Kaplowitz Media. Cigars Star Guide for Winter 2026

Kaplowitz Media. Cigars
Star Guide for Winter 2026

Happy 2026!

TALLY of STAR RECIPIENTS
as of AUTUMN 2025

Aganorsa Leaf (1)
Arturo Fuente (2)
AJ Fernandez (2)
Casa Carrillo (2)
Diesel Cigars (1)
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (2)
Espinosa Cigar (1)
Foundation Cigars (2)
Illusione Cigars (2)
La Flor Dominicana (1)
La Gloria Cubana (1)
My Father (3)
Oliva (2)
Padron (1)
Perdomo (1)
Punch Cigars (1)
Rocky Patel (1)
Room101 Cigars (2)
Stolen Throne Cigars (1)
Tatuaje Cigars (3)

WINTER 2026 UPDATES

La Gloria Cubana +1
Padron +1
Powstanie +1

COMPLETE KAPLOWITZ MEDIA.
STAR GUIDE for WINTER 2026

Aganorsa Leaf (1)
Arturo Fuente (2)
AJ Fernandez (2)
Casa Carrillo (2)
Diesel Cigars (1)
Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (2)
Espinosa Cigar (1)
Foundation Cigars (2)
Illusione Cigars (2)
La Flor Dominicana (1)
La Gloria Cubana (2)
My Father (3)
Oliva (2)
Padron (2)
Perdomo (1)
Powstanie (1)
Punch Cigars (1)
Rocky Patel (1)
Room101 Cigars (2)
Stolen Throne Cigars (1)
Tatuaje Cigars (3)

Don't forget to check out the Kaplowitz Media. Cigar of the Year for 2025 (Top 10) HERE.

Stay warm.

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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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