Image linked from losblancos.com Blanco Cigars at the Republican Convention Blanco Cigars selected to supply cigars for the 2012 Republican Convention in Tampa CLEARWATER — May 17, 2012 — The Blanco Cigar Company is the only cigar manufacturer/importer to have been certified as a cigar supplier for the 2012 Republican National Convention being held in […]
HOYO de MONTERREY KICKS OFF BOX A DAY GIVEAWAY Richmond, VA—To celebrate the launch of the new Hoyo de Monterrey website, General Cigar is rolling out a “Box a Day Giveaway” to share the unique flavor of the Hoyo de Monterrey Reposado en Cedros® brand with cigar lovers across the U.S. From now through […]
For Immediate Release Miami Cigar & Company to Release Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve 2012 Miami, Florida – May 16, 2012 – Following in the footsteps of the Cigar Aficionado 91-rated Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve, Miami Cigar & Company is set to release the 2012 edition at IPCPR in August. The 6 1/8 x 52 box-pressed […]
Illusione Domenicos Extra – gold foiled wrapped Illusione Cigars’ founder, Dion Giolito created the Cruzado blend back in 2008. It is a blend variation of the original Illusione core line. Both the Illusione core line and the Cruzado are Nicaraguan puros that utilize Nicaraguan Corojo and Nicaraguan Criollo tobaccos. From my understanding of […]
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 assign […]
Viaje Exclusivo Robusto 2012 The Viaje Exclusivo series was launched a couple of years ago. Originally the Exclusivo was intended to be a private blend for Viaje founder Andre Farkas. The cigar soon began to gains some momentum and Farkas made a decision to make some releases available to the general public. Once Exclusivo joined […]
J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars The J. Grotto Series is one of two cigar blends made by indie cigar maker, Ocean State Cigars. Ocean State Cigars was founded by Paul Joyal. The J. Grotto Series (along with its sibling blend, the J. Grotto Series Reserve) are manufactured in Honduras, and have a significant […]
The Solaris by Arturo Fuente is the fourth installment of 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. The series launched in […]
Over the past 18 months, La Sirena Cigars has really taken the cigar industry by storm. For 2011, the #2 Cigar on Cigar Coop was the La Sirena. This past week, Miami Cigars (who makes La Sirena) announced a new blend to join the La Sirena family called the Merlion. As timing would have it, […]
Cigar Aficionado reported a new line of cigars made by E.P. Carrillo. The new cigar line will be called “Inch by E.P. Carrillo” and will be geared to large ring gauge cigar enthusiasts. The Inch by E.P. Carrillo will be available in three vitolas and have two distinct blends. One will feature a natural Ecuadorian […]
Over the past week, we have assessed three cigars from CAO’s Last Stick Standing competition. The Last Stick Standing series is a collection of three distinct blends packaged in a special tin. Consumers can receive this tin if they purchase six CAO cigars from a brick and mortar retailer. The competition aspect is that after smoking each […]
For Immediate Release Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore! Miami, Florida – May 04, 2012 – In what one can term Beauty & The Beast; La Sirena and La Aurora have teamed up to create a new cigar, Merlion.. The name Merlion comes from a mythical creature that is half lion and half mermaid, the […]
