La Palina Classic The La Palina Classic was one of two new blends launched at the 2012 IPCPR by Bill Paley’s La Palina Cigars. The La Palina Classic is La Palina’s first cigar to be made in the Dominican Republic. It also is intended be a economical priced La Palina offering with the quality La Palina […]
Press Release: New Shape for Cellar Reserve Churchill
The Gurkha Cigar Group are proud to announce a new 7 x 54 Prisoner Churchill salomon shape in its flagship Cellar Reserve brand. This cigar will replace the current 7 x 54 Churchill in the Cellar Reserve range. This decision was made due to the vast popularity and demand of the salomon shape in the […]
Cigar Pre-Review: RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Aquitaine
RoMA Craft Tobac CroMagnon Aquitaine The CroMagnon Aquitaine is a new line of cigars that was launched by RoMa Craft Tobac at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The CroMagnon Aquitaine is a variant from RoMaCraft Tobac’s popular original CroMagnon line. The main difference is the Aquitaine uses Ecuadorian Habano wrapper on a similar binder and […]
Cigar Preview: Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2012
Crowned Heads has announced their first limited edition cigar. The cigar will be a blend variation of the Four Kicks blend and will be called “Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2012”. The story was first reported through Cigar Aficionado magazine. The article mentions two differentiating factors to the Mule Kick. The first is that […]
Assessment Update: VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011
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/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Pre-Review: E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural The E.P. Carrillo Cardinal series is a new line coming from E.P. Carrillo and is currently surrounded with mystery. It was at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where the Carrillo family started to show this cigar. Like the recent release of the Inch by E.P. Carrillo, the Cardinal is going to […]
Cigar Pre-Review: CAO Concert
CAO Concert The CAO Concert is the second new blend since CAO was integrated into the General Cigar Company portfolio. For this cigar, the CAO team have built a product meant to pay tribute to CAO’s roots in the music city of Nashville, Tennessee. For those who follow the cigar industry, prior to the acquisition […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007
Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007 The Montecristo Epic is a cigar that it at the center of an expansion of the Montecristo line by Atladis. In the past 18 months, Altadis has seen many changes at the top with the departure of general manager Jim Colucci and master blender Jose Seijas. With Javier Estades moving into […]
Press Release: Table 36 Debuts the Fellowship Line of Premium Cigars
A New Boutique Cigar, From a New Company: Table 36 Debuts the Fellowship Line of Premium Cigars Table 36’s founder Bob Atchisson, and habitues of the restaurant table they “owned” … that inspired the birth of thecompany and first boutique, Fellows Table 36, an emerging boutique cigar maker, unveiled its first premium cigar line in […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Liga Privada No. 9 Pequeno
Liga Privada No. 9 Pequeno The Liga Privada No. 9 Pequeno is a cigar that was floating around the Drew Estate booth at the 2012 IPCPR, but it is not a cigar that orders were being taken for. According to Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka, there are no plans at this time to release this […]