R&R Soldier King Broadleaf
Nicaragua Cigar Review

Cigar Review: R&R The Soldier King Broadleaf Toro

R&R The Soldier King is a brand I never heard of until I found it on the list of new products over at Small Batch Cigar. Available in a few different wrappers I grabbed the Broadleaf due to my love for that wrapper. The cigar comes from Raul Reyner and Mi Havana factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. Having never heard of Mr. Reyner or Mi Havana this was a cigar totally new to me which hasn’t happened in quite some time.

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Russell's Reserve Private Barrel Selection
Bourbon Review

Bourbon Review: Russell’s Reserve Private Barrel Selection – Liquor Junction

The Russell’s Reserve Private Barrel Selection program offers retailers and distributors exclusive access to individual barrels of Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel bourbon and rye. These barrels are hand-selected by Wild Turkey’s Master Distillers resulting in a limited, highly sought-after product. While every barrel is different there are some similarities based on warehouse and location which might be helpful to those seeking our specific warehouses. 

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Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin (2025)
Nicaragua Cigar Review

Cigar Review: Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin (2025)

Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin returns for its 15th Anniversary. Originally released for Gloucester Street Cigars in Massachusetts as a follow up to the Pork Chop the Tatuaje Pork Tenderloin was one of the most successful limited editions for Tatuaje Cigars which it feels has yet to miss on a limited edition smoke. The cigar features the same components as the original and is limited to just 5,000 bundles of 25 cigars.

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Flor de las Antillas
Nicaragua Cigar Review

Cigar Review: Flor de las Antillas Toro

Flor de las Antillas Toro by My Father Cigars is our throwback review for the month of June. Every month on the 1st we will be doing a review of a cigar that has been on the market for at least 10 years. It gives us at The Barrel Burner a chance to look back at cigars that have been around for a long time instead of the cigar blog mentality of reviewing the newest cigars to hit the market.

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