“When looking at the Aniversario, there is no doubt that Casa Fernandez has brought a winner to the retailers… While it is a classic Nicaraguan puro in a lot of ways, it also delivers so much more in terms of flavor nuances as you smoke it.” Coming in at #6 is the Casa Fernandez Aniversario Boheme No. […]
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 re-assess […]
Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Thursday December 25, 2014. There will still be regular daily content to enjoy on that day. The countdown resumes on Friday December 26th. “Overall, this is a not only an excellent cigar – this is a home run…The limited production made this cigar difficult […]
CAO Nasty Nutcracker For the second year in a row, CAO Cigars has released a pair of limited edition Christmas season themed cigars. This year’s releases are the CAO Nasty Nutcracker and CAO Rabid Reindeer. The series made its debut in 2013 with the CAO Angry Santa and CAO Evil Snowman. What is differentiates this […]
“I found this to be one of Illusione’s best core lines and one of the better regular production lines released in the cigar industry for 2014.” Coming in at #8 is the Illusione Fume D’Amour. This is a new regular production line made by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. Fume D’Amour was launched at the 2014 IPCPR Trade […]
E.P. Carrillo La Historia E-III At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada E.P. Carrillo launched a line that had been talked about for quite some time – the E.P. Carrillo Perez-Carrillo La Historia. Word of that project first surfaced back in January 2013 on the Cigar Dave Show when it was noted that a […]
“This cigar is the total package from start to finish. It delivers great flavor, has plenty of complexity, and has outstanding construction.” Coming in at #9 is the Casa Fernandez Aniversario Serie 2014 – The Ares. This is the second installment in Casa Fernandez’s Aniversario series. The Ares becomes the sixth Nicaraguan puro to make the 2014 […]
Altads USA has announced a new limited edition cigar under its Montecristo brand. This cigar will pay homage to the company’s famed Grupo de Masestros team and will be known as the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch. According to a press release by Altadis, the Grupo de Maestros Private Batch has been a private […]
Quesada cigars have announced three line extensions to its Casa Magna Domus Magnus II line. The three releases will be known as “The Three Good Emperors” and will pay homage to the reigns of three emperors at the height of the Roman Empire. The three sizes will have the names Trajan, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius. […]
Quesada Cigars is teaming up with the Plasencia family. This time it will be to produce a limited edition release for St. Patrick’s Day.The Quesada Keg will be feature a Pennsylania Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigar will be made at the Plasencia factory in Nicaragua. This will be a significant release in that […]
