Author: petervdgcigars
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Stauffenberg cigars Edition 2 robusto cigar review
Some cigars just feel powerful before beeing lit, the Stauffenberg Edition 2 robusto is one of those cigars. Construction The Stauffenberg cigars Edition 2 robusto was extremely firm and evenly rolled with a faint oily feeling to it. There were no major veins, soft or hard parts that would indicate any burn issues. Band impression…
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Smoking Cigars on the Golf Course: Rules, Etiquette and What to Know
By Peter | VDG Cigars | Certified Cigar Sommelier Yes, you can smoke a cigar on a golf course — and in most cases nobody will stop you or even look twice. Cigars and golf have gone together for well over a century, and the culture around it is well established. But there is a…
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Best 10 cigars for golf 2026
By Peter | VDG Cigars | Certified Cigar Sommelier There is a particular pleasure that belongs to the golf course and nowhere else. A round of golf gives you four to five hours of open air, no meetings, and nothing that needs your immediate attention. That kind of uninterrupted time is rare — and it…
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How VDG Cigars Reviews a Cigar — The Full Methodology Explained
There are thousands of cigar reviews published every year. Most of them follow the same formula. Someone lights up, jots down a few flavor words that sound impressive, assigns a score somewhere in the 88 to 93 range, and moves on to the next stick. The format has become so predictable that it has stopped…
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El Septimo Paris review
Construction Lets start our review of the El Septimo Paris with the construction. This cigar was as all the other El Septimo cigars i previously have reviewed, nothing Els but perfectly constructed. The El Septimo Paris was firmly rolled with out any veins, soft spots or hard lumps and hand a sticky oily feeling to…
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The Robusto: Why It Became the World’s Most Popular Cigar Size
Walk into any cigar shop in the world and the robusto will be the size filling most of the humidor. Every major brand produces one. Most produce several. It is the format blenders reach for first when launching a new line and the cigar that sits in more humidors than any other vitola on earth.…
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Matilde Serena maduro robusto review
Construction I was a little concerned before i lit up the Matilde Serena maduro, when i inspected the cigar i felt a hard lump in the middle of the cigar i though would interfere with the smoking experience, luckily my concerns where just concerns and the cigar smoked with out any flaws. The wrapper of…
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Small Batch vs Large Production Cigars: Does Scale Affect Quality?
By Peter | VDG Cigars | Certified Cigar Sommelier I’ll tell you where I stand: I love small batch cigars. It comes down to two things — the tobacco and the craftsmanship. When a blender gets hold of leaf that has been aging for seven, eight, ten years and builds a cigar around it with…
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How to Buy Cigars Online: The Complete Buyer’s Guide
Buying cigars online is becoming more and more popular — and anyone who has been paying attention to the premium cigar market over the past five years already knows why. The selection available through a good online retailer is broader, the prices are sharper, and you can research at your own pace before committing to…
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Chateau Diadem Conviction Petit Belicoso review
Construction I was a surprised by the construction of the Chateau Diadem Conviction Petit Belicoso when i opened the deliver box. The head was far more uneven then you would expect from a premium cigar and it had a hard lump near the head. The wrapper had a thick oily feeling to it. Band impression…
