The Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro is a limited production introduced this past year. It was in 2015 that Quesada Cigars launched the first Quesada Reserva Privada, The Reserva Privada is also a limited production, ultra-premium offering that features Dominican San Vincente tobacco set aside from a 1997 crop covered with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. It is the aged […]
The La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006 is a new limited edition cigar that was launched by La Aurora Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar is an extension of the current La Aurora 107 brand and features an all new blend. The name “cosecha” translates to “harvest” and it is appropriate for this blend. […]
The E.P. Carrillo Dusk is a new line by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo that made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. Dusk was one component of what was a deeper strategy by the E.P. Carrillo – namely a full overhaul of the products in the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. This consisted of a combination of re-blends, re-packaging, […]
The Tabaqueria 1844 Campesino is a small batch cigar by Tabaqueria 1844 based out of the Dominican Republic. The rise of boutique and small production cigar brands has often been associated with Nicaragua, but the Dominican Republic certainly has also its share – and Tabaqueria 1844 is a good example of one. Tabaqueria 1844 was founded by […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 48 is Padron Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2016. It is part of the fourth installment in the TAA series by Padron Cigars. The No. 48 introduces a 5 1/2 x 60 vitola in the Serie 1926 line. This is not Padron’s first 60 ring gauge […]
The La Barba One & Only is the third line released by La Barba Cigars. It is the company’s first limited edition cigar. La Barba Cigars is a company founded by Tony Bellatto and Craig Rossi. Over the past few years, La Barba Cigars has been working with Tabacalera William Ventura to make its blends. During […]
Back on Episode 192 of Stogie Geeks, Viaje President Andre Farkas discussed a new project he was launching at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show known as the Viaje Birthday Blend. The Birthday Blend draws its inspiration from Old Forester’s Birthday Bourbon, which is an annual release to commemorate Old Forester founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday. […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
The Smoke Inn 20th Anniversary by Davidoff is termed the eleventh installment in Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series. The Smoke Inn Microblend Series concept involves the South Florida retailer teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a small batch limited run exclusive to its shops. The series was originally launched late […]
The Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive is Drew Estate’s limited edition entry into the 2016 TAA Exclusive Series. While Drew Estate has had an on-going TAA Exclusive offering with its Acid Big Bang, this marks Drew Estate’s first traditional offering as a TAA exclusive. The blend for the Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive was created by Drew […]
