Back in 2014, Viaje Cigars took its Viaje Exclusivo blend and added some high priming medio tiempo tobacco to it, creating a new bolder spin on the Exclusivo called Viaje Exclusivo Leaded. Now Viaje is doing the same to its Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua blend – incorporating the medio tiempo to create Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Leaded. […]
Cigar News: Two Releases for Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2018
As has become the norm, Oliva has done its annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial with little fanfare. This year will see two releases, one familiar one from recent years, and one returning for the first time in five years. For the fifth consecutive year, the 6 x 60 Double Toro size […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Superior Slated to be Next Vault Series Release
On Thursday, November 29, Davidoff will release its latest installment in its Vault Series, the Davidoff Superior. Davidoff Superior is described as a collaboration between Davidoff Master Blenders Henke Kelner and Eladio Diaz along with Davidoff Head Agronomist Manuel Peralta. The cigar is a 6 x 52 Toro consisting of an Ecuadorian wrapper over Dominican […]
Cigar News: Mombacho Cigars to Release Limited First Run of Casa Favilli
Casa Favilli, Mombacho Cigars’ third regular production line has begun to ship to retailers in a limited fashion. The company says it will begin shipments to retailers in the U.S. and Switzerland the first week in December. Casa Favilli is a cigar that pays homage to the company’s factory located in Grenada, Nicaragua. The cigar […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars to Launch AR Cigar Collective
PDR Cigars has announced the release of a new small batch cigar series known as the AR Cigar Collective. It is a series that is a project that gets its name from the principals involved with it: PDR Cigars owner Abe Flores and PDR National Sales Manager Richie “Riot” Otero. According to Otero, over the […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Headley Grange Black Lab LE 2018 Announced
Crowned Heads has announced a new limited edition extension under its Headley Grange brand known as the Headley Grange Black Lab Limited Edition 2018. It’s a blend based off the Crowned Heads Headley Grange Black Dog, a shop exclusive for JR Cigars Made at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza, the Black Lab utilizes the original […]
Cigar News: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Robustus I Coming in 2019
A fourth size is coming to Plasencia Cigars’ Alma Fuerte line. This week the company told Cigar Insider it is adding a 5 1/2 x 52 size known as Robustus I to the line. According to the report, the new size should be hitting retailers around February. When the Plasencias launched their own brand and […]
Cigar News: 1502 XO Perfecto Released
1502 Cigars is putting the sixth size of its 1502 XO line into widespread distribution. Today the company announced that the 1502 XO Perfecto will be hitting retailers beginning November 27th. The 1502 XO Perfecto is a 6 1/2 x 52 vitola. It is packaged in four-count boxes with an MSRP of $78.00 per box. […]
Cigar News: Viaje Releases 2018 Editions of Stuffed Turkey and Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet
It’s Thanksgiving time, and that means it’s time for Viaje’s Thanksgiving seasonal cigar releases. This week Viaje shipped its Viaje Stuffed Turkey White and Dark Meat editions to its authorized retailers. Select retailers also received the Viaje Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet. The Viaje Stuffed Turkey made its debut in 2011 as a Nicaraguan puro. Measuring […]
Cigar News: Pier 28 Oscuro Nears Release
The Pier 28 Oscuro, the third release by Pier 28 Premium Cigars is getting ready to head to retailers. It was at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show where Pier 28 first introduced the Pier 28 Oscuro. The name of the cigar is highlighted from the dark Brazilian wrapper used on the blend. For further information […]