La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra The La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra is one of three 2012 regional releases by the La Gloria Cubana. These three regional releases have been targeted to be longer, larger ring gauge cigars. The Piramide Supra was a release that was targeted for the northeastern U.S. market. The cigar comes in […]
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) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
Commonwealth Cedar Spills A cedar spill is a product that is used to light cigars. Commonwealth Cedar Spills is a company that as the name indicates, makes cedar spills for cigar enthusiasts. A cedar spill is not a new product, but actually a product that has been around some time to light cigars. In […]
Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edicion Limitada The Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edicion Limitada was released with the February 2013 batch of Viaje Skull and Bones. This batch marked the eighth batch of the Skull and Bones series released by Viaje since the Spring of 2010. Back at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje […]
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) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
Viaje Super Shot 2013 Corojo – 10 Gauge At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars’ president Andre Farkas told us that the Viaje Super Shot would be making a return in 2013. Last month Farkas made the announcement on this year’s Super Shot. The difference would be in addition to the Super Shot […]
Dona Flor Seleção Today we take a look at a cigar called the Dona Flor Seleção. Dona Flor is a cigar company that specializes in Brazilian-based tobacco blends. Several of the tobacco blends they have released are Brazilian puros – meaning all of the tobacco comes from Brazil. In the case of the Seleção, this […]
Intemperance BA XXI by RoMa Craft Tobac The Intemperance line of cigars was launched by RoMa Craft Tobac in 2012. RoMa Craft Tobac was launched as a collaboration between Michael Rosales and Skip Martin. This collaboration combined the operations of their two companies, Costa Rican Imports, LLC and Galveston Bay Tobacco, LLC. The Intemperance line is […]
CAO Right Coast Earlier this week, we reported on the CAO Right Coast. This is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar Company aimed at retailers in the Southeastern United States. The cigar has a trapezoid-shaped viola. As David Jones of the Tiki Bar Online pointed out to me, this was a similar vitola […]
Nat Sherman Timeless Collection (Nicaragua) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Nat Sherman unveiled a Nicaraguan puro blend as a part of its Timeless Collection. Earlier in 2012, Nat Sherman released the first blend of the Timeless Collection. This marked the first national launch of the Michael Herklots era at Nat Sherman. The original Timeless […]
