I’m going to take a different approach for the first two recaps of my experience at Procigar. The first part will cover some general thoughts I had over the first two days. The second part will be devoted to Arturo Fuente Cigars, representatives of which I spent considerable time with. If you want a general […]
Just prior to the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands announced it would release the Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) Memento Mori as a limited general release. Today the company announced that in March Memento Mori will be shipping to retailers. Previously this was only available as an exclusive offering when […]
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 […]
Crowned Heads has announced its fourth limited edition cigar under its Mil Días line. The Mil Dias Mil Días Marranitos EL 2022 will ship to retailers in mid-March. Mil Días Marranitos EL 2022 will feature an Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrapper as opposed to the Ecuadorian Habano wrapper found on the rest of the line. The […]
I Oveja Negra Brands has announced another exclusive release for the Hawaiian market, the Black Works Studio Aumakua. It’s a cigar produced at Fabrica Oveja Negra and will be sold exclusively at R. Field Wine Company in Honolulu, Hawaii. The cigar features a dual wrapper of Mexican San Andres and Ecuadorian Sungrown leaf. The […]
The Plasencia Year of the Tiger, a cigar that was launched for the U.S. market at Tobacco Plus Expo 2022 (TPE 2022) is now heading to U.S. retailers. This is the second Chinese Zodiac release for Plasencia Cigars, but first for the U.S. market. This follows up the 2021 Plasencia Year of the Ox release. […]
Selected Tobacco has released a set of Byron Humidors for 2022. This edition of the Byron Humidors is limited to one size per blend, only 5,000 cigars per blend. This year’s edition features Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas, 20th Century Habaneros and 21st Century Elegantes. In addition to these blends being packaged in a special […]
On March 1, Forged Cigar Company will release an Añejo blend under its Partagas brand called Partagas Anejo. Anejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. According to Forged Cigar Company, the Partagas Añejo features a rare 1998 […]
German Engineered Cigars has announced Autonom. The word Autonom is German for “autonomous.” It’s a new line that will include the company’s limited edition cigars. This will include unusual sizes, experimental cigars, and dedicated editions. These cigars are based on the company’s RVGN Rauchvergnügen and Raumzeit lines, but will also be based on future blends […]
The Procigar Festival is back and Cigar Coop is once again in attendance. Procigar is an organization of cigar manufacturers based in the Dominican Republic. Each year they put on an annual festival that is a combination of farm and factory tours, seminars, and gala evening events. It is put on for end-consumers and is […]
