In 2020, Villiger Cigars would release its first exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). Globally, Villiger is one of the larger tobacco companies in the world and has primarily focused on machine-made products. The company does also make premium handmade cigars. For many years, Villiger has also sold its products in the […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced the return of the Black Works Studio Hawaii Kato. It’s an exclusive cigar for Hawaii retailer R. Field Wine Co. that was last released in 2019. Kato was originally released as an event-only cigar and branded under Black Works Studio. It’s an offshoot of the Black Works Killer Bee Green […]
After some delay, the House of Representatives now has a companion bill to the Senate Bill released earlier this year to exempt premium cigars from regulation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill was introduced by Representatives Kathy Castor and Bill Posey. H.R. 3982 joins Senate Bill S.438 introduced by Senator Marco Rubio […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Quesada Cigars will introduce a fifth size to its Quesada 1974 line in the form of a 6 x 52 Toro. First introduced in 2019, the Quesada 1974 pays homage to the year the family opened its factory in the Dominican Republic. The blend for the […]
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Quesada Oktoberfest series, an annual release that was originally designed to be paired with a malt beverage. This years’s edition features an updated blend in three different sizes. The blend for the Quesada Oktoberfest features a San Andres Mexican wrapper over Dominican binder and filler. It’s being released […]
It’s hard to believe that it was back in 2013 when Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff rebranded their company Oliveros Cigars to Boutique Blends Cigars. At that time, Oliveros had recently launched two new brands – Aging Room and Swag. These two brands became the more popular brands in the Oliveros portfolio, so the decision […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Protocol Cigars will launch the third installment of its Lawman Series, the Protocol Bass Reeves. Like the other installments, the Protocol Bass Reeves will have a natural and maduro offering along with its traditional, refined, and regal packaging. The Protocol Lawmen Series pays homage to those […]
Last year, due to the fact the premium cigar industry trade shows were cancelled, our show provided a platform to talk about releases for 2020. The concept was very well-received. As we are into the summer months, we wanted to do the same Virtual Trade Expo concept again for 2021. The concept is very simple. […]
For Episode 41, we explore the concept of Supergroups. On this show, we will discuss what makes a Supergroup, who are some of our favoite Supergroups, and what are some of our favorite tunes from those Supergroups. On this show, Dave smokes the Absolution while Coop smokes the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Dueto Gran Toro. […]
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 […]
