The Reinado Grand Empire Reserve marks the second release by indie cigar maker Reinado Cigars. “Reinado” is Spanish for “Reign”. The company was founded by Antonio Lam. Lam has done a great job at building his brand and has referred to his loyal retailers as the “Reinado Empire”. A little over a year ago, Reinado […]
Pre-release of the Tatuaje Little Boris (unbanded) The Tatuaje Little Boris is an upcoming release by Tatuaje Cigars that is going to be an exclusive to Jeff Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Company in Orlando, Florida. Earlier this year, Tatuaje founder, Pete Johnson announced the “Little Monsters” series. This series is a sampler of ten cigars consisting […]
Emilio AF Suave – Corona The Emilio AF Suave is a new Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapped cigar that is targeted for release this summer. There are two reasons I have been looking forward to the AF Suave. First up, if there was a 2011 best new company award in the cigar industry, it would have to […]
Pinolero by A.J. Fernandez (Pre-Release Cigar) While in a lot of eyes, A.J. Fernandez is still considered a rising star in the cigar industry, many cigar enthusiasts are well-familiar with the products he produces. He is the name behind such brands as Diesel and Ave Maria. Over the past couple of years, he has built […]
The Solaris by Arturo Fuente is the fourth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The series was created to commemorate Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary. The concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run. The series launched in […]
Romeo by Romeo y Juliet Romeo y Julieta is a line of cigars that is well-known to most cigar enthusiasts. It is right up there as far as being one of the best selling brands of cigars in the world. At the same time, with the rise of boutique blends, Romeo y Julieta cigars […]
San Lotano Oval Maduro The San Lotano Oval Maduro represents the fifth blend released under A.J. Fernandez Cigars’ San Lotano line. The San Lotano line made its debut in 2010 with a Connnecticut, Habano, and Maduro released. A year later, a new blend called the San Lotano Oval was released. While I was a little […]
Flor de las Antillas by My Father Cigars For almost the past year, there has been a lot of buzz about the La Duena line of cigars that is forthcoming by My Father Cigars. La Duena is getting a lot of attention because this is the “Janny Garcia” cigar that was blended by Tatuaje’s […]
E.P. Carrillo NWC Short Run 2012 In 2010, E.P. Carrillo launched their first “Short Run” blend. The Short Run series is meant to be exactly what the name implies – a limited run cigar. The first cigar was the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 (our #15 cigar for 2010) followed by the E.P. Carrillo Short […]
Nat Sherman Timeless – Unbanded sample (Churchill Vitola) For those who are from or lived in New York City, Nat Sherman is a legendary tobacconist located in the heart of midtown Manhattan. In addition to being a retail store, Nat Sherman carries their own lines of cigars. One of the newest cigars to be released […]
