This past week, Crowned Heads has announced their second cigar, the Crowned Heads Headley Grange. A video was published that outlines some of the details of this next project. What we do know is that once again, Crowned Heads will again be working with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr. to blend this cigar. The details of the […]
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Winter Classic The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Winter Classic is the fifth blend released in Viaje’s White Label Project (WLP) series. The White Label Project was launched about a year ago and has been deemed a series of experimental blends by Viaje. In terms of this series, there have been […]
La Palina El Diario KB (“Kill Bill”) There is a analogy I draw to cigars when it comes to macaroni. With macaroni, one shape and size can differ drastically from another – despite having the same blend. A similar analogy, but not exact analogy comes to cigar blends. In the case of a cigar, it […]
Andre Farkas, founder of Viaje Cigars has been using Facebook quite a bit to start to give folks a feel for what his next small batch shipment of cigars will be. In this case, a picture is not going to be quite be a 1000 words, but it is enough information where we can get […]
My Father Atlantic Cigar Company 15th Anniversary Over the past year, My Father Cigars has become a player in the area of retailer exclusive cigars. Last month, it was announced that My Father would be releasing a retail exclusive to Pennsylvania based retailer Atlantic Cigar. This cigar is part of a series of cigars made […]
Viaje Platino Reserva VPR No. 6 It was at the beginning of 2011 where the name Viaje became better known to the mainstream consumer base of cigars. That is when Cigar Aficionado magazine named the Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 it’s #2 Cigar of the Year. The VOR No. 5 is a blend variation […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie “A” The “A” size vitola has been a vitola that has intrigued many cigar enthusiasts. This is because this vitola is extremely long in length – exceeding 9 inches. The “A” vitola is actually nickname for Gran Corona and can be traced back to Cuban origins. Last year, Drew Estate began circulating an […]
The following is an official press release from General Cigar on the annual Punch Anniversary Series release. We have additional information from our February 14th posting. General Cigar announces that Punch Rare Corojo will be offered for a limited time, starting today and ending on May 31, 2012, while supplies last. Seven frontmarks will be […]
While we have not hit the first day of spring yet, the Spring 2012 release cycle in the cigar industry kicked off very strong. It’s going to be hard to top 2011 and time will tell if 2012 will be a repeat or not. February saw highly touted releases of Room 101’s LTD OSOK, La […]
Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge Last month, Viaje Cigars announced it was shipping a new limited edition cigar called the Viaje Super Shot (or referred to as Viaje Shotgun Shells). The Super Shot was part of Viaje’s February release cycle (also joining the Viaje Winter Classic and the ultra-limited Viaje Friends and Family) and fits […]
Oliveros Cigars is proud to announce the launch of a new company, Boutique Blends Cigars, LLC on March 1, 2012. The new company underscores the refocused vision on providing the best premium, boutique cigar lines on the market today. Current lines include Swag Cigars and Aging Room Small Batch cigars. Miami, FL, February 29, 2012 — Oliveros Cigars […]
CAO La Traviata Maduro – Luminoso In 2010, CAO Cigars released a maduro wrapper version of its popular CAO La Traviata. The original La Traviata had made its debut a year earlier and ended up as our #2 Cigar of the Year for 2009. While the 2010 follow-up, the La Traviata Maduro slotted a bit […]
