Rick Ardito, newly-appointed Director of Marketing/Sales for Kurt A. Kendall’s7-20-4 Cigars, is now visiting retailers nationwide Industry veteran Rick Ardito (50) has joined Kurt A. Kendall’s 7-20-4 Cigars as Director of Marketing/Sales, as of August 1, 2012. “Realizing my ‘one-man band’ wouldn’t support 7-20-4’s growth,” Kendall explains, “I wanted to invest in the best. Our […]
Cigar Review: 1502 Emerald
1502 Emerald 1502 Cigars is a line of cigars from a company called Global Premium Cigars (GPC). Global Premium Cigars founded by Enrique Sanchez Icaza. The company is based in Nicaragua and focuses on primarily Nicaraguan-based blends. The 1502 is positioned as the company’s premium line and gets its name from the year that Christopher […]
Assessment Update: E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Assessment Update: 262 Revere
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Preview: My Father No. 6, Don Pepin Garcia Original (Blue Label) Toro Grande
My Father Cigars announced on Facebook line extensions to the My Father Core line and the Don Pepin Garcia Original (Blue Label) lines. Both cigars are geared for large ring gauge cigar enthusiasts and both are box-pressed cigars. My Father Cigars indicated these cigars will be shipped in December. Don Pepin Garcia Original Toro Grande […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Maduro
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Maduro The E.P. Carrillo Cardinal line is one we have been giving some considerable attention to on this web-site for the past few weeks. This is a new line of cigars recently released by E.P. Carrillo in both a Natural and Maduro offering. The E.P. Carrillo Cardinal line started out with a […]
Cigar Preview: Asylum Cigars Ogre
Asylum Cigars is planning on launching a new 7 x 70 cigar called the Asylum Ogre. The Ogre will not only be a large ring gauge cigar, but it will be a barberpole. The unique thing about this particular barberpole is that it will consist of a combination of candela and maduro wrappers. This […]
Cigar Preview: VegaFina Master 2012
VegaFina Master 2012 The VegaFina Master 2012 has been rolled out in the past few weeks and marks another limited production cigar by Altadis under the VegaFina brand. The VegaFina Master 2012 derives its name from the producion team “Grupo de Maestros”. This is a skilled team that was involved in the production of the […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro The Perdomo 20th Anniversary Maduro is one of two cigars released by Tabacalera Perdomo to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary. The line made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. The cigars released are Nicaraguan puros utilizing the best tobacco from Perdomo’s farms in Nicaragua. I recently […]
Cigar Preview: Guillermo León 15 Minute Break
Guillermo Leon 15 Minute Break – Picture linked from Miami Cigar and Co. Facebook Miami Cigar and Company posted a picture on Facebook of what is being termed the Guillermo Leon 15 Minute Break. This indicates that the 15 Minute Break will be a new line extension to the Guillermo Leon line. According to the post […]