La Musa Melete – Robusto. Corona and Lancero coming soon Gary Griffith, brand developer of Emilio Cigars has announced on various social media circles that the corona and lancero frontmarks for the recently release La Musa Melete will be launched on January 10th at UPtowns in Nashville, Tennessee. A little over a week ago the […]
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 provide a […]
La Gloria Cubana Sanson The La Gloria Cubana Sanson is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand. A few days ago, we were proud to be first to report the details around this cigar. The Sanson is a cigar that at the time of this article is only being made available […]
Note: The countdown will resume on Weds. December 26th with our selection for #6 Cigar of the Year. Merry Christmas to all. #7: Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig by Drew Estate We now begin the “Select Seven” the 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown. Coming in at #7 is the Liga Privada Unico Serie […]
Espinosa Habano The Espinosa Habano is a blend that was launched in 2012 by first year company Espinosa Cigars. Espinosa Cigars was started by Erik Espinosa. Espinosa was best known for his partnership with Eddie Ortega at EO Brands. Earlier this year, it was announced that the partnership with Espinosa and Ortega was being (amicably) […]
#8 La Flor Dominicana Oro Maduro The Elite 8 begins for our 2012 Cigar of the Year countdown and coming it at #8 is the La Flor Dominicana Oro Maduro. The La Flor Dominicana Oro line was launched at the 2012 IPCPR in two blends, a natural and maduro. It is the Oro Maduro that […]
BSB No 1 by Bernie Parent The BSB No 1 by Bernie Parent is a cigar that was blended by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. Earlier this month, we previewed this collaboration between Rocky Patel and NHL Hall of Fame goaltender Bernie Parent. This is the second collaboration with Rocky Patel and a sports celebrity in […]
#9: Cyb by Joya de Nicaragua Coming in at #9 is the CyB by Joya de Nicaragua. The CyB was released just after the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show as the Cuenca y Blanco. This was the first cigar released since Jose Blanco joined Joya de Nicaragua in 2011. The cigar was named after Blanco and […]
Heisenberg by Quesada – Corneta Cuadrada vitola The Heisenberg by Quesada represents a cigar project with the theme “Embrace Uncertainty”. This is a new release that is intended to create an aura or mystery around it. In other words, details about the blend, tobacco origins, factory, and quantities being made are purposely held back. The […]
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 provide a […]
#10: Tatuaje Mummy Our selection for #10 Cigar of the Year is the Tatuaje Mummy/Mini Mum blend. This is not considered to be a “tie”on the cigar of the year countdown as our strategy has been to rank the blend as a whole (although we do pick our favorite vitola at the end). The Mummy/Mini […]
Miami Cigars President, Nestor Miranda (Cigar Coop Photo) Details were published in Cigar Aficionado on a special limited edition cigar release for Miami Cigar and Company’s president Nestor Miranda’s 70th birthday. According to the article, the Nestor Miranda 70th will feature two distinct blends from the two main factories that Miami Cigars works with – the […]
