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 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole is a shop exclusive cigar to Carolina-based cigar retailer The Cigar Shop. The 2012 by Oscar line was launched by Oscar Valladares & Company in 2017 as a line to commemorate company founder Oscar Valladares’ five years in the cigar industry. It also was his company’s first all box-pressed […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Pete Johnson and Tatuaje Cigars showcased the third installment of the La Vérité series. Very simply, La Vérité is a project that borrows from the wine industry in that it uses tobaccos from a single vintage year from a single farm. In this case, the vintage year […]
The Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes is an offering by Selected Tobacco, the brand owned by Nelson Alfonso. Alfonso is a graphic artist who is most famous for doing the artwork and packaging of the Cohiba Behike and the Padrón 50th Anniversary Humidor. Back in 2012, Alfonso launched his own cigar brand, Selected Tobacco. The Selected […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars unveiled the Plasencia Cosecha 146. For over 150 years, the Plasencia family has been synonymous with growing tobacco and handling the production of cigars. Over the past year, the Plasencias have launched their own brand, Plasencia Cigars. The name Cosecha translates to “harvest” and for the Cosecha […]
Pier 28 Premium Cigars is a company owned by Tim Wong. Wong is the West Coast Territory Manager for Espinosa Premium Cigars. In 2016, he took a step into brand owner as he worked with Espinosa Cigars’ La Zona factory to release Pier 28 Premium Cigars. Pier 28′ first release was the Pier 28 Habano […]
The MBombay Classic Torpedo is the newest vitola to be introduced to Bombay Tobak’s MBombay Classic line. This past November, the MBombay Classic Torpedo was made available to attendees at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke event. This past week company owner Mel Shah announced the release of the MBombay Classic Torpedo. What is unique about this […]
The Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II series is a limited release by Altadis U.S.A. that made its debut in 2016. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar makers and they have been involved with some high-profile Altadis releases. In 2015, there was a release called the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros […]
It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since Asylum Cigars was founded. Asylum Cigars is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. The brand has built a strong and diverse portfolio of offerings during these years and is credited for spearheading the 60+ ring gauge movement. At the same time, the […]
Last month, Davidoff released the latest installment of its Chinese Zodiac series, the Davidoff Year of the Dog Limited Edition 2018. The ultra-premium series is one that is highly anticipated each year by Davidoff cigar enthusiasts. While the start of the Chinese New Year falls in between January 21st and February 20th, Davidoff typically puts out […]
