Diamond Crown Julius Caeser A lot of times when I mention Diamond Crown cigars, I seem to get mixed reactions: “Super Premium Cigar”, “Too Expensive”, “Not full enough for me”. I’ve always found this line from J.C. Newman to be a very solid line. When last year, Newman announced that the “Julius Caeser” was going […]
For immediate release GURKHA CIGARS APPOINTS GARY HYAMS AS PRESIDENT AND CEO Miami, FL- June 6, 2011: Beach Cigar Group Inc, owners of Gurkha Cigars, one of world’s most premium and luxurious cigar brands is proud to announce the appointment of Gary Hyams as the company’s new President and CEO. “I am very excited about […]
One point I’ve made before, when it comes to giveback or stepping up in a time of need, the cigar industry consistently is up in the forefront. In 2011, following the Earthquake and Tsunami disasters, La Aurora Cigars has stepped up and released a cigar that will have portion of proceeds from sales of the […]
Viaje Holiday Blend 2010 When it comes to limited edition cigars, sometimes I like comparing them to ordering a pay-per-view boxing match – namely sometimes you are going to get a great fight, and sometimes you are not. However, in order to know if you are going to see something special, you need to order […]
601 Natural – aka 601 White Label 2011 is an exciting year for EO Brands and their 601 line. Many 601 fans were happy when EO abandoned the band changes made in 2010 and reverted back to a band similar to the original 601 band. In addition, the 601 line is introducing some new blends […]
JD Temptation Habano Claro One rule of thumb I have consistently said when it comes to Indie Cigars is that it must do two things: 1) Bring something special to the table; 2) Have the ability to push something out of a retailer’s humidor. For the past couple of months, I’ve been hearing a lot […]
The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]
Avo LE08 Tesoro One thing I will be looking to do is balance some of the new reviews with some reviews of existing cigars (a.k.a. what I will refer to as “Classic Cigars”). Last year, when the Avo Limited Edition 2010 was released, it gave me a whole new appreciate for the Avo line as […]
Logo for the Triple Play Maduro, not Corojo A. Turrent’s Triple Corojo will make its world debut at next week’s Cigar Dave remote broadcast in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 5th, 2011. Over the past few weeks, I’ve posted some info on the blend. It appears that the A. Turrent web-site has been updated with […]
La Aurora Escogidos Belicoso When I usually go into a humidor out of town, I usually try to find something different than I do not have access to on the homefront. To my surprise, when I walked into W.Curtis Draper in Bethesda, MD, I was surprised to see the La Aurora Escogidos Belicoso. I wasted […]
The Emilio Grimalkin Last month, I had one of the best revelations of the 2011 year – the AF1 by Emilio Cigars. The experience with the AF1 was phenomenal for me as I really enjoyed the cigar. In fact, I went as far as to give this cigar a “Memorable” in terms of an assessment. […]
The following press release was pulled from PR Newswire. With press releases, I will always give some thoughts and put the content of the press release on this web-site as it was written. Thoughts: what a great move for Torano. This comes about a year after they gained control of their own distribution back […]
