook, a series of reviews by prominent bloggers - La Gloria Cubana Serie N was bound to be talked about. This medium-bodied alternative to the Serie R, sporting an Ecuadorian wrapper and packed with Nicaraguan tobacco, might become a success considering its price point and construction qualities.

• Cigarfan from Keepers of the Flame gave this "maduro-style cigar" a solid 90 rating.
• Matt wrote in his cigar journal that this might be the best cigar that General currently makes.
• Travis at The Perfect Draw found it rather full-bodied and noted earthy, dusty and chalky flavors.

Where to get it?

You can get 5-packs for less than $30, single cigars costing $5-7 each.
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Get it for free?

You can even get a box of these for free - if you're lucky, that is. Great BOTL over at Toasted Foot are running yet another excellent contest and are giving away 3 (!) boxes of cigars, including a box of LGCSN. Enter without delay here.

Avo Heritage is one of the newest releases from Avo Cigars, introduced at the 2010 IPCPR. Wrapped in an Ecuadorian wrapper, it uses a Dominican blend with an addition of Peruvian tobacco. The title of the post is "cigar of the week", but we might as well call it "cigar of the year" 2010, since, according to Brian Hewitt's research (great job Brian!), Avo Heritage tops the composite cigar bloggers' top ten lists.

• ToastedFoot.com gave this "well-balanced and full of flavor" cigar a 9.0 rating.
• Brian (again) from Stogie Review reviewed it back in September and, besides finding the blend box-worthy, noted interesting differences between vitolas.
• Finally, Ben from Nice Tight Ash did an interview with Davidoff's Edward Simon about this release.

Where to get it?

At $8-9 per stick, this is among the cheapest offerings from Avo - and it's probably the best one. Highly recommended.
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Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic (also known as 'black label') is one of the most available and affordable lines from the famous cigar blender. It is no wonder that this Nicaraguan puro made it to our gifting guide and received very nice press across the cigar blogosphere.

• Joe tested the Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic 1952 (perla) and was very satisified with the result.
• Adam from Fire Up That Cigar said that the robusto is just a fantastic cigar.
• Matt had a chance to try a rare lancero vitola and gave it a B+.

Where to get it?

Cuban Classics start at ~$4 per stick (for perlas) and the robustos can be found at ~$6 each.
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Here are a couple of great reviews published during the Thanksgiving holiday... as well as a free shipping deal. Enjoy.

Tatuaje Anarchy

Tatuaje Anarchy has just been released at pre-order (it's a limited edition available at only one retailer) and I thought it might be a good idea to link to two three great reviews of this cigar.
Review at Cigar Inspector
Review at Nice Tight Ash
Review at Fire Up That Cigar

Free shipping at CheapHumidors.com

Our long-time friend and partner CheapHumidors.com run a free shipping deal valid until tomorrow. If you are thinking about ordering some cigar accessories, this might be the time. Click here to visit CheapHumidors.com.

It's been some time since the latest "reviews of the week" post... Here we go again!

Dunhill Estupendos

Reviewed by Brooks at   The Smoking Stogie

Brooks lit up a special cigar for the birth of his child. Congrats!
Read the full review here...

The best new cigars of 2010

Brought to you by  The Stogie Guys

These two articles come in very handy - The Stogie Guys list some of the best releases of 2010.
Part I
Part II

Another contest at Toasted Foot

Our friends at Toasted Foot are doing it again - they're giving out a box of 262 cigars in a creative contest.
Check it out!

This cigar, named after the Cusano's co-founder's year of birth, sports a Cameroon wrapper which hides Dominican tobacco. With a relatively complex flavor profile, the 59' Rare Cameroon is known as a good value for money smoke.

• Ernie was a bit reluctant to try it out, but finally more than enjoyed his Cusano 59' Rare Cameroon.
• Gary the Cigar Advisor tasted the Preferido and was also pleasantly surprised.
• Charlie at Nice Tight Ash said this was one of the finest Cameroons he ever smoked.

Where to get it?

These start at $4, but you're more likely to find them at $5-6 per single, depending on where you shop.
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