Daniel Marshall has built a reputation in the luxury segment of the premium cigar industry. Marshall is best known for producing some of the most sought-after luxury handcrafted humidors in the world. Along the way, he also built some cigars. Perhaps Marshall is best known for his limited edition Daniel Marshall Red Label 24kt Golden […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Bronze Label Toro TAA Exclusive
Today we conclude our series reviewing the nine cigars of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the La Palina Bronze Label Toro. The cigars in this series are produced by leading manufacturers and brand owners to be sold exclusively by TAA retail members. For La Palina, 2017 was the second consecutive year […]
Cigar Review: Four Kicks Maduro Robusto Extra by Crowned Heads
In 2017, Crowned Heads released the Four Kicks Maduro, a regular production maduro extension to the popular Four Kicks line. When Crowned Heads launched in 2011, the company’s debut release was Four Kicks – an Ecuadorian Habano blend coming out of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.’s Tabacalera La Alianza. Four Kicks Maduro is the third blend released […]
Cigar Review: Trinidad Santiago Robusto by Altadis U.S.A.
Altadis U.S.A. has amassed a large portfolio of brands, with some more active than others. One of the more dormant brands over the past five years has been the Trinidad brand. Like several of Altadis U.S.A.’s brands, it has a counterpart in the Habanos S.A. portfolio (after all, Altadis U.S.A’s parent company Imperial brands owns […]
Cigar Review: The Oscar Maduro Toro
The Oscar Maduro is a release that comes from Oscar Valladares Tobacco and Company. The company’s founder Oscar Valladares made a name for himself when he collaborated with Jim Robinson to produce the very popular Leaf by Oscar series. In 2016, Valladares decided to lend his name to a product under his own company’s umbrella […]
Cigar Review: El Borracho Natural Toro by Dapper Cigar Company
El Borracho is a cigar that comes from Ian Reith‘s Dapper Cigar Company. Reith is a cigar enthusiast with background in the Information Technology (IT) sector. After falling in love with cigars, he set out to take things to the next level – first learning as much as he could about the industry and then eventually […]
Agile Cigar Review: Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2017
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 providing a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Review: D’Crossier Selection 512 Lancero
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Figurado by PDR Cigars
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 […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2017
The Angel’s Anvil 2017 marks the fourth consecutive year that Crowned Heads Cigars has provided an exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. One can make a strong argument that Crowned Heads, along with Tatuaje and La Flor Dominicana, have had the most consistent and popular TAA exclusive releases over the past four […]