Welcome to Epic Encounters 2012. This is our countdown of the 30 best cigars for 2012. I happen to love this time of the year when the online and print publications come out with their lists. Talking cigars is always good, but debating them is even better. One thing that is interesting is how we […]
E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2012 E.P. Carrillo has quietly unveiled its fourth annual “Edicion Limitada” called the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2012. Details of the cigar have begun surfacing at retailers. The E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada has been a different blend each year done in one size. For the second year in a row, the Edicion […]
Kyle Hoover, Chris Kelly, & Alan Fonseca, the owners of Ezra Zion Cigar Company and CigarFederation.com, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that they have entered into a nationwide distribution agreement. To satisfy the rapidly expanding demand for the super-boutique Ezra Zion product line the Emilio sales staff will service new and existing accounts. “When we launched Ezra […]
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown The Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown is one of two blends released by Tabacalera Perdomo to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary. While announced prior to the trade show, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary line made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. A couple of weeks ago, we took a […]
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 […]
Viaje Cigars’ presient Andre Farkas posted some photos on facebook confirming what he told us a the 2012 IPCPR, that there would be a “White Meat” and “Dark Meat” version of the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 project. This confirmed what he told us at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. Last year, Viaje released the first […]
Alec Bradley American Sun Grown The Alec Bradley American Sun Grown was a cigar that was released mid-year. The American Sun Grown is the second cigar in Alec Bradley’s “American” series. In 2011, Alec Bradley released the Alec Bradley American Classic. The American Classic was an excellent Honduran Connecticut-Shade wrapper and it proved to surprise […]
Mike Ditka – public domain picture linked from Wikipedia Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars announced it had entered in a partnership agreement with NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka to produce a new series of cigars. The cigars would carry the Ditka name and would be sold under the Camacho Cigars […]
Viaje Cigars announced two blends being released as a part of their annual Holiday Blend series. The announcement was made on both Viaje Cigars’ and Viaje president Andre Farkas’ Facebook page. The Viaje Holiday Blend Candy Cane 2012 is significant because it is a barber-pole entry. This marks Viaje’s first foray into the world […]
El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, Primer Mundo Cigars launched the El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva. Primer Mundo Cigars is a boutique company based in Atlanta Georgia founded by Sean Williams. Williams has been gaining a solid reputation as one of the rising boutique cigar makers in […]
