The Buckingham by Crowned Heads The Buckingham is a limited edition cigar produced by Crowned Heads for the online social cigar community Cigar Federation. The name Buckingham is symbolic to changes happening on Cigar Federation itself. Earlier this year, it was announced that Logan Lawler who was managing the community had purchased Cigar Federation. Lawler’s […]
Cigar Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 50 Natural
For quite some time, 2014 was planned to be a special year for Padron Cigars. 2014 marks 50 years since company patriarch Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To commemorate the occasion two cigar lines were showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. These mark the first major releases by Padron Cigars in over three years. […]
Cigar Review: Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas Collector’s Edition
Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas Collector’s Edition At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff’s Zino brand introduced its third limited edition line paying homage to a geographical region of the United States. As the name indicates, the Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas pays homage to culture of the state of Texas. […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Drac (Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series)
Tatuaje Drac – Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series The Tatuaje Drac is a part of Tatuaje’s Pudgy Monsters Series that was released in mid 2014. For the past few weeks we have been looking at the various cigars that are a part of this sampler. Pudgy Monsters is the second sampler series based on Tatuaje’s Monsters […]
Cigar Review: Blessed Leaf Kairos
Blessed Leaf Kairos The Blessed Leaf Kairos is a cigar that was made for the cigar-themed Christian Minstry Blessed Leaf. Blessed Leaf was founded by Ezra Zion Cigar Company co-owners Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly. As such, it is a cigar that comes to Blessed Leaf from Ezra Zion and produced at Ezra Zion’s manufacturing […]
Assessment Update: Sindicato Corona Gorda
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Oktoberfest 2014 Das Boot
Quesada Oktoberfest 2014 Das Boot The Quesada Oktoberfest line made its debut three years ago at the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. The concept was to he idea bring a cigar to the table. that can be paired with malt liquor (aka beer). It was originally introduced in two sizes. Since then, the Oktoberfest line has […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Satori 2014 Arya
Viaje Satori 2014 Arya For the fifth consecutive year, Viaje Cigars has made its release of the Viaje Satori. The cigar has typically been made available to those retailers that attend the annual IPCPR Trade Show. Viaje is a company that focuses on small batch releases, but also is known to throw in the element […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Wolf (Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series)
Tatuaje Wolf The Tatuaje Wolf is a part of Tatuaje’s Pudgy Monsters series that was released in mid 2014. This is the second sampler series released based on Tatuaje’s Monsters Series – a cigar released on an annual basis that pays homage to a different monster / horror movie character. In 2012, the Tatuaje Little Monsters series was released […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Collaboration 2014
Viaje Collaboration 2014 The Viaje Collaboration is a new line introduced by Viaje Cigars in 2014. While the cigar was showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, it was announced and shipped to retailers on the eve of the trade show. Back in February, Viaje President Andre Farkas was a guest on Stogie Geeks and […]