In 2019, Drew Estate announced a new addition to its Liga Privada Unico Serie called Pancetta. This cigar would be an exclusive offering to two retailers in the Mid-Atlantic region: Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop in Havertown, PA, and Barrister Cigars in Union, NJ. These are two retailers that go back to the early days of […]
Protocol Cigars has announced the Protocol Battle Borne Cigar. It’s a limited cigar that will support the Battle Borne organization who has a mission to connect veterans with the resources needed to recover from their mental, emotional, and physical trauma so they can restore their lives and reintegrate into society. The cigar will make its […]
While not a new cigar brand, for attendees at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, El Septimo Geneva was still the new kid on the block. The company came into the 2021 PCA Show with one of the more elaborate booths, including having a large screen for folks to watch a soccer game […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It also might be a blend […]
Warped Cigars opted for a more minimalist look at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. It turned out that the company was not present on Day Four of the Trade Show; and since we didn’t know this in advance, we did not get a chance to talk to owner Kyle Gellis. We do know […]
Over the past couple of years, PDR Cigars has undergone a series of branding and packaging changes. That theme continued at the 2021 PCA Trade Show. In these PCA summary reports, we have tried to stay away from wrapper, binder, and filler, but in the case of PDR Cigars, it is important. A few years […]
A new release from Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas brand has begun to show up at retailers. It’s called the Partagas Cortado and it’s the first Connecticut Shade-wrapped offering as well as the first Nicaraguan-made Partagas to be released. Partagas Cortado features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper over an Indonesian binder and fillers consisting of Honduran […]
Back at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, J.C. Newman announced that Yagua, a limited production cigar, would be making a return this year. Today, the company said it is releasing 1,000 boxes of the cigar from its aging room. J.C. Newman first released Yagua in 2020. What makes this cigar unique is that […]
On Episode 48, we are joined again by John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish of Developing Palates to discuss one of the most innovative bands over the past 35 years, the Beastie Boys. We will take a look at the career of the Beastie Boys and discuss the impact they had had on music. Plus, we will […]
Cattle Baron Cigars is best described as a small company with a big heart. If you aren’t familiar with Cattle Baron Cigars, it was founded by Bryan Mussard, a well-known figure in the cattle industry. He served as President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association. Back in 2016, he teamed up with Phil Zanghi and the […]
