There are two things I have come to expect from Esteban Carreras Cigars when the company comes to the PCA/IPCPR Trade Show. First is that the company will unveil a new product at the Trade Show and second, the company will keep the release under wraps until the Trade Show opens. In 2020 the COVID-19 […]
In 2020, Alec and Bradley Rubin, sons of Alec Bradley President Alan Rubin, would launch their third national blend into the market known as Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a form of Japanese art that is used on broken pottery where it is reconstructed back together with gold or silver lacquer. The reconstructed item is considered an […]
Perdomo Cigars’ CEO Nick Perdomo will tell you he doesn’t do a lot in the way of new releases, but 2020 would be a different story. In 2020, Perdomo decided to replace the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Noir and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Sun Grown with two new cigars. These cigars would be […]
In 2020, Davidoff Cigars went back to its past and re-released a limited edition known as the Davidoff Special <<53>> Capa Dominicana. This was a cigar that was positioned as a part of Davidoff’s “Vintage Series,” but in reality, it was at the time another installment of Davidoff reaching into its past and re-releasing a […]
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 […]
The year 2021 has been an important year for Drew Estate. The company celebrated both its 25th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the Undercrown brand. To commemorate the occasion, Drew Estate launched the Undercrown 10. This is a new ongoing offering that would become the fourth pillar under Undercrown – joining Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown […]
Last year, Emilio Cigars released a new limited edition offering as a part of the Emilio LJZ line. LJZ pays homage to Louis J. Zucca, the grandfather of Emilio Cigars owner Scott Zucca. Originally the LJZ was launched in 2017, but in 2020 a new iteration of the LJZ was announced as a limited edition […]
Early in 2021, Micallef Cigars announced a 5 x 40 line extension to its Micallef Migdelia line known as the Migadelia S.E. (Special Edition). The announcement of this vitola was meant to coincide with March 8th – which is International Women’s Day. It’s appropriate for this cigar because the creator of the blend is […]
Earlier this year, General Cigar Company released the seventh installment under its Macanudo Inspirado Series, the Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade. The Macanudo Inspirado Series is a series of cigars under General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand that brings a contemporary look and feel. It’s also served as an innovation platform for the Macanudo brand – incorporating […]
Seasonal release cigars are not anything new in the cigar industry. We have seen cigars over the years come out for Independence Day, Christmas, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. In 2015, Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars decided to release a cigar for what has become an unofficial holiday particularly in the U.S. and that is […]
