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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 an […]
Rocky Patel Edge Habano (Nicaraguan Edge) The Rocky Patel Edge Habano was one of six new blends launched by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The Edge Habano becomes the sixth blend to join the popular Edge series, and the second Edge blend release in 2012 – joining the Edge Candela. […]
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey – 2011 release Viaje Cigars announced on facebook today that its second Thanksgiving seasonal release of the Viaje WLP (White Label Project) Stuffed Turkey has been delayed until Christmas. The Facebook post said: UPDATE – Due to a shipping delay, WLP Stuffed Turkey will be released for Christmas this year opposed […]
Los Regalos Quetzal by Emilio Cigars The Los Regalos Quetzal is the first cigar that will be launched under Emilio Cigars’ Los Regalos line. Over the past couple of years, Emilio Cigars’ has built their brand portfolio by leveraging many different factories. When the Los Regalos line was announced, brand developer Gary Griffith indicated […]
Tatuaje Apocalypse The Tatuaje Apocalypse is the fifth release in South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The series was created to commemorate Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary. The concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run exclusive to its shop […]
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 was one of two cigars released by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. These two new cigars continue the tradition of innovation established by the La Gloria Cubana blend. For […]
For the past few months, there has been a lot of buzz of a new project for 2013 by Eddie Ortega’s Ortega Premium Cigar company. The series is called the Ortega Wild Bunch and it marks a unique limited production concept that is being done by the cigar industry. While sources such as Facebook […]
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 was one of two cigars released by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. We were one of the first media outlets to tell the story of these new cigars. […]
