Pandora's Cigar Box

Rolando Soto, a cigar sommelier with over eight years experience, threw the rule book out when he ventured into creating his own cigars. But is the Rolando Soto Midnight Habano cigar worth smoking? **CORRECTION - Rolando Soto is a Cigar Sommelier from Honduras** Sold exclusively by Rebellion Cigars here in the UK, the Rolando Soto Midnight Habano Limited Edition cigar is hand rolled, long filler Honduran Robusto cigar boasting a natural Habano wrapper, Honduran Habano Jamastrán binder and Nicaraguan filler. Just how good a job can a cigar sommelier do when it comes to blending a cigar? Kentucky Goldrush Cocktail Recipe: 60ml Bourbon (I used Bulleit) 30ml vanilla liqueur (I used Licor 43) Stir together in an ice filled rocks glass and enjoy! ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Rolando Soto Midnight Habano LE cigar here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2022/01/12/rolando-soto-midnight-habano/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Have you ever wondered about the correct way to smoke a cigar? In this video I'm going to teach you how to smoke a cigar step by step. If you are going to smoke a cigar for the first time, you need to know how to how to properly prepare a cigar for smoking, so have a look at my videos on "Basic Cigar Words You Should Know", "How to Cut Your Cigars" and "How to Light Your Cigars" if you are unsure of what to do up to that stage. The cutaway clips that I use in this guide on how to smoke a cigar properly come from the following reviews: SKULL 77 EL DIABLO REBELLION ROCKSTAR PARADISE CITY PUNCH PETIT CORONATIONS HIRAM & SOLOMON MASTER MASON ROBUSTO EL VIEJO CONTENTE CIRCUS PETIT INDEPENDENCIA 1898 ROBUSTO JOSE L PIEDRA CAZADORES OLIVA SERIE V MELANIO ROBUSTO ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus CHECK OUT WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox Wine Sipping Video by Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels

Since starting my cigar channel at the end of June 2021, I've racked up a lot of footage that hasn't made it into any of my cigar reviews or guides, including some behind the scenes outtakes and bloopers. I thought that rather than doing a year in review or gift ideas video like everyone else seems to do, I'd share with you a little of what goes on behind the scenes whilst making my YouTube videos and some cigar comedy outtakes. I hope that you enjoy this compilation of some behind the scenes footage from the first six months of Pandora's Cigar Box on YouTube. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

You don't always want to spend an hour or more smoking a great cigar. Luckily there are some amazing shorter cigar vitolas out there. Is the El Viejo Continente The Circus Petit one of these great small cigars? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus 📑 Read my written review of the El Viejo Continente The Circus Petit here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/10/08/el-viejo-continente-half-coronas/ 🌐 CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

The Casa Turrent 1880 Double Claro cigar is a Mexican puro. This means that all the tobacco used to make the cigar comes from Mexico. Rolled by Alberto and Alejandro Turrent in the factory they set up in their grandfather's house, is this cigar worth your attention? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Casa Turrent 1880 Series Double Claro here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/11/25/casa-turrent-1880-double-claro/ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Have you ever wondered what to get the cigar smoker in your life? Drawing Room Cigars offer the option to upgrade any cigar in their portfolio as a cigar gift box. But what exactly is included? Drawing Room Cigars recently sent me one of their gift boxes to unbox in front of you so that you can see exactly what is included. If you want to get yourself anything from Drawing Room Cigars, make sure that you use the discount code PDRA10 to get 10% off your entire basket, including the cigar gift box option! ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus BUY A CIGAR GIFT BOX: https://www.drawingroomcigars.co.uk/ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

I was recently given the opportunity by Shaun and Mandi of Rebellion Cigars to sample some of their cigars and see what I thought of them. Choosing which of their Rockstar Cigars to focus on first wasn't an easy task, but in the end I chose the Paradise City. Connecticut leaf isn't my first choice of wrapper, so does this cigar rock my world, or is it too middle-of-the-road? Look out for more reviews of the Rebellion Rockstar Cigar range. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Grab yourself the Rebellion Rockstar Sampler pack https://www.rebellioncigars.co.uk/rebellion-rockstar-range/rebellion-rockstar-sampler Read my written review of the Rebellion Rockstar Paradise City here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/11/11/rebellion-rockstar-paradise-city CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox Fireworks video by Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels

As a budget concious smoker, I'm on a constant lookout for the best affordable cigars to smoke. In this video I will give a rundown of what I think are some of the best budget cigars currently availble in the UK. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I have included some budget Cuban cigars as well as good quality, cheap New World cigars. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus READ MY REVIEWS ON THE BUDGET CIGARS I MENTION https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/09/01/independencia-1898-robusto/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/05/14/alec-bradley-black-market-robusto/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/07/14/epic-corojo-lancero/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2020/11/25/jose-l-piedra-cazadores-review/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/07/23/kafie-1901-liga-de-la-casa/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/03/09/regius-robusto-regal-rich-and-reliable/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/10/08/el-viejo-continente-half-coronas/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/10/28/punch-petit-coronations/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

When I was just starting out as a beginner in the cigar world, the Punch Petit Coronations was recommended to me as the perfect Cuban cigar for a novice cigar smoker. All these years on, it must have been a good cigar to recommend to a new smoker as I'm still enjoying and exploring the world of cigars today. Would I also recommend this as a great beginner cigar? Is it the best entry level Cuban cigar? And can an experienced cigar smoker still enjoy it? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Punch Petit Coronations here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/10/28/punch-petit-coronations/ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Oliva Serie V cigars often find themselves a long term place in many a cigar afficionado's humidor. Coming in at 6 inches long with a 60 ring gauge, is the Oliva Serie V Especial Maduro Double Toro a welcome addition to the regular Serie V range? I was fortunate enough to be gifted this cigar, but just how well does it stack up against one of my favourite cigars of the year so far: the Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Oliva Serie V Especial Maduro Double Toro here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/10/20/oliva-serie-v-maduro-toro/ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Having cut your cigar, you now need to know how should you light a cigar properly. I'm going to explain the best practices for lighting a cigar and demonstrate how you light a cigar using a jet lighter as well as lighting a cigar with a match. LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox/

If you cut a cigar badly, it can ruin your whole cigar smoking experience. There are three main ways to cut a cigar, the straight cut, the punch cut and the v cut. In this video, I will show you how to correctly cut a cigar and also highlight the pros and cons to each of the cuts and how I decide to use a straight cut, punch cut or v cut on a cigar. LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

As you journey through the wonderous world of cigars, there are certain cigar words that you will come across that you might not have heard before. This is my guide to some of the basic cigar terminology that you will hear most often and what those cigar terms mean. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox 🙏🏻 MEDIA CREDITS Mariachi Video by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Old Woman Smoking Cigar Photo by Domenico Bandiera from Pexels

Just how long will it take me to smoke the monster Skull 77 El Diablo Double Gordo Cigar? Coming in at 6 inches long with a 66 ring gauge, the El Diablo is a large cigar and looks enormous in my small hands. Does this devil of a gordo by Skull 77 taste any good or is it all show and little else? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Skull 77 El Diablo here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/09/22/skull-77-el-diablo-double-gordo/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Is it possible to get a good quality Cuban cigar on a budget? I think that the Jose L Piedra Cazadores is just such a budget Cuban cigar. This particular budget friendly Cuban brand has been in my humidor in various forms since I first started smoking hand rolled cigars. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus Read my written review of the Jose L Piedra Cazadores here: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2020/11/25/jose-l-piedra-cazadores-review/ Want some more budget cigar suggestions? https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/02/28/best-budget-cigars-under-8gbp/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/03/11/best-budget-cigars-under-10gbp/ https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/04/01/best-budget-cigars-under-12gbp/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

The Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro was Cigar Aficionado's 2019 Cigar of the Year. I might be two years late to the party, but is this Nicaraguan puro, box pressed torpedo cigar good enough to make my cigar of the year 2021? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus 📑 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/09/08/aging-room-quattro-nicaragua/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

I didn't actually realise that there was such as thing as a Filipino cigar so was excited to smoke this robusto cigar and publish a video review of it. Disclaimer: I was gifted this Independencia 1898 cigar by Rosalie when I visited James Barber Tobacconist in Harrogate. I was not asked or paid to review this cigar and all opinions contained in this cigar review are entirely my own. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus 📑 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW OF THIS CIGAR HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/09/01/independencia-1898-robusto/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Welcome to another Cuban cigar review with Pandora. This time I am savouring the Romeo y Julieta Mille Fleur Petit Corona - a Cuban puro that promises tastes of a thousand flowers. Just how floral is this Cuban cigar from a 2014 box? ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus 📑 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW OF THIS CIGAR HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/03/26/romeo-y-julieta-mille-fleur/ 🍸 MIX UP THE COCKTAIL FROM THIS REVIEW: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/04/16/artists-gin-and-tonic-cocktail/ 🔍 LEARN MORE ABOUT CIGAR CLUB LDN: https://www.cigarclubldn.com ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Oliva Serie V Melanio Robusto is one of the highest-rated, bestselling non-Cuban cigars. Having smoked some Oliva Serie V cigars in the the past and rated them highly myself, I was excited get my hands on the Melanio box pressed robusto cigar to smoke and see if it really was as good as I had heard it was. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus 📑 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/08/06/oliva-serie-v-melanio-robusto/ 🍸 MIX UP A MILLIONAIRE COCKTAIL HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/03/14/bourbon-millionaire-cocktail/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Cigar smoking can be an expensive hobby over here in the UK. There are however some inexpensive cigars on the market here. I thought it would be interesting to do a cheap cigar review so picked up the Quorum Shade Grown Tres Petit Corona which is available from various retailers for just shy of five of your British pounds. The burning question: "Is this a good quality cheap cigar worth buying again?" ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com 📑 READ MY WRITTEN REVIEW OF THIS CIGAR HERE: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2021/07/28/quorum-shade-tres-petit-corona/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

The Espresso Martini is a great drink for pairing with a cigar. Here I mix up four different Espresso Martinis and suggest cigars that they will go with. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox

Here is my video review of the Hiram and Solomon Master Mason Robusto cigar. This is a 5"x52 Nicaraguan cigar with an Indonesian Sumatran binder, blend of Habano Jalapa, Habano Ometepe, Ligero Habano Estelí fillers and a Habano Maduro Oscuro wrapper. ☕ LIKE WHAT I DO? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxus My written review of the Toro vitola of this cigar: https://www.pandorascigarbox.com/2020/10/30/hiram-solomon-master-mason/ ✅ CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CIGAR REVIEWS & COCKTAIL RECIPES! https://www.pandorascigarbox.com 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! https://www.instagram.com/pandorascigarbox 👔 FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pandorascigarbox