In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
Tatuaje – The Face Tatuaje – The Face was third release in Tatuaje’s limited edition Monster Series. This series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster and horror movies. The Face was released in 2010 and gets its name from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface. The Face took its place […]
Over the weekend, information has come out from Padron Cigars on a line extension to the Padron 1964 Anniversary series. A 6 x 60 vitola is being added to both the Padron 1964 Natural and Maduro lines. According to Cigar Aficionado, the vitola will be called the No. 4. The name is a change in […]
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, one of the highlights from La Flor Dominicana was the upcoming release of its new maduro version of its popular Air Bender cigar. While much of the buzz was around the innovative packaging of this cigar, I think ultimately people were genuinely interested […]
L′Esprit de Verite – 2008 Vintage Tatuaje’s La Verite brand borrows a concept from the wine industry – namely the single vineyard/single farm concept. Wine enthusiasts have always been intrigued with the idea of making a wine taking a single year’s crop from a single vineyard/farm. The equivalent in the cigar industry involves harvesting the […]
Gary Griffith, brand developer for Emilio Cigars announced on the Emilio Cigars’ blog that that the Grimalkin cigar is going to be re-branded as the La Musa cigar. This announcement is not a complete surprise as earlier this month, Griffith announced he was considering a name change for Grimalkin. While Grimalkin was one of the […]
Ortega Cigars launched their web-site and it has provided a first glimpse into what the company is launching. While there are still more details to come, it is clear that the company has plans for a busy 2012. Ortega Cigars is named for its founder – Eddie Ortega. Ortega is most famous for being a […]
Oliva Serie V Maduro 2011 The Oliva Serie V Maduro 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) . The Serie V Maduro is done in a single vitola, and the blend has varied from year to year. The […]
Tatuaje Petite Cazadores Reserva The Tatuaje Petite Cazadores Reserva was unveiled in 2010 to provide cigar enthusiasts with a quick smoking experience. The Petite Cazadores Reserva looks like one of the “Seleccion de Cazador” (Brown Label) cigar and that’s because it’s an actual variation of that line. It uses a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper as opposed […]
Jose Seijas, a name long associated the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory, and Altadis USA has announce is leaving Altadis effective immediately. This is according to a story recently published on Cigar Aficionado.com. The report goes on to say that this is a retirement. Seijas served as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de […]
Prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system, assessment updates were used to provide assessment ratings to cigars that were “Pre-Reviews” (typically pre-release reviews). Going forward, assessment updates will also be done to provide scoring updates to cigars that have been previously assessed. We will not go back to score every cigar reviewed, but […]
Room 101 LTD One Shot One Kill (Room 101 LTD OSOK) Room 101 Cigars is getting ready to ship it’s fifth blend in the brand – the Room 101 OSOK (One Shot One Kill). 2011 was a breakthrough year for Room 101 Cigars. The brand realized a lot of the initial potential that was laid […]
