The Last Tsar by Caldwell Cigar Company (Photo Credit: Caldwell Cigar Company Facebook Page) Robert Caldwell was a special guest on Episode 138 of Stogie Geeks and confirmed “The Last Tsar”, the company’s first limited edition cigar will be shipping on Monday May 5th. This is a cigar that has been referred to as “Nothing […]
Agile Cigar Review: My Father Oro de Nicaragua Perfecto
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: CAO Amazon Basin
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CAO Amazon Basin At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled a limited edition cigar called the CAO Amazon Basin. It was one of two new cigars launched with a South American theme with the other being a new regular production cigar called the CAO Colombia. The Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Flagship Store Opens in Amsterdam
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While Davidoff’s Flagship Store program is undergoing an expansion in the U.S. market, the program is also making its way around Europe. Yesterday, the official opening of the Davidoff of Geneva – Since 1911 Flagship store opened up in Amsterdam. “We are delighted to open our new Flagship Store in Amsterdam. The challenge in designing […]
Cigar News: Liga Maestro Heads to U.S. Market
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Liga Maestro, a brand originally developed for the Italian Market will be heading to the U.S. Today Mombacho Cigars S.A., announced that a limited quantity of Liga Maestro will be made available. The company announced that twelve select retailers will cary the cigar. The Liga Maestro brand is a collaboration between Mombacho Master Blender […]
Cigar News: 262 Cigars Announces Peacefield Line
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262 Cigars has announced a new line called Peacefield. Peacefield add a bundle cigar offering into the 262 portfolio. Peacefield will be offered in three wrapper choices – Connecticut, Habano, and Maduro in two sizes – Toro and Churchill. In a statement by 262 Cigars President Clint Aaron, “We really feel this cigar will strike […]
Cigar News: Camacho American Barrel-Aged Announced
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Camacho Cigars has announced the Camacho Barrel Aged, the first line released under a new series called the Master Built Series. This new cigar will incorporate bourbon barrel-aged corojo leaf into a mostly American tobacco blend. In another first, this cigar will be a Dominican made cigar for Camacho – marking the first time a […]
Cigar News: La Flor Dominicana Announces Winning Size for La Flor Dominicana TAA 47
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For the fourth consecutive year, La Flor Dominicana will be providing an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). For 2015, the company took a different approach as it put to a vote what frontmark should be released as the La For Dominican TAA 47 cigar. The voting recently took place at the TAA’s […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
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Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) In 2004, the fourth annual Avo Limited Edition cigar, the Avo Limited Edition 2004 – aka the Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) made its debut. The Avo Legacy coincided with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 78th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition […]
Cigar News: Selected Tobacco Adds Two Line Extensions to Byron
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Selected Tobacco has announced a pair of 6 x 56 line extensions that will be added to the Byron Serie Siglo XIX and Byron Serie Siglo XX lines. These new offerings will now receive updated packaging. These new line extensions will make their debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans. The Byron […]