La Palina El Diario KB II La Palina Cigars launched a seventh vitola to its El Diario line. This is a Corona Gorda and is officially called the La Palina El Diario KB II (short for Kill Bill II). Earlier this year, a sixth vitola was added to the El Diario line called the La […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada Q D’Etat Daga
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Quesada Cigars officially launched the third installment of its Q D’Etat series. This one is called the “Daga” and gets its name from being a “dagger” like weapon. The Q D’Etat series has used weapon names in each of the releases. The Daga is the longest of the Q D’Etat cigars. This one is in […]
Cigar Preview: Alec Bradley Nica Puro
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Alec Bradley Nica Puro (Torpedo) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars has launched the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. The cigar places a all Nicaraguan tobacco cigar into the Alec Bradley portfolo. The cigar was described to Cigar Coop as a “medium strength” offering. The cigar’s logo features the year 1685. That year […]
Cigar Preview: La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1
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La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 General Cigar Company has added two blends to a new line to its La Gloria Cubana brand. The new line is called the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve and was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The line is positioned as a small batch, limited release […]
Cigar Preview: La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 2012 Preview, General, IPCPR 2012, La Gloria Cubana
La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 General Cigar Company has added two blends to a new line to its La Gloria Cubana brand. The new line is called the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve and was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.The line is positioned as a small batch, […]
Cigar Preview: General Cigar to Launch Foundry
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Foundry, General
General Cigar Company will be launching a new brand at the 2012 IPCPR show called Foundry. Initial details of this new brand were reported in a 7/31/12 article in Cigar Aficionado. The Foundry will use a theme from the Steampunk movement. Steampunk is typically a type of Science Fiction that incorporates element’s of technology into […]
Cigar Preview: Perdomo 20th Anniversary (Updated Information)
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A few weeks ago, we gave some high level details of a teaser video put out by Perdomo Cigars on their new 20th Anniversary Cigar. Last week, information was officially released on the blend. The Perdomo 20th Anniversary will be box-pressed Nicaraguan puro that will be offered with two wrapper selections – a Cuban Seed […]
Cigar Preview: Iconic Leaf Recluse Kanú (Exclusive Story)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Exclusive, Iconic Leaf Cigars
Recently, we had an opportunity to sample the Iconic Leaf Recluse. The Recluse is a debut cigar by Iconic Leaf Cigars that will be doing their official launch at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. As a part of our write-up, we mentioned that the cigar would be offered in ten frontmarks. At the time of […]
Press Release: CAO Concert
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From the brand that was launched in Nashville and marches to the beat of its own drum comes CAO Concert, a new collection that celebrates CAO’s ties to music and harnesses the legendary energy of Music City. “CAO Concert was inspired by the brand’s roots in Nashville,” commented Ed McKenna, CAO’s senior brand manager. “When […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada Q D’Etat Third Cigar
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Image linked from SAGImports.com As the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show approaches, many folks have been wondering what the third blend inn Quesada’s Q D’Etat Series will be. Today, Terrence Reilly of S.A.G. Imports put a teaser out indicating that the blend will be a different one from the first two vitolas that were released. The […]