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 […]
The release of the Tatuaje TAA 2016 marked the sixth consecutive year that Tatuaje Cigars provided an exclusive cigar as a part of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series of cigars. It was back in 2011, when Tatuaje Cigars Owner Pete Johnson launched the Tatuaje TAA 2011, the first Tatuaje release for the TAA. The cigar became a […]
The Angel’s Anvil 2016 is the third cigar by Crowned Heads Cigars to be made for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). Over the past few years, one can make a strong case for Tatuaje and Crowned Heads as being the two most successful releases in the TAA series. Like the previous two installments of The Angel’s Anvil, is a […]
Since he resurrected his grandfather’s brand back in 2010, Bill Paley has taken La Palina Cigars on a steady trajectory of growth. Paley has grown his portfolio with a wide variety of blends partnering with several leading cigar manufacturing factories. In 2016, Paley took the next step for La Palina by having the opportunity to deliver a cigar as […]
In 2016, My Father Cigars delivered the El Centurion H.2K.CT Box Pressed Torpedo as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). This cigar would be fourth TAA Exclusive Cigar by My Father Cigars. Back in 2015, My Father Cigars released the El Centurion H-2K-CT line. This was an all-new blend introduced under the El Centurion umbrella […]
The CLE Azabache is CLE Cigar Company’s contribution to the 2016 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. 2016 was the second consecutive year CLE has been a part of the TAA Exclusive Series. A year prior (2015), CLE’s Asylum brand contributed the Asylum Nyctophilia Maduro. With Azabache, it is the first CLE branded cigar to be […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 48 is the fourth installment in the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) series by Padron Cigars. The No. 48 introduces a 5 1/2 x 60 vitola in the Serie 1926 line. This is not Padron’s first 60 ring gauge in the 1926 Serie as back in 2013 the Padron 1926 Serie TP40 was released […]
The Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro is a limited production introduced this past year. It was in 2015 that Quesada Cigars launched the first Quesada Reserva Privada, The Reserva Privada is also a limited production, ultra-premium offering that features Dominican San Vincente tobacco set aside from a 1997 crop covered with an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper. It is the aged […]
The Padron 1926 Serie No. 48 is Padron Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2016. It is part of the fourth installment in the TAA series by Padron Cigars. The No. 48 introduces a 5 1/2 x 60 vitola in the Serie 1926 line. This is not Padron’s first 60 ring gauge […]
The Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive is Drew Estate’s limited edition entry into the 2016 TAA Exclusive Series. While Drew Estate has had an on-going TAA Exclusive offering with its Acid Big Bang, this marks Drew Estate’s first traditional offering as a TAA exclusive. The blend for the Herrera Esteli TAA Exclusive was created by Drew […]
