Earlier this year L’Atelier Imports introduced a new limited edition cigar called L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche. This is the second installment in limited edition L’Atelier’s Côte d’Or line. Côte d’Or is positioned as the most premium line in the L’Atelier portfolio. What makes the Côte d’Or an ultra-premium offering is the blend uses a Sancti Spiritus wrapper (a staple tobacco found in […]
The Imperia Islero is the second line offered by MLB Cigar Ventures, the company owned by Mike Bellody. The company uses a slogan “Developed by Legends and Smoked by Connoisseurs”. For Bellody this has been a philosophy throughout his career in the cigar business. Bellody was originally a partner with Tiant Cigar Group where he […]
The Tatuaje Skinny Frank is the fourth vitola based on the Tatuaje Frank blend, that in 2008 became the first installment of the Tatuaje Monsters Series. The Skinny Frank was originally released as one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first ten Tatuaje Monster Series blends. Since 2008, […]
Two years ago, when Robert Caldwell made his return to the cigar industry, he unveiled a line called the Eastern Standard. Eastern Standard was cigar in that featured a unique Connecticut hybrid wrapper known as “Dark Connecticut”. This year, Caldwell has taken some steps to make Eastern Standard a full-fledged brand in his portfolio by […]
The E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2016 is the seventh installment of E.P. Carrillo’s annual Short Run Series. The Short Run series is an annual limited production run that has been released each year with a different blend. With the pending FDA regulations making it cost prohibitive to keep a limited edition cigar on the market, the […]
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 Matilde Quadrata is the third regular production line by Matilde Cigars. Matilde Cigars was launched three years ago by the legendary Jose Seijas and his family. Seijas is best known for his tenure as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de Garcia – maker of Altadis products. With the Quadrata, it introduces an all box-pressed offering into the company’s portfolio. […]
Prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show; Pure Aroma Cigars, the makers of D’Crossier Cigars announced the Flor de D’Crossier Enormous 360 line. The Flor de D’Crossier Enormous 360 is a line that introduced two 60+ ring gauge offerings. While D’Crossier Cigars has produced 60 ring gauge cigars in the past, this line is D’Crossier’s […]
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 […]
Early in 2016, Regius Cigars unveiled its third blend under its Exclusivo U.S.A. series, the Regius Exclusivo U.S.A Oscuro Especial. Regius Cigasrs is owned by Akhil Kapacee. With the Regius Exclusivo U.S.A, Kapacee sought to create a line of cigars not only exclusive to the U.S. market, but a line created with the American consumer in mind. […]
