CLE Connecticut The CLE Connecticut is the third cigar to be launched by Christian Eiroa’s CLE company. Eiroa is best known for his tenure as president of Camacho Cigars. After Davidoff acquired Camacho, Eiroa stayed on for a while before leaving to launch CLE. CLE stands for the initials of Eiroa’s full-name – Christian Luis […]
My Father Limited Edition 2012(Photo linked from Jose Ortega’sFacebook page) My Father Cigars Vice President of Sales Jose Ortega posted a picture of the upcoming My Father Limited Edition 2012 on his Facebook page today. The My Father Limited Edition 2012 is the third year in a row a cigar has been released in the […]
Man O’ War Side Project Little Devil The Man O’ War Side Project Little Devil is one of three blends that make up the Man O’ War Side Projects line. This is a retail exclusive series to Cigar International. The Side Projects line consists of three blends – each available in a single vitola. 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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an assessment rating and score […]
The Torano Master Maduro is the second blend in the Master Series by Torano Family Cigars. The series is is a joint effort by Charlie Torano and his “master roller” Julian Felipe Sosa. The first blend in the series, the Master by Carlos Torano was released in 2010. This was a cigar that scored highly in […]
CLE Connecticut Quietly, Christian Eiroa’s CLE Cigars is rolling out a third blend. This third blend will add an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper option to the portfolio. The cigar is appropriately called CLE Connecticut. The CLE Connecticut joins the CLE Corojo and the CLE Cuarenta. Those two first blends were both released prior to the […]
Enrique Sanchez Icaza, owner of Global Premium Cigars, makers of 1502 Cigars manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Under this arrangement Emilio Cigars sales staff will bring the 1502 cigars to market, while Sanchez Icaza will continue to focus on […]
La Flor Dominicana Limitado V Prior to the IPCPR Trade Show, La Flor Dominicana announced several projects they would be showcasing. One cigar that was sure to interest cigar enthusiasts and especially La Flor Dominicana fans is the fifth release of the La Flor Dominicana Limitado series. Appropriately titled, the La Flor Dominicana Limitado V, […]
Tatuaje TAA 2011 – the Tatauje 2012 is similar but longer and with a thinner ring gauge Shipments of the Tatuaje TAA 2012 have begun arriving at selected retailers. This marks the second year that Tatuaje has been selected to release a special cigar for Tobacconist Association of America retailers. For 2012, the blend is […]
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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
La Palina Classic The La Palina Classic was one of two new blends launched at the 2012 IPCPR by Bill Paley’s La Palina Cigars. The La Palina Classic is La Palina’s first cigar to be made in the Dominican Republic. It also is intended be a economical priced La Palina offering with the quality La Palina […]
The Gurkha Cigar Group are proud to announce a new 7 x 54 Prisoner Churchill salomon shape in its flagship Cellar Reserve brand. This cigar will replace the current 7 x 54 Churchill in the Cellar Reserve range. This decision was made due to the vast popularity and demand of the salomon shape in the […]