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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars- the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Inaugural 2009 and the […]
My Father Commemorative 911 by Jaime Garcia Blend 343 10th Anniversary Rosado Over the past few weeks, we have been focusing on several retail exclusive cigars that have been released by My Father Cigars. There is no doubt that My Father Cigars has become an industry leader in retail-exclusive cigars. One project that the Garcia […]
Viaje Skull and Bones FOAB In 2010, when Viaje released its first of its Skull and Bones line, the Daisy Cutter, this became one of the most sought after cigars in the Viaje portfolio. Since then, there have now been five additional waves of Skull and Bones’ released for a total of six waves. Back […]
Davidoff Limited Edition 2011 White Edition Davidoff has long been engaged with limited edition cigars. Davidoff’s history in this area can be traced back to 1997 with the launch of the Davidoff “535” (commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the company’s store once located at 535 Madison Avenue). It wasn’t until 2002, where Davidoff formally launched […]
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2012 Last year, Viaje released its first candela, the White Label Project St. Patrick’s Day Candela. We were very high on this particular release and ranked it as our #28 Cigar of the Year for 2011. A few week’s ago, we reported on that Viaje was […]
Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Firecracker In the past year, the Garcia family has been promoting many retailer exclusive cigar blends and vitolas under the My Father Cigars brand. Retail exclusive cigars are nothing new to the Garcias and in particular Don Pepin Garcia. A few years ago, under the Don Pepin Garcia brand, a […]
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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars- the Avo Lounge cigar and the Perdomo […]
Viaje Holiday Blend 2011 Toward the end of 2011, Viaje released their third release in their “Holiday Blend” series. Back in 2009, the first Viaje Holiday Blend was released, and I considered a very good cigar experience. Fast forward to 2010, and I was looking forward to the Viaje Holiday Blend 2010. Unfortunately, the experiences […]
Tatuaje 7th Reserva A few months ago, we assessed the Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial. The 7th is a vitola size that has become popular among Tatuaje cigar enthusiasts. It is a 5 5/8 x 46 sized corona gorda vitola. The 7th Capa Especial was highlighted by the use of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper on the […]
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Winter Classic The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Winter Classic is the fifth blend released in Viaje’s White Label Project (WLP) series. The White Label Project was launched about a year ago and has been deemed a series of experimental blends by Viaje. In terms of this series, there have been […]
