With little fanfare when it was announced and little fanfare when it shipped, Illusione has its first TAA Exclusive cigar. The Illusione TAA Exclusive 2021 cigar is now available for consumers at Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) shops. The Illusione TAA Exclusive Cigar uses 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos from the Aganorsa farms. The cigar measures 6 […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Ships Undercrown Dojo Dogma 2021 Releases
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Drew Estate has announced it is shipping its Undercrown Dojo Dogma releases to retailers. These are box-pressed line extensions of the Undercrown Maduro and Undercrown Sun Grown lines done in collaboration with Cigar Dojo. The Undercrown Dogma Maduro was first released in 2014 as a small batch limited production sold initially through Smoke Inn. It’s […]
Cigar News: CAO 60 Torque Released
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General Cigar has announced a new limited-edition line called 60. The first release will be called the Torque and it will mark what General says is their largest size to date – a massive 8 x 60 vitola. Produced at STG Estelí in Nicaragua, the CAO 60 Torque features a Honduran Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan Habano […]
Cigar News: Viaje Oro and Viaje Platino Return
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Recently, two of Viaje’s oldest lines, the Viaje Oro and the Viaje Platino, have returned and arrived at stores. During the early days of the company, the Viaje Oro and Viaje Platino were regular production offerings. In 2012, Viaje announced these lines would be moving into its small batch model where they would be periodically […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje The Frank Redux 1 to Begin to Hit Stores in October
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It’s been thirteen years since the original Tatuaje The Frank was released. This week, the long-awaited return of The Frank will go into motion as Tatuaje The Frank Redux 1 will arrive in stores. Tatuaje The Frank Redux 1 is based on the original release of Tatuaje The Frank. The cigar itself is a box-pressed […]
Cigar News: Foundation Cigar Company Adds David & Goliath to Tabernacle Havana Seed CT-142 Line
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Foundation Cigar Company has announced it has added David (5 x 54) and Goliath (5 x 58) perfecto sizes to its Tabernacle Havana Seed CT-142 line. The cigars will begin shipping to the U.S. retailers in October. The CT-142 line was originally introduced in 2019 and is named for its signature wrapper, the Havana Seed […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Joins JR 50th Anniversary Series
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JR Cigar has announced that Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be the latest company to collaborate on the JR 50th Anniversary Series. For this eleventh installment of the JR 50th series, Rocky Patel is setting aside a limited amount of Rocky Patel ALR Second Edition Toros. The ALR (which stands for Aged, Limited, and Rare) […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 203: Luis & Alec Cuevas, Casa Cuevas Cigars
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For Episode 203, we’ll talk Casa Cuevas as we welcome back Luis Cuevas Jr. and his son Alec to the show. While Casa Cuevas is a brand that has been on the market a few years, the Cuevas family has five generations in the cigar business. Most recently, the fifth generation was added when […]
Cigar News: Falto Cigar to Release Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo
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Falto Cigars’ Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo is finally heading to cigar stores. The Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo is a project that was originally announced in 2020 as a part of Falto Cigars’ 25th anniversary. The ELH Hato Viejo will now be a cigar to celebrate the 46th birthday of company founder […]
Cigar News: Falto Cigars Announces Falto El Surco Cosecheros Release
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Falto Cigars, a company based in Puerto Rico, has a new cigar it is releasing known as Falto El Surco Cosecheros. The name Cosecheros means “growers” and “el Surco” is the furrow, which is the long narrow trench made by a plow when planting seeds. The El Surco Cosecheros is available in a 6 7/8 […]