Viaje Skull and Bones Mystery Box-press A few days ago, I previewed the fifth release cycle of Viaje’s popular Skull and Bones series. In that preview, I didn’t have a heck of a lot of information because Viaje in general keeps things under a tight lid. With the fifth release cycle of the Skull and […]
Tatuaje Wolfman (2011 Monster Series) The Tatuaje Monster series is the cigar industry’s closest equivalent to when Apple Computers announces a new iPhone. It sets off a frenzy of cigar enthusiasts to pre-order or track down where to get a box. The Tatuaje Wolfman is the fourth installment of the Monster series (joining 2008’s Frank; […]
Casa Fernandez Miami – Petit Robusto As this web-site has evolved, there are some brands that still have not gotten any assessments. One such brand is Casa Fernandez. There has been a little confusion about the cigar I will assess here – Casa Fernandez’s Miami cigar. This is not a new cigar, but a re-branding […]
Lou Rodriguez Edicion Premier One of the indie/boutique cigars that impressed me from the 2011 IPCPR was a Connecticut Shade cigar called the Lou Rodriguez Edicion Reserva Connecticut. In a year that has seen the cigar market flooded with Connecticut Shade cigars, the Lou Rodriguez entry did a nice job standing out on its own. […]
Camacho Liberty 2011 At the 2011 IPCPR, it was a very quiet year for Camacho Cigars. Outside of the Room 101 releases there was not a lot on display in the Camacho section for the Davidoff booth. The one cigar bearing the Camacho name that was still proudly on display was the latest in Camacho’s […]
Illusione 88 Maduro Shortly after the 2011 IPCPR, I had the opportunity to sample the Illusione cg4 Maduro. This was a maduro wrapper version of Illusione’s popular cg4 vitola. In the past year, Illusione founder Dion Giolito has expanded his core line of his popular Illusione Cigar line to include both candela and maduro wrapper […]
Padron Family Reserve 85th In 2008, Padron Cigars launched their Family Reserve line with an initial release called the Padron Family Reserve No. 44. The significance of the 44 was to represent the 44th anniversary of Padron cigars. The plan was for each year, a new blend to be released commemorating the company’s anniversary (up […]
Tatuaje TAA 2011 Exclusive Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes selections to manufacturers blend a special cigar that is made available to retailers that are members (this is not a large volume of retailers). For 2011, one of these cigars is being produced by Tatuaje. Typically these are extremely limited in production […]
Humo Jaguar – by Miami Cigars At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, all I kept hearing about was the large amount of Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cigars – and yes this is true. What I did not hear much about was what I consider a renaissance in Honduran tobacco. Honduras has been growing and exporting tobacco […]
Rocky Patel Xen by Nish Patel If you have listened to any of Rocky Patel’s radio commercials (such as on Cigar Dave), you know that Rocky Patel is passionate about cigars. Quite frankly, Rocky is also a very good salesman when it comes to his brand. Thus as Rocky Patel’s Xen by Nish Patel was […]
