The Henry Clay Tattoo is a limited edition collaborative project launched by Altadis U.S.A. in conjunction with Pete Johnson of Tatuaje Cigars. While this might seem like an odd combination, it wasn’t a total surprise to many as Johnson has stated many times his affinity to the Henry Clay brand. The original Henry Clay brand […]
Today we take a look at a third cigar in the Nomad Therapy line, the Nomad Therapy Habano. It was just before the 2015 IPCPR where Fred Rewey‘s Nomad Cigar Company announced the Therapy line. This line consists of three distinct blends with each named for the type of wrapper on the cigar – Nomad Therapy Connecticut, […]
Early in 2016, Crux Cigar Company released a new cigar called Crux Sports. The Crux Sports is a 4 5/8 x 35 petit panatela offering designed to be a short, quick smoke. It was back in 2014 when Crux Cigar Company launched. The company was formed by Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers, the owners of Tobacco Grove in Maple […]
The La Flor Dominicana TCFKA M Collector’s Edition 2015 is the latest installment in a La Flor Dominicana’s TCKFA M Collector’s Edition series. The Collector’s Edition is an annual release of artesian-styled perfectos that are also uniquely-styled barber-pole wrapped cigars. These cigars have been released late in the calendar year in time for the year end […]
The Pura Soul Maduro is one of two new cigars introduced by Robert Wright‘s Pura Soul Cigars at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. As the name indicates, this cigar introduces a maduro offering into the Pura Soul portfolio. It was in 2013 when Pura Soul Cigars made its debut at the IPCPR Trade Show. Originally Pura Soul Cigars was […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO showcased a new addition to its Flathead line called the CAO Flathead Steel Horse. It was back in 2013 when CAO Flathead made its debut. This was a line designed with an automotive theme. The cigars featured a Connecticut Broadleaf box-pressed line with a very flat cap. The Flathead […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo showcased a new limited edition collection called Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edicion 2015. The collection features three limited different limited production blends – each described as being a personal blend of company founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The blends include: Connecticut (an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper blend); Colorado (an […]
Today we complete our look at the ten cigars making up the 2015 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the La Antiguedad TAA Exclusive 2015 by My Father Cigars. For this installment by My Father Cigars, the company provides a version of its regular production La Antiguedad line that incorporates an Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper as […]
Late in December 2015, Scottsdale Arizona-based retailer Cigar King announced a new shop exclusive project with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The project is called Cigar King Gold Series II. This is actually the second Gold Series release by Rocky Patel for Cigar King. In addition, there has also been a release from El Titan de Bronze released […]
