Nica Rustica El Brujito by Drew Estate The Nica Rustica represents a new line by Drew Estate. This is a story we followed closely throughout the first half of 2013. This originally started out as an experimental project by Drew Estate in which they were experimenting with a locally grown strain of tobacco known as […]
Nomad S-307 The Nomad S-307 marks the second core line, and third blend overall being released by Fred Rewey‘s Nomad Cigar Company. It is also second cigar that Rewey has done in Nicaragua – joining his limited release Nomad LE Lot 1386 cigar. For the S-307, Rewey has teamed up with Tabacalera Fernandez to produce […]
Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Illustre Earlier this month, Casa Fernandez announced some line extensions to they Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf and JFR lines. These lines introduced the Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Illustre and JFR Junior (Natural and Maduro) frontmarks. For the Aganorsa Leaf Maduro line, the Illustre becomes the third vitola to […]
Alec Bradley Raices Cubanas 1941 The Raices Cubanas 1941 is an eponymous cigar for the famed cigar factory in Danli, Honduras. The cigar is a collaboration with Alec Bradley Cigars and was one of the two showcase releases by Alec Bradley at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. Since Alec Bradley has a long working relationship […]
Surrogates Animal Cracker At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports showcased its fifth cigar in its Surrogates line – the Surrogates Animal Cracker. The Animal Cracker had been a long anticipated blend as L’Atelier Imports first announced the cigar at the beginning of the year. Currently, the way things stand, the Surrogates line consists […]
Bold by Nish Patel The Bold by Nish Patel was one of several new releases by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar carries Rocky Patel’s brother’s name Nish on it. Over the past few years both Nish Patel and Patel’s cousin Nimish Desail have been playing an increasing role in the […]
Monte by Montecristo (Jacopa No. 2) As we have been discussing over the past two years, Altadis USA has working on making their existing lines more contemporary – not just in terms of the packaging, but also in terms of the blends. This has been seen across the company’s portfolio in terms of blends such […]
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Since the release of 2011’s La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale, General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand has been focused more on limited editions and regional exclusives. In 2013, La Gloria Cubana went started to refocus back on their core line. This time they turned their attention to the […]
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Gearhead Gary Crankshaft The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Gearhead Gary Crankshaft is the ninth installment in a monthly series of cigars developed by Ortega Premium Cigars. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The idea behind the Ortega Wild Bunch is to dedicate […]
Davidoff of Geneva 25th Anniversary At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff showcased a cigar to commemorate the company’s 25th anniversary in the United States. The cigar is appropriately titled, “Davidoff of Geneva 25th Anniversary”. Prior to the trade show, we noted an appearance by Davidoff North America President Jim Young on Kiss My Ash […]
