“One thing I can count on is that each new La Palina blend delivers its own story in terms of the cigar experience – and Mr. Sam clearly does this.” #27 – La Palina Collection Mr. Sam Coming in at #27 on the 2013 Cigar of the Year countdown is the La Palina Collection Mr. Sam. […]
Drew Estate’s Herrera Esteli line, the line created by Willy Herrera will be adding a lancero vitola to its line. The Herrera Esteli Lancero will become the sixth frontmark released in the line and will be positioned as more of a limited offering. Information on this announcement was made in the December 3rd edition of […]
Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2013 The Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial is an annual limited production release that is a maduro version of the popular Oliva Serie V (which uses a Nicaraguan Habano Sun-grown wrapper). Each year, the Serie V Maduro is done in a single vitola, and there have been many blend/wrapper variations […]
Boutique Blends will be releasing its next installment in its Aging Room line. The Aging Room Quattro T59 will become the second box-pressed Aging Room Quattro. Information on this blend was reported December 3rd edition of the Cigar Insider. Follow-up information was released in a press release on December 9th. Cigar Insider originally reported Aging […]
Miami Cigar and Company has confirmed a three cigar sampler will be released containing one of each of their Puro Vintage cigars. A photo was initially posted on the company Facebook page, and this was followed up by a post on the company blog. The three cigars include the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, the La […]
“Abe Flores has certainly built himself into one of the most sought after blenders in the industry. He has been behind a lot of great lines from his own brand and for other brands. Right now the AFR-75 is as good a cigar as he has made.” #28 – AFR-75 by PDR Cigars (Sublime) Coming […]
Alec Bradley Mundial The Alec Bradley Mundial was one of two new lines launched by Alec Bradley Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. It was just prior to the trade show that the company announced this new project. According to a story by Cigar Aficionado this past July, the Mundial was a project that […]
On December 4th, the Nat Sherman Townhouse retail shop in New York will be the location for the launch of Reunion. Reunion is the first line of cigars by newcomer Bodega Premium Blends. The announcement of this launch was made via a press release by the company. As we covered a little over a week ago, Reunion […]
“Farkas definitely kept the element of surprise going because nobody knew what the cigar even looked like until it appeared on retailer shelves. In this case, this was a cigar worth the wait.” #29 Viaje Full Moon 2013 Coming in at #29 is a new small batch blend released by Viaje this year – the […]
Davidoff 2014 Year of the Horse The Davidoff 2014 Year of the Horse is the second cigar by Davidoff to pay homage to the Chinese Zodiac. Last December, Davidoff released their first cigar in this line, the Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake. This past June, when we first noted an appearance by Davidoff of […]
“This cigar is truly a testament to everything good about Nicaraguan tobacco” #30 – Alec Bradley Nica Puro Coming in at #30 – and kicking off the 2013 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. The Alec Bradley Nica Puro gives Alec Bradley a spot in the Cigar of the Year countdown […]
As is the case, we kick off our cigar year with a month long retrospective of the best cigars smoked of the year. This is what has been termed “Epic Encounters”. It is part of our extensive year in review coverage. First up, we have merged with Stogie Geeks, but this is my personal list. […]
