E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 The E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 marks the fourth consecutive year of an annual release in E.P. Carrillo’s Short Run series. The Short Run series is meant to be exactly what the name implies – a limited production run cigar with a different blend each year. For the most […]
El Primer Mundo Epifania The El Primer Mundo Epifania was the second cigar released in Primer Mundo Cigars’ Little Havana Series. Primer Mundo Cigars is a boutique cigar company founded by Sean Williams – a rising star in the cigar industry. For his blends, Williams has been teaming up some some of the top factories in the […]
La Flor Dominicana Pipe and Pint 15th Anniversary Back in February, we reported that a retail exclusive, limited edition blend from La Flor Dominicana was coming to the Pipe and Pint in Greensboro, North Carolina. This cigar was to commemorate the shop’s 15th anniversary, thus the cigar is appropriately titled La Flor Dominicana Pipe and Pint […]
Fonseca TAA Signature Series by Manuel Quesada The Fonseca TAA Signature Series by Manuel Quesada was a cigar released in 2008 exclusive to Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) retailers. Each year, cigar manufacturers are given the opportunity to provide exclusive releases to those retailers that are members of the TAA. These can be exclusive blends, […]
Ortega Serie “D” Maduro Lancero Back in Februrary, we reported that a lancero vitola was being released around the Ortega Serie “D” Maduro blend. The Ortega Serie “D” Maduro Lancero made available as an event-only cigar for the 2013 DC Cigar Tweet-Up that was held this past March. Given that the Ortega Serie “D” Maduro line and that […]
Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series The Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series is a cigar that was exclusive to Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) retailers. Each year, cigar manufacturers are given the opportunity to provide exclusive releases to those retailers that are members of the TAA. These can be exclusive blends, exclusive vitolas, and/or early release […]
East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte The East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte is a modified blend of the East India Trading Company Wicked Indie. The main difference with the Double Fuerte is that it contains some extra ligero in the blend, and is available in a different frontmark (a 6 x […]
Nestor Miranda 70th LE Dominican The Nestor Miranda 70th LE Dominican is one of two cigars released by Miami Cigar and Company to commemorate company president Nestor Miranda’s 70th birthday. Miranda is well-known for being at his cigar events carrying lancero vitolas of his Nestor Miranda Special Selection, so it was little surprise that the […]
Chess Extreme Maduro – Torpedo I The Chess Extreme Maduro is one of several lines of cigars produced by a boutique cigar company called Chess Cigars. Chess Cigars was founded by Håkon Aanonsen who goes by the nickname of “Hawk”. Hawk is from Norway and was originally an importer for Cuban cigars. Hawk moved on to […]
Padilla Reserva Maduro In 2012, Padilla Cigars launched their Padilla Reserva Maduro. 2012 was a pivotal year for Ernesto Padilla’s company. It was late in 2011 where Padilla made a decision to discontinue production of his current brands. This decision was in part because his portfolio had gotten discounted too much by the online catalog […]
