Three years ago, at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Enrique Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars introduced a limited production line known as the 1502 XO. The blend is special because it utilizes 18-year-old tobacco that Sanchez had been able to secure it. The first release of the 1502 XO featured a Toro size with other sizes […]
In 2015, two cigar enthusiasts named Juan Cancel and Bill Ives were convinced to take the plunge into the world of brand owners and release a cigar under their own Cubariqueño Cigar Company. For several years, Cancel and Ives had promoted the Espinosa Cigars brand on social media, so to produce their cigar, they turned […]
In 2014, a brand called Epic Cigars was launched by a newcomer to the premium cigar industry named Dean Parsons. Parsons was a cigar enthusiast who had been working in the real estate business in the Turks & Caicos Islands. During his time in the Caribbean, he made several trips to the Dominican Republic. This led […]
The FSG cigar is a project between Drew Estate and Jeff Borysiewicz, the owner and founder of Corona Cigar Company in Orlando, Florida. FSG stands for Florida Sun Grown, and that’s because there is tobacco from the state of Florida incorporated into the blend. The tobacco comes from a farm that Borysiewicz purchased in Clermont, Florida. When Borysiewicz […]
On the eve of the opening of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, General Cigar showcased two new additions to its Macanudo Inspirado line at the event’s opening night reception. These cigars were the Macanudo Inspirado White (a Connecticut Shade cigar) and an all-new version of the Macanudo Inspirado Black (a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro cigar). The […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, La Flor Dominicana released the latest installment of its Factory Press series. This year’s release was simply dubbed the La Flor Dominicana Factory Press. It was the first Factory Press release that La Flor Dominicana had released in four years. The Factory Press series has three signature characteristics: First, […]
The Persian King is a line produced by Gran Habano Cigars. The cigars in the Persian King line are unbanded and are highlighted by a claro leaf that covers the footer and twisted at the end. For several years, the Persian King line flew under the radar in the Gran Habano portfolio. In 2016, that […]
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 […]
If you have looked at Davidoff and its associated brands over the past year, there has been a definite push of bringing back a lot of its cigars from the past. One can certainly argue a driving factor has been the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deeming Regulations which require pre-market approval for new releases. […]
Earlier this year, RoMa Craft Tobac unveiled a new installment under its CRAFT brand, the CRAFT 2018. CRAFT serves as the company’s limited edition brand. It was back in 2013 when CRAFT 2013 made its debut. While there was a second installment in the series made in 2014 called WitchCraft, that cigar was made for […]
