Screwpop Cigar Cutter (Top to Bottom: Stainless Steel, Black Titanium) The Screwpop Cigar Cutter is a new cigar accessory introduced by Screwpop LLC. Screwpop is a company that has made small, pocket-sized tools that each have the ability to attach to something like a belt loop, key chain, or other things. In 2009 the company,introduced […]
Agile Cigar Review: My Father Oro de Nicaragua Perfecto
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 […]
Cigar Review: CAO Amazon Basin
CAO Amazon Basin At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled a limited edition cigar called the CAO Amazon Basin. It was one of two new cigars launched with a South American theme with the other being a new regular production cigar called the CAO Colombia. The Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) In 2004, the fourth annual Avo Limited Edition cigar, the Avo Limited Edition 2004 – aka the Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) made its debut. The Avo Legacy coincided with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 78th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition […]
Cigar Review: Señor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy (Criollo) by Viaje
Senor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy Senor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy is one of three blends that make up Viaje’s new Senor Andre’s Chicharrones line. Viaje is a company that has become known not only for its small batch production model, but its seasonal releases. Although Viaje founder Andre Farkas told us it coincidentally worked out this way, Senor Andre’s […]
Cigar Review: Saga Golden Age Toro
Saga Golden Age Toro Saga Cigars is a new brand that was launched by the Reyes family at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Many know of the Reyes family through Augusto Reyes Sr, a very well-respected sixth generation cigar maker in the Dominican Republic. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and […]
Cigar Review: LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 Maduro Box Pressed
LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 Maduro Box Pressed The LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 is one of the foundation lines of small batch cigar maker LUJ Cigars. LUJ Cigars has established a foothold in the midwest, especially in the Chicago, Illinois area. The company is one to keep on the radar as they plan on going into […]
Agile Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2012
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 […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition Improvisation Series – Avo Classic Covers 2015
Avo Limited Edition Improvisation Series – Avo Classic Covers 2015 The Avo Classic Covers 2015 marks a new chapter in the famed annual limited edition series. Each year since 2001 the Avo brand would release an “Avo Limited Edition” cigar coinciding with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s birthday (March 22nd). Earlier this year, parent company Davidoff […]
Cigar Review: Fratello Boxer
Fratello Boxer The Fratello Boxer was the first line extension made by Fratello Cigars. In 2013, Fratello Cigars had a very successful launch of its eponymous line. In 2014, company founder Omar de Frias opted to extend his line. Rather than just add a new size, he opted to use the opportunity to play with […]