At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA launched a new extension to its Romeo y Julieta known as Petit Royales. The Romeo y Julieta is a 3 3/4 x 47 vitola. It will be offered in 25 count box or packs containing three tubes. The XIX Habano Festival took place February 27 – March […]
At the XIX Habano Festival in Cuba, Habanos SA formally announced the H. Upmann Sir Winston Gran Reserva 2011. As the name indicates it adds a Gran Reserva offering to the H. Upmann line in the popular Sir Winston (Churchill size) format. Gran Reserva is a designation typically used for more limited production releases in […]
AVO Cigars has announced the fifth installment of its AVO Improvisation Series will be the AVO Improvisation LE17. This release introduces the AVO brand’s first 6 x 60 limited edition release. It also draws inspiration from three separate AVO releases. The Avo Improvisation Series was introduced in 2015 and would replace the annual limited edition series […]
De Los Reyes Cigars has released its second installment of its Saga Short Tales Series. This one is dubbed “Tomo 2: Tales of the Land: Cotui ” – and its a very different release than the first installment. Saga Short Tales is a series of short smokes, but each of the installments have a particular theme […]
Connecticut Shade grown tobacco is one of the most popular type of tobacco lead used on cigars. It is not only grown in the State of Connecticut, but the seeds are used to grow the crop in many other regions and foreign countries. Now three Connecticut lawmakers want to ensure that there is no confusion between […]
C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced a new release under its EIROA The First 20 line. Next month, the company will ship its new EIROA The First 20 Colorado. While this is a cigar that has seen some limited distribution, it will now be available nationwide. EIROA The First 20 is Honduran puro that features a Honduran wrapper […]
At the 2017 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, La Aurora Cigars unveiled a new line known as the La Aurora ADN Dominicano. This release incorporates a tobacco known as Andullo into the blend. Andullo tobacco undergoes a very different curing process than traditional cigar tobacco leaves. This involves putting tobacco leaves in palm seed […]
One of the highlights of the recent XIX Habano Festival held in Cuba was the unveiling of what Habanos S.A. describes as its most premium Montecristo brand, the new Montecristo Linea 1935. The name Montecristo Linea 1935 translates to “1935 line” and it pays homage to the year the Montecristo brand was formed. There will be […]
It took a couple of extra years, but Rocky Patel Premium Cigar’s Twentieth Anniversary Maduro has finally made it to market. The company has begun shipping the cigar to retailers this month. Two years ago, when the Rocky Patel Twentieth Anniversary was released, the plan was originally for it to be released in both a […]
This year marks ten years since Gurkha first unveiled its Cellar Reserve line. Come this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, the company will commemorate the milestone with the release of the Gurkha 15 Year Cellar Reserve. The company has not released specifics on the blend other than it will be a special edition of the 15 Year […]