A.J. Fernandez New World Brute The A.J. Fernandez New World Brute is a shop exclusive cigar to Serious Cigars in Houston, Texas. The cigar made its debut at the 2015 Texas Cigar Festival. Not only is this the first shop exclusive made available in the New World line, but it is the first line extension […]
Cigar Review: Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Churchill (Formerly Hammer + Sickle Icon Series)
Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Churchill (Hammer + Sickle Icon Series branded cigar) Recently Hammer + Sickle Cigars announced athe Hammer + Sickle Icon Series was being renamed the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series. The Icon Series was launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show and introduced a second Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Hammer + […]
Cigar Review: CAO Amazon Basin
CAO Amazon Basin At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled a limited edition cigar called the CAO Amazon Basin. It was one of two new cigars launched with a South American theme with the other being a new regular production cigar called the CAO Colombia. The Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
Avo Limited Edition 2004 – Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) In 2004, the fourth annual Avo Limited Edition cigar, the Avo Limited Edition 2004 – aka the Avo Legacy (Avo LE04) made its debut. The Avo Legacy coincided with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 78th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition […]
Cigar Review: Saga Golden Age Toro
Saga Golden Age Toro Saga Cigars is a new brand that was launched by the Reyes family at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Many know of the Reyes family through Augusto Reyes Sr, a very well-respected sixth generation cigar maker in the Dominican Republic. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and […]
Cigar Review: Aged Selects Habano Oscuro Churchill
Aged Selects Habano Oscuro Churchill Today we take a look at another cigar from Aged Selects called the Aged Selects Habano Oscuro Churchill. Aged Selects is a brand of Nicaraguan made cigars that provide cigar enthusiasts with a premium long filler cigar at a low price. To accomplish this, Aged Selects sends buyers to the […]
Cigar Review: Cumpay Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars
Cumpay Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars Cumpay is one of three lines of cigars made by Honduran cigar manufacturer Maya Selva Cigars. The company is named for its owner, Maya Selva. Maya Selva Cigars has had a footprint in Europe for quite some time and recently has turned its attention to growing in the U.S. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Belle Encre Reserva
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 […]
Cigar Review: Nomad C-276 Robusto
Nomad C-276 Robusto The Nomad C-276 is the fourth regular production cigar released by Nomad Cigar Company. The cigar made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. 2014 saw Nomad Cigar Company add two regular production lines, the Nomad Connecticut Fuerte and the C-276. Company president Fred Rewey has divided his […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Selección España Beli-Lance
Quesada Seleccion Espana Beli-Lance The Quesada Seleccion Espana Beli-Lance is one of two limited production shop exclusives sizes of the Seleccion Espana being made available to Illinois retailer Casa de Montecristo. The Quesada Seleccion Espana made its debut in 2011 at the ProCigar festival. It was originally intended for the cigar market in Spain, but based on […]