RoMa Craft Tobac has officially unveiled its 2018 edition of its CRAFT Series, the company’s limited production line. The new CRAFT 2018 is the third installment of the series, and the first that is being made available to its authorized retailers since 2013. As with the previous releases, the CRAFT 2018 comes in one size, […]
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos SA launched a pair of cigars to be exclusive to its La Casa del Habano retail establishments. One of those cigars is a new offering under the H. Upmann brand known as the Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos. The Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos is a 180mm x 49 […]
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. unveiled the Romeo y Julieta Grand Churchill. This is a massive 191 mm x 56 (7 1/2 x 56) limited edition line extension that comes packaged in a luxury humidor produced exclusively for the Habanos Festival. The humidor comes from Elie Bleu of Paris and Jean-Philippe […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
For Special Edition #24, Claudio Sgroi returns to Prime Time – but this time he comes over to Special Edition. We will catch up on things with Claudio and his company Mombacho Cigars – who had a huge year in 2017. Plus we will talk a little food and cuisine with Claudio, and Bear gives […]
At the end of 2015, Villiger North America, the U.S. operation of global tobacco giant Villiger Sons Limited, reached a crossroad. For several years, Villiger North America had been tasked to make an impact in the premium handmade cigar market. The effort was proving not to be profitable and was disconnected with its customers. Villiger had […]
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced that the Romeo y Julieta brand will have an Edicíon Limitada in a size known as the Tacos. Typically the Tacos vitola has been seen in Habanos as a double figurado measuring 158 mm x 47 (6 1/4 x 47). The Romeo y Julieta […]
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A,. announced that the H. Upmann brand will have an Edicíon Limitada in a size known as the Propios. The Propios size of the H. Upmann Edición Limitada 2018 measures 120 mm x 46 ( 4.7 x 46). The cigars will be presented in 25-count wooden […]
For Special Edition #24, Claudio Sgroi returns to Prime Time – but this time he comes over to Special Edition. We will catch up on things with Claudio and his company Mombacho Cigars – who had a huge year in 2017. Plus we will talk a little food and cuisine with Claudio, and Bear gives […]
Matt Booth’s first Room 101 branded line since his separation from Davidoff will be hitting the stores for a soft launch. Today Booth announced the new Room 101 Farce will have a soft-launch at four cigar events in Arizona starting Weds. 2/28. 2017 was a year of change for Booth. That year started with him […]
