The Padron 1926 Serie No. 47 is Padron Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. This is the third installment by Padron Cigars that has been done for the TAA, but it is the first one to feature Padron’s ultra-premium 1926 Serie blend. The No. 47 introduces a 5 1/2 x […]
The Saga Blend No 7 is one of two lines offered by De Los Reyes Cigars. The company is run by the Reyes family who have six generations of experience in the cigar business. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and leaf brokerage business for over 160 years. They have also […]
The CAO Pilon was one of three new lines by the CAO brand of General Cigar Company unveiled at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. CAO is a brand long known for a reputation of innovation. With the CAO Pilon, it incorporates innovation a little differently – namely it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular […]
The Room 101 Uncle Lee is a limited production cigar that is a part of Matt Booth’s Room 101 brand done in partnership with Davidoff. The project was intended to be a tribute to Booth’s Uncle (named Lee) who Booth credits to introducing him cigars. Uncle Lee was intended to be released in November, 2014, but was […]
Earlier this year Wilson Adams Cigar Company announced its third line called Mr. Wilson. The Mr. Wilson marks a few firsts for the company. First up, it is the first Wilson Adams cigar to incorporate a San Andres Mexican wrapper. Secondly, the cigar currently only available in a Torpedo – the first time Wilson Adams […]
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 […]
2015 was a busy year for Gurkha Cigar Group at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The company launched five new lines. One of those new lines is the Gurkha Heritage. The Gurkha Heritage is a blend that is being produced in Nicaragua at American Caribbean Tobacco. The blend is described as a project worked on […]
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Nomad Cigar Company announced a new line called Therapy. The new line consists of three distinct blends with each named for the type of wrapper on the cigar – Nomad Therapy Connecticut, Nomad Therapy Habano, and Nomad Therapy Maduro. Compared to previous Nomad releases, there are several […]
Earlier this year, Warped Cigars announced its La Hacienda line. La Hacienda became Warped’s second regular production line to be produced at Casa Fernandez’s TABSA factory in Esteli. La Hacienda translates to “The Estate” and is a resurrected old Cuban brand from the late 19th century. Recently I’ve had an opportunity to smoke La Hacienda in […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars, the brand under CLE that is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka launched a new line called Asylum 33. This new line will produce blends utilizing some of the best aged tobaccos in that Eiroa and Lazuka can procure. For all practical purposes, this becomes […]
