This month, Viaje Cigars will re-release the first three vitolas in its Viaje Nicaragua Series. The Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua is an off-shoot of Viaje’s Exclusivo line. The original Viaje Exclusivo line started out as a personal blend for founder Andre Farkas. The blend is produced in Honduras at Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L. (i.e […]
Cigar News: JSK Nuggs 100mg Maduro Slated for Release
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Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars has announced the second installment of its Nuggs line, a line of cigars infused with CBD( Cannabidiol). This one is the maduro counterpart to the original JSK Nuggs Habano and it’s going to have 100mg of CBD infused in it. The cigar itself features a Broadleaf Maduro over an Indonesian […]
Cigar News: Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary Introduced
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Ten years ago, Dion Giolito and Illusione introduced a brand called Epernay, a cigar that was designed to pair with Champagne. Over the years, the cigar has grown to be one of the company’s most successful. This year Illusione Cigars commemorates ten years of the Epernay blend with a special release appropriately called the Illusione […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Number 6 Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled its Rocky Patel Number 6 line. Like the Rocky Patel LB1 that also made its debut at the Trade Show, Number 6 is a name that is derived from the code used while the blend was being developed. The cigar is described as a […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Showcased at 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show Perdomo Cigars re-introduced one of its oldest brands, the Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage (ESV). The Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage is described as one of Perdomo’s most premium cigars to date. The cigar utilizes tobacco from Finca Natalie, a farm owned by the Perdomo family and named for company […]
Cigar News: Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Heads to Retailers
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Casa Cuevas Cigars’ La Mandarria, a cigar that made its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show is now heading to retailers. This year, the company was a victim of a well-publicized warehouse robbery. A sledgehammer (La Mandarria in Spanish) was used to break into the warehouse and over 25,000 of the Casa Cuevas brands […]
Cigar News: Marrero Aquatico 45 Released
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Marrero Cigars has announced the release of its new cigar, the Marrero Aquatico 45. It’s a Dominican puro that features three wrappers, and a foot cut at a 45-degree angle. The Aquatico 45 follows up Marrero’s Artistico Salomon Line, but the company utilizes a completely different blend. The blend of the Aquatico 45 utilizes Dominican Candela, […]
Cigar News: Esteban Carreras Unforgiven Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Esteban Carreras unveiled the newest release, the Esteban Carreras Unforgiven. Unforgiven is a cigar that features an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. What is unique for Esteban Carreras is that the cigar features tobaccos aged for two years in rum barrels. The finished cigars are then […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel LB1 Makes Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled its Rocky Patel LB1 line. It’s a line that is derived from the code (LB1) used while the blend was being developed. The cigar is described as a medium-bodied smoke consisting of an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper over a blend of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. […]
Cigar News: Asylum Seven Debuts at 2019 IPCPR
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2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Asylum Cigars, the partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. At the 2019 IPCPR, Asylum Cigars used the occasion to celebrate the milestone with the release of the Asylum Seven. The Asylum Seven is an ultra-premium offering that comes in two sizes, an 11/18 (the signature figurado size that […]