Don Emmanuel Cigars Anunnaki in Review

BRAND: Don Emmanuel
BLEND: Anunnaki

WRAPPER: Dominican
BINDER: Mexican
FILLER: Dominican

FORMAT: "Ki" Robusto (550)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Medium
SPICE: 1.5/5

NOTES:
Lemonade | Sand | Suede

Imbalanced towards sour tart, mightily. Artificial sweetener chemical cloying. A diet lemonade? I don't do citrus. Sand-suede stiffly-abrasively gather. Dandelion, white pepper. Goes out twice. I don't like going out at all these days. Happy new year.

TASTE: B-
DRAW: B
BURN: B-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2025

Kaplowitz Media.
Cigar of the Year 2025

(Each is a link to the stated full review.)

10. Cohiba Serie M Reserva Azul 2025
09. Jake Wyatt Fourth Dimension
08. My Father Blue
07. Rm101 15th Anniversary ANNV
06. AJ Fernandez New World Puro Especial
05. Dunbarton Red Meat Lovers Fritanga
04. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut
03. Dunbarton Sobremesa Solita Red
02. Powstanie San Andres

The Kaplowitz Media.
CIGAR of the YEAR 2025:
La Gloria Cubana Los Gloriosos

Congrats to all!

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Kaplowitz Media. Cigars of the Month for December 2025

Kaplowitz Media.
Cigars of the Month
for December 2025

(listed in alphabetical order)
(names are links to full reviews)

Dunbarton Mi Querida Gorila
Dunbarton Red Meat Lovers Fritanga
Dunbarton Sobremesa Solita Red

Oh, it's all just Saka.

Anyways, stay tuned for the Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2025 to be unveiled in the next post on 12/29. Therein, all the year's Cigars of the Month will vie for the number one spot in an epic though humbly understated top ten list. Do NOT miss it.

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The 2025 Kaplowitz Media. Cigar Awards | Kappy Awards (KAPPYS)

The 2025 Kaplowitz Media. Cigar Awards
| Kappy Awards (KAPPYS)

Welcome to the 2025 Kappys! I have a bit of a headache and a slight stomach bug. Let's get to it.

CIGAR FACTORY OF THE YEAR 2025
My Father Cigars SA & Honduras

SMALL CIGAR FACTORY OF THE YEAR 2025
Fabrica Oveja Negra

BEST PACKAGING DESIGN 2025
Placensia Alma del Cielo

BEST CIGAR PRINT MEDIA 2025
Fred Rewey, Cigar Press

BEST CIGAR AUDIO/VIDEO 2025
How Bout That Cigar

BEST CIGAR NEWS COVERAGE 2025
Halfwheel

BEST CIGAR REVIEWER 2025
Craig Vanderslice, Cigar Craig

BEST CIGAR BRAND 2025
JC Newman

BEST BOUTIQUE CIGAR BRAND 2025
Viaje Cigars

MOST IMPROVED CIGAR BRAND 2025
Principle Cigars

CIGAR BRAND(s) TO WATCH in 2026
Apostate Cigars
Domain Cigars

MOST INNOVATIVE MARKETING 2025
Bocock Cigars

GENTLEPERSON OF THE YEAR 2025
AJ Fernandez

CIGAR OF THE YEAR 2025
Answered in two posts from this one on 12/29.

All the best in 2026!

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