The 601 La Bomba Warhead Series is a near-annual limited cigar offered by Espinosa Cigars. Warhead is an extension of the original 601 La Bomba line, but it replaces the Nicaraguan Habano wrapper with a Broadleaf wrapper. As the name Warhead indicates, this is intended to be a stronger and bolder cigar. Each installment of […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2020 Robusto
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In 2020, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars announced the third incarnation of the Rocky Patel Winter Collection. The story of the Winter Collection dates back to 2008 when Rocky Patel launched a series of limited edition cigars to coincide with each of the four seasons. This series included the Spring Collection, Summer Collection, Autumn Collection, and […]
Agile Cigar Review: Crux Epicure Maduro Corona Gorda
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Robusto
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Late in 2019, Aganorsa Leaf announced a new limited-production line that would make its debut at January 2020’s Tobacco Plus Expo show in Las Vegas known as Supreme Leaf. Over the years Aganorsa Leaf (previously known as Casa Fernandez Cigars) has garnered a reputation for the”leaf” (a.k.a. tobacco) it grows as being some of the […]
Cigar Review: Lavida Habana LE by LH Premium Cigars
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Since launching in the United States in 2014, Nick Syris and LH Premium Cigars have built up a loyal following. Over the past few years, Syris has expanded his portfolio to not only include his three core LH blends, but more recently the Nick & Jim and Nick lines. Until 2020, LH Cigars did […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Firecracker
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Earlier in 2020, Perdomo Cigars joined the list of manufacturers to deliver a “Firecracker” cigar. The Firecracker Series dates back to 2007 when David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three inch robusto with a long […]
Cigar Review: M.X.S. Signature Dominique Wilkins Sublime by ACE Prime
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When ACE Prime walked into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, they were the new kid on the block. At the same time, they were coming into the trade show with a bang – launching three new lines and seven brands. The cigar that probably garnered the most attention was a project ACE Prime worked on […]
Agile Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Cinco Décadas Fundador
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share PerfecXion X
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The Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share is an offshoot of the landmark OpusX line by Arturo Fuente cigars. This year is the 25th anniversary of the OpusX line. What made OpusX such a significant project is that it proved to the world an ultra-premium Dominican puro cigar could be made with a Dominican-grown wrapper. […]
Cigar Review: Micallef A
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Over the past ten years, I have covered the cigar industry, I have seen various cigar companies launch ambassador programs. Ambassador programs target consumers who can act as influencers for a brand or product. Ambassadors are typically not paid, but given incentives through other mechanisms. Quite frankly, when it comes to the cigar industry, most […]