The GTO Pain Killer Box Press is a recent line extension made by GTO Cigars to its Pain Killer line. GTO Cigars is owned by Oscar Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a doctor who is based in the Montgomery, Alabama area. He has roots from the Dominican Republic where his family has been cultivating and growing tobacco […]
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 Asylum Nyctophilia Maduro is Asylum Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. Asylum Cigars is a part of the CLE Cigar Company portfolio and it marks CLE’s first contribution to the TAA. The name Nyctophilia means “preference for the night or darkness” and that is exactly what Nyctophilia is – namely […]
The Rocky Patel Edge A-10 is the seventh (and latest) blend to be introduced to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ Edge line. The line was originally launched in 2004 and was meant to be a value-priced offering. It was originally packaged without a band in rustic 100 count boxes. A lot has changed since then, as The Edge would […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Sindicato Cigars showed off a new release called the Sindicato Miami Edition 2015. This cigar marked a few firsts for Sindicato Cigars. First up, it would be the company’s first limited production cigar. Secondly, it would become the first cigar by Sindicato that would be made in the United States. […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Robert Wright‘s Pura Soul Cigars unveiled two new offerings. One of these offerings is a new, limited production line called the Pura Soul Barber Pole. As the name indicates, this cigar features a barber pole styled wrapper of Corojo and Maduro. Recently the Pura Soul Barber Pole has made its way to […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled three new blends. One of those blends is an extension to its Sun Grown line called the Rocky Patel Special Reserve Sun Grown Maduro. The original Sun Grown line is highlighted by its Sun Grown Ecuadorian Sumatra has been a staple of Rocky Patel Premium […]
Earlier this Spring, Viaje Cigars released a new cigar called Viaje Jalapeno. The Jalapeno was released along with another three cigar line called Senor Andre’s Chiccharrones. While it wasn’t intentional, the cigars took on theme for Cinco de Mayo. Like many other cigars, the Viaje Jalapeno was released in a shroud of mystery with the only details […]
The Litto Gomez Diez LG 2015 is the latest installment in La Flor Dominicana’s Litto Gomez Diez line. The cigar takes its name from La Flor Dominicana founder Litto Gomez. The cigar was introduced in 2004 to commemorate Gomez’s ten years (thus the “Diez”) in the cigar industry. Originally launched back in 2014, the line […]
The Espinosa Especial is a new line launched by Espinosa Cigars in 2015. The line itself was announced earlier this past Spring. In July, the line made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show and shipped to retailers this Fall. For this particular line, the company turns to a wrapper that it is very […]
