For Episode 4 of Prime Time, it’s a Developing Palates take over as Aaron brings Seth Geise and Jiunn Liu from Developing Palates. Seth and Jiunn were also the hosts of What Embargo?, a podcast dedicated to Cuban Cigars, so we had plenty of talk about that topic. For our Debonaire Ideal segment, we talk cars and in our Deliberation Segment, we […]
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Cigar News: Gurkha Acquires American Caribbean Cigars Factory
William Cooper Cigar News 3 Comments American Caribbean Tobacco, Gurkha, News
Gurkha Cigars finally has a factory of its own. Today the company announced it has acquired the American Caribbean Cigars factory out of Estelí, Nicaragua. It’s a factory Gurkha has been working with for the past five years. “Our company has seen rapid growth despite its boutique approach,” said Kaizad Hansotia, CEO of Gurkha Cigars in a press release. “Owning […]
Agile Cigar Review: 7-20-4 Hustler Dog Walker
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 7-20-4, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update
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 providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2017 Coming This Month
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This year, My Father Cigars reaches back into the past and is re-releasing one of their all-time classic cigars. The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition makes a return – bringing back the original blend from 2011. The cigars are slated to hit retailers this month. The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2017 features a […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 4: 5/4/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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Get ready for Prime Time – the podcast dedicated to covering the cigar industry! This week Aaron is back and he has brought friends – Yellow Snapper and Big Tuna from Developing Palates! We will catch up and have plenty of Cuba talk. Our Debonaire Ideal Segment is on Cars – and in our Deliberation, we will talk about things […]
Cigar News: Warped Black Honey Returns
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Warped Cigars’ Black Honey, a mash-up of the El Oso and La Colmena blends that was last released in 2015 is making a return. Black Honey consists of the Ecuadorian Habano oscuro wrapper found on El Oso Cub and PaPa while the internals of the blend consists of the tobaccos of La Colmena (which utilizes a Ecuadorian binder and a combination of […]
Cigar News: General Cigar Names Sean Williams Cohiba Brand Ambassador
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General Cigar Company has named Sean Williams a brand ambassador for Cohiba. Williams is best known as the owner and founder of Primer Mundo Cigar Company. “We have brought Sean on board as part of the continued expansion of our experiential platforms,” said General Cigar President Régis Broersma in a press release. “Our focus is […]
Agile Cigar Review: Señorial 65th Anniversary Perfecto Elégance by Las Cumbres Tabaco
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 94-96, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Las Cumbres, Senorial
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90 Maduro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Padron, Review
On June 10th, 2016, Padrón Cigars patriarch and founder José O. Padrón celebrated his 90th birthday. A few weeks later at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Padrón Cigars launched a cigar to commemorate the occasion with the Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90. The No. 90 is an extension to the popular Padrón 1926 Serie line. It is not a typical […]
Cigar News: Quesada Q d’etat Returns for 2017
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After nearly five years, Quesada Cigars Q d’etat line is set to return The line will include all three of the releases from 2012 including the Molotov, Howitzer, and Daga. Plans are for Q d’etat to be showcased at this year’s 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, with an early release planned for June 1st, 2017 that […]