The 2019 IPCPR Trade Show was one that was quite busy for AVO Cigars. The brand in the Davidoff portfolio would have six different offerings – all limited production. Four of the cigars were the “limited” AVO Unexpected Series, which most cigar enthusiasts know by now were basically repackaged and rebanded versions of AVO core […]
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 giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Over the past three years, General Cigar Company has been putting an investment in its Cohiba brand. While Cohiba has never really been a dormant brand, these past three years have seen a combination of regular production and limited releases added into the Cohiba portfolio. It was also three years ago that General Cigar unveiled […]
Since Cubariqueño Cigar Company launched in 2015, the company has slowly built a solid line of regular production offerings. Concurrently the company has also launched a series of small batch limited edition cigars. 2019 would be a year where Cubariqueño would release four such offerings. These four releases included Protocol John Doe Series, Protocol Jane […]
2019 marked the first year that Casa Cuevas Cigars would be exhibiting at the IPCPR Trade Show. Going into the show, the company would showcase a trio of cigars, the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria, and two blends under the Cuevas Reserva line. While Cuevas Reserva might have been a new brand to many cigar enthusiasts, […]
In 2019 C.L.E. Cigar Company released two new offerings under its Eiroa brand, the Eiroa Dark and the Eiroa Jamastran. With the Eiroa Jamastran, the company announced that one of the sizes – its iconic 11/18 vitola – would be made an exclusive cigar to the 2019 Exclusive Series for the Tobacconist Association of America […]
In 2019, Southern Draw Cigars celebrated its fifth anniversary. As is the case with many cigar brands when they hit a significant milestone, they release a special cigar to commemorate the occasion. In the case of Southern Draw Cigars, the company decided to go back to one of its original lines and create an offshoot […]
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 giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
While you might not think about it, one of the largest and oldest cigar companies in the world comes out of the country of Italy – and it’s Toscano Cigars. The company celebrated its 200th anniversary in business in 2018. Toscano has certainly been a popular brand in Italy and Europe for many years. While […]
Late in 2019, Alec Bradley Cigar Company introduced the ninth installment of its Fine & Rare Series, the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare HOF / 506. The Fine & Rare Series is the company’s signature limited edition series. Since its launch in 2011, it has been an annual release by Alec Bradley. Over the years […]
