Recently a common thead across the brands of Davidoff has been the resurrection of several discontinued lines. Back in 2013, the Camacho brand underwent a major revamping. As a part of the overhaul, there was new packaging introduced as well as several re-blends of some of Camacho’s long-time brands. At that same time, several other Camacho […]
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 Mombacho Cosecha 2013 is the second installment in Mombacho Cigars’ Cosecha series. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest”. It’s a concept that is analogous to the wine world – namely harvesting premium grapes from a particular crop. When it comes to cigars, it involves using tobaccos from a harvest year. Mombacho Cigars is known for its […]
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show came word of a new entry from My Father cigars known as the My Father La Gran Oferta. The name La Gran Oferta translates to “The Great Offer” and at one time this was the name of a Cuban cigar brand. As for the cigar, La Gran Oferta became […]
In 2016, James Brown introduced three new lines under his Black Works Studio brand just prior to the August 8, 2016 deadline where new releases would require pre-market approval. The three new releases were Sindustry, Boondock Saint, and S & R. At the time, Brown opted to put these cigars into limited release. Over the […]
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 […]
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars announced a new project known as Las 6 Provincias. It’s a series that pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The packaging and banding has art work that takes you back to that period of cigar in Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means […]
The Viaje Juntos 2018 is the fourth installment in Viaje’s series of collaborative cigars. Launched in 2014, the line was originally called the Viaje Collaboration series for the first two installments, but due to trademark issues, the series was rebranded as Viaje Juntos in 2016 for the third release. The name “Juntos” means “together” and it keeps to the […]
Back in 2015, the AVO brand underwent a significant makeover. With the makeover, the brand introduced some packaging changes and there was some consolidation in the portfolio. As a part of the consolidation two lines under the AVO brand were dropped, these were the AVO Signature and the AVO Maduro. For all practical purposes, the […]
Early in 2017, Matt Booth announced he was ending his long-time partnership with Davidoff and his Room 101 brand of cigars. Davidoff had been handling both the production and distribution for his Room 101 Cigars brand. At the time, Booth announced he was taking a hiatus from the cigar industry. While many thought Booth would […]
