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Cigar Aficionado has released information about a forthcoming release by Joya de Nicaragua. The new cigar will be called Cuenca y Blanco and it will make its debut at the 2012 IPCPR trade show in Orlando Florida. Last summer, there was no doubt the number one free agent in the cigar market was Jose Blanco. […]
Pinolero by A.J. Fernandez (Pre-Release Cigar) While in a lot of eyes, A.J. Fernandez is still considered a rising star in the cigar industry, many cigar enthusiasts are well-familiar with the products he produces. He is the name behind such brands as Diesel and Ave Maria. Over the past couple of years, he has built […]
Undercrown Corona ¡Viva! by Drew Estate Back when we did our Top 30 Cigars of 2011, the biggest question we got was: “Undercrown” – only an honorable mention? This seemed a little surprising because we when did a pre-review of the Undercrown Toro, it did so well. However, it’s important to know that our Top […]
Image linked from losblancos.com Blanco Cigars at the Republican Convention Blanco Cigars selected to supply cigars for the 2012 Republican Convention in Tampa CLEARWATER — May 17, 2012 — The Blanco Cigar Company is the only cigar manufacturer/importer to have been certified as a cigar supplier for the 2012 Republican National Convention being held in […]
HOYO de MONTERREY KICKS OFF BOX A DAY GIVEAWAY Richmond, VA—To celebrate the launch of the new Hoyo de Monterrey website, General Cigar is rolling out a “Box a Day Giveaway” to share the unique flavor of the Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado en Cedros® brand with cigar lovers across the U.S. From now through […]
For Immediate Release Miami Cigar & Company to Release Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012 Miami, Florida – May 16, 2012 – Following in the footsteps of the Cigar Aficionado 91-rated Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve, Miami Cigar & Company is set to release the 2012 edition at IPCPR in August. The 6 1/8 x 52 box-pressed […]
Illusione Domenicos Extra – gold foiled wrapped Illusione Cigars’ founder, Dion Giolito created the Cruzado blend back in 2008. It is a blend variation of the original Illusione core line. Both the Illusione core line and the Cruzado are Nicaraguan puros that utilize Nicaraguan Corojo and Nicaraguan Criollo tobaccos. From my understanding of […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we assign […]
Viaje Exclusivo Robusto 2012 The Viaje Exclusivo series was launched a couple of years ago. Originally the Exclusivo was intended to be a private blend for Viaje founder Andre Farkas. The cigar soon began to gains some momentum and Farkas made a decision to make some releases available to the general public. Once Exclusivo joined […]
J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars The J. Grotto Series is one of two cigar blends made by indie cigar maker, Ocean State Cigars. Ocean State Cigars was founded by Paul Joyal. The J. Grotto Series (along with its sibling blend, the J. Grotto Series Reserve) are manufactured in Honduras, and have a significant […]