Thanks to Steve at Cigar Network Magazine for this signature This morning someone asked me how long have I been doing this web-site. I actually didn’t have an answer at the top of my head. When I checked the archives, while I pre-dated some posts, the official launch was on August 15, 2010. Therefore, I […]
Last year was a phenomenal year for Torano Family Cigars. There were three outstanding releases including the Brigade, Single Region, and the Master. With a lot of excitement around the new releases, it was also nice to see some attention made to the classic cigars in their line. In addition to the new cigars, last […]
The Viaje Exclusivo Short is the latest vitola released under the Viaje Exclusivo line from Viaje Cigars. Viaje has garnered a reputation for not only releasing small micro-batches of cigars (I coin this term for under 500 boxes), but releasing one or two vitolas at a time (such is the case with their popular “Skull […]
Not an exclusive story or an inside scoop, but some interesting news was made on the 5/14/2011 Cigar Dave Show. This afternoon, Jeff Borysiewicz – the President of Corona Cigars was on the show to provide color commentary to Cigar Dave’s Annual Cigar Draft. During the show, Cigar Dave asked Borysiewicz about the rumors that […]
2011 is already been a great year for cigar releases. In each cycle of cigar releases there are always some more anticipated releases than others. This Spring, the cigar releases in the pipeline for Perdomo have been on the radar of many enthusiasts in the cigar industry. One of these new releases has just began […]
Last year, one of the cigar companies that became one of the true revelations of the cigar industry was San Lotano cigars. Upon sampling these cigars from IPCPR, this was one of the brands that I felt was truly on the rise. In a lot of ways, this should be no surprise as this is […]
On May 23 2011, the Outdoor Smoking Ban takes affect in New York City. This ban was a huge defeat for cigar enthusiasts all over the world. With that dark day upon us, there were two informal events that have popped up this past week that will revolve around this event. This will be a […]
La Bomba (pic in front of an 601 Red box) Every year, there are a few cigars that are some of the most anticipated new releases for the year. In 2011, there is little doubt that EO Brands’ 601 La Bomba falls into that category. For the past few months, I’ve been following this cigar […]
Clint Aaron, President of 262 Cigars contacted a bunch of cigar reviewers/web-sites to give some updates into what is happening with his company for late this year, early next year. I was honored when he pinged me to give some insights and has given the green light to share some information with others. First up, […]
While it did take me a while, I am now convinced that Nicaraguan tobacco is the best in the world. In fact a lot of times people ask me “Do you like Cubans?”, I reply that I prefer Nicaraguan cigars. My reason is that I’ve seen the variety with what the tobaccos from this part […]
For hard-core enthusiasts, Perelman’s Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars is a must have printed reference to obtain information about blends and vitolas about the world of cigars. From this reference emerged an online site called CigarCyclopedia.com. This brought the terrific information in the Perelman guide to an online medium. Back in January of this year, Perelman […]
La Flor Dominicana Cheroot Over the past month, I have reviewed two cigars that I’ve now referred to as “ice pick” styles. The first was the powerhouse “El Perrito War of Flavors” by La Gloria Cubana. The second was covered in my previous assessment – a retail exclusive by My Father Cigars to Empire Cigars […]
