Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced their fourth entry into its Singulare line – the Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix. The Singulare line is an annual limited production release of a single blend done in a single size. Over the past three years, the Singulare has developed into one of the most anticipated […]
K.A. Kendall’s Spider by 7-20-4 Cigars K.A. Kendall’s Spider became the fourth blend to be released under Kurt Kendall’s 7-20-4 Cigars line in 2013. In the boutique cigar market, the Spider was a long-awaited release. The Spider first appeared back at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. This cigar along with the 7-20-4 […]
AKA Hybrid The AKA Hybrid was the first blend released by Texas-based cigar manufacturer AKA Cigars. AKA Cigars stands for “American Kick Ass” Cigars. The company is run by Jay Lundy and Tom Poehler. Back in 2010, the company connected with Christian Eiroa who started working with them the Hybrid blend. This eventually led to […]
El Mayimbe by A.J. Fernandez Cigars At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars showcased a new line in their portfolio. This line would add a premium, limited production cigar into the company’s portfolio. This cigar is called “El Mayimbe”. For the past few years, the company has focused building their San Lotano and […]
RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine Blockhead The Aquitaine Blockhead is a limited production cigar that recently has been released by RoMa Craft Tobac. The cigar had previously only been available as an event only cigar, but an allocation has recently been made available to Monte’s Pueblo Pipe Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Blockhead introduces a […]
CAO Evil Snowman Last month we reported on two limited edition Christmas-themed seasonal releases by CAO Cigars – the CAO Angry Santa and the CAO Evil Snowman. The Angry Santa is described as a twist on the CAO La Traviata blend while the Evil Snowman is described as a twist on CAO La Traviata Maduro. Last week, […]
Leaf by Oscar Maduro The Leaf by Oscar Maduro is a cigar that is a part of Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean series. Robisnon is a retailer based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. For this series, Robinson partnered with three boutique cigar makers: Esteban Disla (known from being a partner at the Nica Sueno factory), […]
Room 101 Master Collection One The Room 101 Master Collection One is the eleventh cigar to be released by Matt Booth‘s Room 101 brand. The Master Collection is intended to be a limited edition, premium offering in the Room 101 line. Back in February, we broke news of the release of this line. At press time, […]
Padron Family Reserve No. 46 Maduro The Padron Family Reserve No. 46 was released in 2010. It marked the third release of the Padron Family Reserve Series. The Family Reserve series was launched in 2008 with the release of the Padron Family Reserve No. 44. The significance of the number in the name corresponds to the […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
