Kaplowitz Media. Hiatus 2026

Kaplowitz Media.
Hiatus 2026

... begins with this post, with no new posts scheduled until 2 March 2026.

In the interim, below is a short list of links to recent-past KM. posts you maybe missed or would like to read again in the couple-of-weeks absence of new material.

Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2025

Kaplowitz Media. Top-Rated Cigar Reviews of 2025

Kaplowitz Media. Top-Rated Miscellaneous Reviews of 2025

Thank you for the years of readership, and the yearly weeks of off. I appreciate it all.

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Stolen Throne Cigars 'Ula 2025 R Field Wine Co. Exclusive in Review

BRAND: Stolen Throne
BLEND: 'Ula 2025 for R Field Wine Co.

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
BINDER: Nicaraguan
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto (unfinished foot)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full
SPICE: 3/5

NOTES:
Five-Spice Powder | Cocoa | Greek Coffee

Perhaps Turkish coffee, seeing how all is blended into the brew, with a dash of umami seasoning. A sploosh of cherry cola. I mean, not an authentic drink recipe, but Greek does become Turkish upon embellishments. Sultry, salty, and sating. Well-rounded and deeply nuanced. Legs for days.

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Lovely Cigars Bay City Maduro Robusto Gordo in Review

BRAND: Lovely
BLEND: Bay City Maduro

WRAPPER: Mexican Maduro
BINDER: Sumatran
FILLER: Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Robusto Gordo (5.25x54)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua (Tacasa SA)
INTENSITY: Medium/Medium-full
SPICE: 3.5/5

NOTES:
Chocolate Soda | Chili Powder (Tajin?) | Black Pepper

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

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

FURTHER KM. READING:

Lovely Cigars Bay City Maduro in Review (Toro)

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Powstanie Cigars San Andres Corona Gorda in Review

BRAND: Powstanie
BLEND: San Andres

WRAPPER: Mexican San Andres
BINDER: Ecuadorian Habano
FILLER: Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: Corona Gorda (5.5x46)
ORIGIN: Nicaragua
INTENSITY: Medium-full/Full
SPICE: 3.5/5

NOTES:
Turkish Coffee | Herbs, Spices | Dark Chocolate

Subtly bombastic. Turkish coffee spices whirli out-into their own gig. Added to them is a dried herb blend. Ground black and Red flake pepper. Dark Chocolate is ooey-gooey syrupy under a baked crust. Hickory, chicory structure. Nuts, shells in compost nethers. Anise hither; dried tropical flower thither.

Performance is sans complaint, really. Solid ash. Smooth, even draw which sips nicely snug. Excellent patisserie next to leather craft store olfactory. No hard or soft spots in a firm roll. The slightest of self-correcting wavering in burn-line. An early entrant in the coming year's top cigar list.

TASTE: A
DRAW: A
BURN: A-
BUILD: A-

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

FURTHER KM. READING

Powstanie Cigars San Andres in Review (Robusto)

Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year 2025 (the above is #2)

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