At the 2011 IPCPR, Alec Bradley unveiled a cigar that I would categorize as an ultra-premium This cigar is called the “Fine and Rare”. While most of the details of the blend have not been disclosed, we do know that the Fine and Rare utilizes ten different tobaccos in the blend. Each box will also […]
Tatuaje La Criolla Casita When I reviewed the Tatuaje Fausto a couple of days ago, I mentioned that one thing Tatuaje Cigars has been doing in 2011 is focusing some attention around their core lines. While Tatuaje has always had a solid reputation for their regular production cigars, they have also built a reputation around […]
Note: The IPCPR Series is not over yet, but we are approaching the end of the cigar previews. While I expect most of the content going forward with initial assessments (Pre-Reviews, Reviews) of the new cigars, there are still a few previews I want to highlight. One notable item that came from Altadis USA at […]
Viaje Oro Reserva VOR DT By now it is pretty common knowledge that the Viaje Oro Reserva No 5 was named the #2 Cigar of the Year (2010) by Cigar Aficionado. In reality since a Cuban cigar was named #1, this was the top cigar that is available to us living in the United States. […]
Tatuaje Fausto – FT153 Vitola The concept of limited run and retailer-exclusive cigars have become norms in the cigar industry over the past few years. Tatuaje is a cigar company that has excelled with that concept – building a lot of quality smokes that have been in high demand by the public craving these limited […]
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 The Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 is something I’ve had on my radar for most of 2011. Given how good the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial was, then given how good Jaime did with the My Father Limited Edition series – I was pretty excited for Jaime’s […]
Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve The Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve is a cigar that many Nestor Miranda fans have been looking forward to. Back in April, I attended an event at Tobacco World in Marietta, Georgia, and I asked Nestor about some of the new cigars he had in the pipeline. It was then he mentioned […]
Room 101 Namakubi – Packaging 2011 has proven to be a big year for Matt Booth and his Room 101 line. This year, two new blends joined the Room 101 portfolio. At the 2011 IPCPR, I admit, I really got hooked on the new Room 101 Connecticut. In some ways this release caught me off-guard […]
Xen by Nish Patel (older banding with “Zen” name) With four new cigar lines, Rocky Patel Premium has taken on some aggressive expansion of its portfolio. I’ve covered the Thunder by Nimesh, the Rocky Patel Fifty, and the Rocky Patel Vintage 2003. The last cigar to cover is the Xen by Nish Patel. The Thunder […]
Another IPCPR picture that did not make it to primetime, but still another cigar unveiled at IPCPR 2011. At the trade show, Rocky Patel unveiled another addition into their popular Vintage line – this one is called the Rocky Patel Vintage 2003. This cigar joins the popular 1990 (Broadleaf wrapper), 1992 (Ecuadorian Sumatra), and 1999 […]
