Tatuaje Wolfman (2011 Monster Series) The Tatuaje Monster series is the cigar industry’s closest equivalent to when Apple Computers announces a new iPhone. It sets off a frenzy of cigar enthusiasts to pre-order or track down where to get a box. The Tatuaje Wolfman is the fourth installment of the Monster series (joining 2008’s Frank; […]
I’ve mentioned this several times, while Viaje’s Viaje Oro Reserva VOR #5 received Cigar Aficionado’s top honor as the top non-Cuban cigar for 2010, it is Viaje’s Skull and Bones series which typically is the most sought after by cigar enthusiasts. Viaje has just shipped its fifth release of this popular series to its retailers. […]
This is a little bit a different cigar preview, but one that I’ve opted to do for some completeness on the web-site. Viaje Cigars has recently shipped the 2011 release of its Fifty Fifty Red and Fifty Fifty Black Cigars. The Fifty Fifty series made its debut in 2009 and has been intended to be […]
Casa Fernandez Miami – Petit Robusto As this web-site has evolved, there are some brands that still have not gotten any assessments. One such brand is Casa Fernandez. There has been a little confusion about the cigar I will assess here – Casa Fernandez’s Miami cigar. This is not a new cigar, but a re-branding […]
Lou Rodriguez Edicion Premier One of the indie/boutique cigars that impressed me from the 2011 IPCPR was a Connecticut Shade cigar called the Lou Rodriguez Edicion Reserva Connecticut. In a year that has seen the cigar market flooded with Connecticut Shade cigars, the Lou Rodriguez entry did a nice job standing out on its own. […]
Camacho Liberty 2011 At the 2011 IPCPR, it was a very quiet year for Camacho Cigars. Outside of the Room 101 releases there was not a lot on display in the Camacho section for the Davidoff booth. The one cigar bearing the Camacho name that was still proudly on display was the latest in Camacho’s […]
Many folks remember former Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees pitcher Luis Tiant. Some cigar enthusiasts also remember that Luis Tiant has at one time dabbled in the cigar game. This past Friday October 21st, a formal launch was held at Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium in Danbury, Connecticut for two new blends by Tiant Cigar […]
Illusione 88 Maduro Shortly after the 2011 IPCPR, I had the opportunity to sample the Illusione cg4 Maduro. This was a maduro wrapper version of Illusione’s popular cg4 vitola. In the past year, Illusione founder Dion Giolito has expanded his core line of his popular Illusione Cigar line to include both candela and maduro wrapper […]
Drew Estate Liga Privada L40 Lancero It’s been a while since I’ve done an installment of the 2011 IPCPR Series. Over the past month, the fall cycle of new cigar releases hitting retailer shelves has definitely been the focus of my attention. As a result, there are still some samples from the IPCPR show that […]
Padron Family Reserve 85th In 2008, Padron Cigars launched their Family Reserve line with an initial release called the Padron Family Reserve No. 44. The significance of the 44 was to represent the 44th anniversary of Padron cigars. The plan was for each year, a new blend to be released commemorating the company’s anniversary (up […]
Tatuaje TAA 2011 Exclusive Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes selections to manufacturers blend a special cigar that is made available to retailers that are members (this is not a large volume of retailers). For 2011, one of these cigars is being produced by Tatuaje. Typically these are extremely limited in production […]
Humo Jaguar – by Miami Cigars At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, all I kept hearing about was the large amount of Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cigars – and yes this is true. What I did not hear much about was what I consider a renaissance in Honduran tobacco. Honduras has been growing and exporting tobacco […]
