“E” by BOTL LLC The “E” is the second cigar released by BOTL, LLC. BOTL, LLC is a company that is most famous for their Palio brand of cigar accessories, but they have also been in the cigar making business. About five years ago, they released their first cigar, the Esencia. Both the Palio accessories and Esencia […]
Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro(Cigar Coop IPCPR Photo) The Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro will be launched by Oliva Cigar Company at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The Melanio Maduro will be a single vitola, limited production offering to complement the Oliva Serie V Melanio core line. Information on the release was […]
Aging Room Small Batch M21 (as first seen on Cigar Coop) Boutique Blends, a subsidiary of Oliveros Cigars has confirmed details around the Aging Room Small Batch M21. This was a cigar we noted back on March when company President Rafael Nodal appeared on the Stogie 411 show. Initial details around the blend and release […]
Mike Ditka Kickoff Series – The Player The Mike Ditka Kickoff Series is a series of three cigar blends launched by Camacho Cigars late in 2012. “The Player” represents the Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapped cigar in the series. It was prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where Camacho Cigars announced it had entered in a partnership […]
Kismet by Royal Gold Cigars (Cigar Coop IPCPR Photo) Royal Gold Cigars, the division of Swisher International that will focus on premium hand-made cigars will launch the Kismet. This will be a cigar made by the Augusto Reyes at the CCE factory in the Dominican Republic. It is expected that this cigar will be […]
Casino Gold HRS by Royal Gold Cigars (Cigar Coop Photo – IPCPR) Royal Gold Cigars, the division of Swisher International that will focus on premium hand-made cigars will launch the Casino Gold HRS cigar. This will be a cigar made by the Plasencia family in Honduras. It is expected that this cigar will be […]
Tatuaje Noellas Reserva 2013 The Tatuaje Noellas Reserva 2013 is a cigar that fits in with Tatuaje’s focus for its 10th anniversary. Tatuaje Founder Pete Johnson has stated several times that his Seleccion de Cazador (a.k.a Brown Label blend) would be the focus around much of what he is doing for his tenth anniversary. One […]
Camacho Ditka Throwback being packaged (Photo linked from Camacho Cigars Facebook page) Several retailers have received shipment of the Ditka Throwback. This is the fourth cigar in Camacho Cigars’ Mike Ditka line. This is a cigar we first reported on in early April. Details have now surfaced on the cigar blend, sizing, and production. Like […]
Charlie Torano (Cigar Coop Photo) Torano Family Cigars President Charlie Torano did an interview on the Corona Cigar Company blog and gave some more insights into the 2013 releases being planned by his company. Torano mentioned the launch of a new cigar in the Exodus line of cigars. This one is called the Exodus Finite and […]
The Krone is a 5 x 43 corona and is the latest and final size of the Quesada Oktoberfest made for national distribution. “Krone” is the German translation for “corona”, which is the Spanish word for “crown.” Only 500 boxes will be made for sale at the IPCPR. The MSRP will be set at $7.25. […]
Leccia Tobacco Black The Leccia Tobacco Black is the second blend to be released by Sam Leccia’s Leccia Tobacco Company. It is one of two distinct blends that make up Leccia’s Black and White line. The Leccia Black is going to have a place in cigar history for two reasons: First, the Black and White […]
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Super Shot 12 Gauge Last month, Viaje announced there would be a special version of the Super Shot that would be released under its “White Label Project” (WLP) umbrella. The Viaje WLP Super Shot 12 Gauge was born as a result of a sizing error during production with the 2012 […]