La Palina El Diario KB (“Kill Bill”) There is a analogy I draw to cigars when it comes to macaroni. With macaroni, one shape and size can differ drastically from another – despite having the same blend. A similar analogy, but not exact analogy comes to cigar blends. In the case of a cigar, it […]
My Father Atlantic Cigar Company 15th Anniversary Over the past year, My Father Cigars has become a player in the area of retailer exclusive cigars. Last month, it was announced that My Father would be releasing a retail exclusive to Pennsylvania based retailer Atlantic Cigar. This cigar is part of a series of cigars made […]
Viaje Platino Reserva VPR No. 6 It was at the beginning of 2011 where the name Viaje became better known to the mainstream consumer base of cigars. That is when Cigar Aficionado magazine named the Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 it’s #2 Cigar of the Year. The VOR No. 5 is a blend variation […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie “A” The “A” size vitola has been a vitola that has intrigued many cigar enthusiasts. This is because this vitola is extremely long in length – exceeding 9 inches. The “A” vitola is actually nickname for Gran Corona and can be traced back to Cuban origins. Last year, Drew Estate began circulating an […]
Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge Last month, Viaje Cigars announced it was shipping a new limited edition cigar called the Viaje Super Shot (or referred to as Viaje Shotgun Shells). The Super Shot was part of Viaje’s February release cycle (also joining the Viaje Winter Classic and the ultra-limited Viaje Friends and Family) and fits […]
CAO La Traviata Maduro – Luminoso In 2010, CAO Cigars released a maduro wrapper version of its popular CAO La Traviata. The original La Traviata had made its debut a year earlier and ended up as our #2 Cigar of the Year for 2009. While the 2010 follow-up, the La Traviata Maduro slotted a bit […]
Quesada Q D’etat Molotov The Quesada Q D’etat was a new line announced by SAG Imports back at the end of 2011. This line is getting some attention for three reasons: 1) It is a cigar meant to make a statement in counterattacking the enemies of tobacco; 2) The three vitolas of this blend are […]
Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knight In the past few years, there have been an incredible amount of new cigar brands that have hit the marketplace. This influx of new cigar brands has really moved many old favorites off many cigar enthusiasts’ radar screens. The Hoyo de Monterrey’s Excalibur Dark Knight is one cigar that […]
Cabaiguan WCD 120 Redux – exclusive to W.Curtis Draper Back in January, W. Curtis Draper, a cigar retailer in the Washington DC/Bethesda, Maryland area announced a series of cigars to commemorate their 125th anniversary of being in business. This series would consist of four retail exclusive cigars by leading cigar manufacturers. The first of that […]
La Flor Dominicana Double Claro 2011 saw the releases of two cigars with the candela wrapper by Illusione and Viaje. This sparked some debate as to what was the better blend (this website had the Viaje WLP Candela the #28 cigar for 2011). While I don’t think the use of candela wrapper was enough to […]
