Last year, Clint Aaron, founder of 262 Cigars announced plans for a limited run cigar to coincide with the 50 year anniversary of JFK signing the Embargo. That signing occurred on February 7, 1962. With that date approaching, the details of the cigar are now surfacing. That cigar is going to be called the 262 […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada Q d’etat
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SAG Imports today announced a new cigar joining the Quesada line. This cigar has been titled the Quesada Q d’etat. The Q d’etat is a cigar intended support the cigar industry’s battle against the government and Pleasure Police factions. The first vitola is called the Molotov. From the SAG Imports’ web-site, here is the following […]
Cigar Preview: Subculture Studios/Joya de Nicaragua My Uzi Weighs a Ton Bait Fish
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Prior to the 2011 IPCPR trade show, the joint-collaboration by Drew Estate Subculture Studios with Joya de Nicaragua called “My Uzi Weighs a Ton” (MUWAT) began to make its way in unbanded limited releases. It was at IPCPR 2011 when the cigar made a more official debut – complete with banding. The MUWAT was a […]
Cigar Preview: Nat Sherman Timeless Collection
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Nat Sherman Timeless Collection: picture from”The Good Life Diaries” Nat Sherman is a legendary cigar store in New York that has been open for over 80 years. In addition to the store, the Nat Sherman brand has been well-known in the tobacco industry for many years. Michael Herklots, the executive director, retail and brand development […]
Cigar Preview: Emilio Draig-K
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Over the past year, Gary Griifith’s brand of Emilio Cigars has been capturing the attention of cigar enthusiasts. Now up on the Emilio website are some details of a new line and the first blend of that line – the Draig-K. Griffith has done a masterful job at “building a mystery” in his line. With […]
Cigar Preview: Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition
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Photo via AltadisUSA.com On November 30th at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke, Altadis plans to launch a cigar specific to the New York market – the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition. Last year, three companies launched cigars specific to the New York market. First came Alec Bradley’s New York. This was followed up by La Aurora’s Broadway […]
Cigar Preview: La Flor Dominicana Factory Press IV
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Photo from La Flor Dominicana via Facebook Fans of La Flor Dominicana have always looked forward to the Factory Press limited series. La Flor Dominicana is now getting ready to ship its fourth installment of this series – the La Flor Dominican Factory Press IV. For this series, the cigar gets a new wrapper and […]
Cigar Preview: Elogio Serie LSV (2011/2012 Version – Ecuadorian Grown Wrapper)
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Elogio Serie LSV – New Ecuadorian-grown wrapper version On 11/18/11, Nabil Sabbah, head of Elogio Cigars paid a visit to Outland Cigars in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a part of his visit, Sabbah brought a modified version of his popular Elogio Serie LSV. I can honestly say, those who sampled it were all blown away. […]
Cigar Preview: Rocky Patel Winter Collection 2012
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A couple of weeks ago, Cigar Brief reported that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars was bringing back the Rocky Patel Winter Collection in a new blend. This included information of the blend and vitolas. Since then, I’ve talked with a representative from Rocky Patel and have now seen the cigar listed (not yet for sale) […]