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 […]
Screwpop Cigar Punch The Screwpop Cigar Punch is a tool that was recently introduced by Screwpop LLC. As the name indicates, it is a cigar punch. Screwpop’s value proposition is that each of their tools use “clip on devices”. This allows the tool to be clipped to a belt loop, a key chain, and other […]
Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo Prior to the 2013 Procigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, S.A.G Imports announced their latest addition to the Fonseca line – the Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo. This marked the first addition to the Fonseca line since 2011’s Fonseca CXX Anni release. While Fonseca has traditionally offered milder cigars, there are also some fuller […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark The Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark is the latest in Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie line to be released. According to a spec sheet provided by Drew Estate, the UF-13 Dark is “is the result of nearly three years of additional blend experimentation and is ultimately an […]
Illusione Rothchildes The Illusione Rothchildes is the latest release by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. If you consider the Illusione Ultra the last core line to be released, this marks the first new release by Illusione since late in 2011. At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione opted to focus on their existing product and not […]