Today we take a look at the Tesoro Mio Barberpole Perfecto by Marrero Cigars. The company was founded by Joel Vazquez Marrero in 2014. To produce his cigars, Marrero works with the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory located in Costa Rica. Since launching, Marrero has built a portfolio of five brands, one of them being Tesoro Mio (translates to […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced the Cohiba Macassar line. The Cohiba Macassar was a cigar meant to replace the Cohiba Comador, a line that had been discontinued. Introduced in late 2013, the Comador generated considerable attention because it was done as collaboration between General Cigar Company’s Cohiba brand and musician Shawn […]
The MBombay Classic is one the first regular production lines from Mel Shah’s Bombay Tobak. The cigar highlights a “classic” Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper. Over the past few years, I’ve been quite intrigued with smoking Shah’s blends. One reason is that they have intrigued me for being unique multinational blends. In addition, it has impressed me how […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust (DTT) showcased two projects. The first project was the “poco mas intensa” (translates to “a little more intense”) line extensions to Sobremesa. The second was his Connecticut Broadleaf line, Mi Querida. There were also several other new lines that DTT had available in extremely […]
The Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016 is the second installment in Crux Cigar Company’s Limitada series. The name Show Exclusive 2016 refers to the 2016 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Trade Show and Convention. This cigar was offered to those retailers who were in attendance at the 2016 Trade Show. Over the years, many manufacturers […]
Today we take a look at another cigar in the the Cigar Golf Club line – The Green. Cigar Golf Club is a line that comes from Alexandra Plasencia. The Plasencias are known as one of the iconic families in the cigar industry. With farming and factory operations in Nicaragua and Honduras as well as additional farms in […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]
The La Aurora 1903 Cameroon is the third installment of the La Aurora Time Capsule Series. La Aurora is the brand that comes out of La Aurora SA, the oldest cigar factory in the Dominican Republic. With that distinction comes a rich history associated with that factory. As a result, over the years the La Aurora brand has released many cigars […]
Back in April 2017, Davidoff announced a series of limited production 6 x 60 line extensions to its “Discovery Pillar” (i.e. Black Label) cigars. This set of new line extensions would encompass the Davidoff Escurio, Davidoff Yamasá, Davidoff Nicaragua, and Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed lines. These cigars marked the first 6 x 60 Davidoff branded cigars since the Davidoff […]
In 2016, Mombacho Cigars S.A. celebrated ten years in operation. As many companies do, Mombacho decided to release a special limited edition cigar to commemorate the occasion. That cigar would be appropriately titled the Mombacho 10th Anniversary. While the company has been in business since 2006, it was only in 2014 that the company formally entered the U.S. market with […]
