Victor Vitale, owner of Legacy Brands was a special guest star on Episode 79 of the Stogie Geeks and announced a new vitola to the Tortuga 215 Reserva series. This will add a rounded 6 x 50 Cedro frontmark into the Tortuga 215 Reserva line. The Tortuga 215 Reserva line was launched at the 2013 […]
Phil Zanghi, co-founder of Debonaire Cigars was a special guest on Episode 79 of our Stogie Geeks show and announced a couple of projects he has in the works. Zanghi announced he is coming out with a Debonaire Maduro that will use a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper that is “seriously, naturally aged”. This would become the […]
Back at the 2013, we learned that Cigar Oasis was planning an update to its line of electronic humidifiers to incorporate leading edge technology to maintain and monitor humidor conditions. Yesterday, the company announced this new generation of electronic humidors. The products are expected to arrive at retailers this February. According a press release […]
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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess the Ezra […]
Last month, it was announced that Senior Vice President of Premium Cigars, Benjamin “Benji” Menendez was retiring after 60 plus years in the premium cigar business. During a private gala held at Club Macanudo, the Partagas Benji Homage 62 was handed out to guests at the event. It was also announced that the cigar would be […]
Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione Cigars announced their fourth entry into its Singulare line – the Illusione Singulare 2013 Rose Croix. The Singulare line is an annual limited production release of a single blend done in a single size. Over the past three years, the Singulare has developed into one of the most anticipated […]
Padilla Cigars is planning on releasing a six count sampler of some of its recent blends. A photograph of the sampler was recently posted by company President Ernesto Padilla. The sampler pack will also a 5 x 43 corona-sized line extension to the Reserva Habano and Reserva Maduro line. Padilla had posted a prototype photo […]
Cabaiguan Leesburg (Photo Credit Pete Johnson Instagram) Tatuaje Cigars will be releasing an exclusive size to Leesburg Cigar and Pipe in Leesburg Virginia of its Cabaiguan blend. The size will be a 6 3/8 x 43 size. According to Facebook and Instagram post by Tatuaje Cigars founder Pete Johnson, the vitola will be made available […]
Padilla Cigars will be re-releasing its 1932 Signature blend. The announcement was made on company president Ernesto Padilla’s Twitter account. A photo of the packaging was posted by Padilla. It features new ten count boxes (as opposed to the 25 count boxes they used to be package in). It also features the new company branding. […]
K.A. Kendall’s Spider by 7-20-4 Cigars K.A. Kendall’s Spider became the fourth blend to be released under Kurt Kendall’s 7-20-4 Cigars line in 2013. In the boutique cigar market, the Spider was a long-awaited release. The Spider first appeared back at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. This cigar along with the 7-20-4 […]
Villiger Cigars, North America will launch three new lines beginning in April, 2014. These three lines will feature a move toward more contemporary packaging. The lines will be called Trill, Cabarete Maduro, and Connecticut Kreme. The announcement was made first in the 1/7/14 Cigar Insider, and then was communicated by Villiger North America Director […]
Our 2013 Year in Review coverage concludes with a look at how the various cigar companies did on Cigar Coop for 2013. This is the second consecutive year we have done such an exercise. This analysis is simple, we base it a company’s average numerical score for cigar assessed on Cigar Coop. This year we […]
