The LH Colorado Lancero is a new line extension introduced by LH (Lavida Habana) Premium Cigars in 2016 for its Colorado blend. This past year, LH Premium Cigars announced it was adding a lancero vitola to each of its three regular production blends. LH Premium Cigars is a company that was founded by tobacconists Nick Syris and Omar Nasr. The company […]
The Serino Royale Connecticut is one of four blends launched by Serino Cigar Company. The company is run by Tony Serino who has 20 years experience in the cigar industry where he was involved in importing and selling bundle cigars. With the Serino Royale line, Serino and his company make the transition into super premium cigars. To […]
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 […]
In 2012 Rocky Patel Premium Cigars launched the first of a series of releases partnering with various athletes to produce a cigar brand. The first athlete selected was baseball great Gary Sheffield and the cigar was called the Rocky Patel Gary Sheffield HR500. The limited release cigar commemorated Sheffield’s 500th home run in Major League […]
The Daddy Mac is one of two new releases by Cornelius & Anthony launched in 2016. Cornelius & Anthony is the premium cigar division S & M Brands. S & M Brands is owned by the Bailey family and run by Steven Bailey. The family has over 150 years in the tobacco industry. The Daddy Mac […]
In 2009, Viaje Cigars unveiled its first Viaje Holiday Blend release. The Holiday Blend was designed to be a seasonal release to coincide with the Christmas and year-end festivities. The cigar, which was a Nicaraguan puro featuring a Nicaraguan Criollo wrapper became an instant favorite amount Viaje. Each year since 2009 (with the exception of 2013), Viaje has […]
On June 10th, 2016, Jose Orlando Padron, the patriarch of the Padron family and founder of Padron Cigars will celebrate his 90th birthday. Earlier this year, the festivities for this milestone kicked off when South Florida retailer Smoke Inn held a 90th birthday celebration at an event that took place at its Boynton Beach, Florida […]
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 […]
The Serino Royale Maduro is one of four blends launched by Serino Cigar Company. The company is run by Tony Serino who has 20 years experience in the cigar industry where he was involved in importing and selling bundle cigars. With the Serino Royale line, Serino and his company make the transition into super premium […]
Last Fall, L’Atelier Imports announced its first regional limited edition release called the L’Atelier LAT SEC. As the name indicates, this was a release that was done to the select L’Atelier retailers in the Southeastern United States. In addition to being the company’s first regional release, it also introduced the first box-pressed cigar to carry […]
