Gran Habano STK Barracuda (2012 Edition) George Rico of Gran Habano Cigars was a guest on the 1/12/13 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and announced details around a new 2013 version of the Gran Habano STK Barracuda. The first Gran Habano Barracuda was released last year. It was an extremely limited cigar with only […]
News: Quesada Blender’s Sampler
S.A.G Imports has announced a sampler box of eight Quesada cigars. The concept behind this is to proivde a sampler of eight cigars, including two new unreleased sample blends to get customer feedback. The Quesada Blender’s Sampler will consist of two of each of the following cigars. Quesada Jalapa Robusto Quesada Tributo Robusto (Julio) […]
Assessment Update: E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011 – Dark Rituals
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
Press Release: Espinosa Premium Cigars Presents the 601 La Bomba Challenge
Miami, Florida (January 9, 2013) – Can you handle the STRONGEST cigar around? Think so? Well take the 601 La Bomba Challenge today! Espinosa Premium Cigars announces the promotion for the 601 La Bomba Challenge, where cigar enthusiasts take a BEFORE and AFTER picture of their smoking experience with the 601 La Bomba cigar and […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Maduro
La Palina Maduro The La Palina Maduro was one of two new cigars by La Palina showcased at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. This cigar began to make its way into brick and mortar retailers in December, 2012. As the name indicates, this is a cigar that is a maduro cigar – marking this the first […]
News: L’Atelier Imports Adding L’Atelier Maduro, Planning Surrogates Extensions
Picture linked via New Havana Cigars email L’Atelier Imports is planning on adding a maduro offering to its line in 2013. This information was provided via an email to New Havana Cigars customers from owner Dan Welsh, who is also a part of L’Atelier Imports. There were no specifics in regards to the blend […]
Cigar Preview: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Tony the Boss
Eddie Ortega posted information on Facebook in regards to some of the details about the fourth cigar of the Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series. This cigar will be called “Tony the Boss”. Back in November, we recapped some information about Ortega’s unique limited edition series called the Ortega Wild Bunch. The concept behind the Ortega […]
Cigar Review: L’Atelier (LAT52) by L’Atelier Imports
L’Atelier – LAT52 vitola The L’Atelier cigar line is the flagship cigar of L’Atelier Imports. This cigar line (as well as the company) made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson was involved with the launch of the company, but the operations are separate and run by Johnson’s brother K.C. […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas
Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas The Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas is the latest release to join the Liga Privada family. Back in late May, we provided some early details about the Papas Fritas project. This corona-size cigar is a tripa corta (that means short-fill) smoke that is comprised of trimmings from the […]
Assessment Update: Toraño Vault
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]