Casa Fernandez Arsenio Oro Robusto At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez showed off several new lines. One of those lines is a tribute to the company’s master blender Arsenio Ramos. The Casa Fernandez Arsenio Serie Oro is a line that commemorates Ramos’ 80th birthday. This isn’t the first cigar to be released with […]
“Boutique Blends knew they to answer the question ‘what’s next?’ … This is an outstanding cigar and one the shows the company is not resting on its laurels..” Coming in at #16 is the Aging Room Bin No. 1 by Boutique Blends Cigars The Bin No. 1 is one of four new products released by […]
“Without a doubt, this is one of the better cigar releases that has been released by not only Cohiba (brand), but by General Cigar Company as a whole..” Coming in at #17 is the Cohiba Comador. General Cigar Company returns to the Cigar of the Year Countdown for the first time since 2012, and the company […]
La Palina Black Label Robusto At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars launched its seventh line, the La Palina Black Label. This line marks the second project done between Bill Paley’s La Palina Cigars and Abe Flores PDR Cigars factory. This follows up the PDR-made La Palina Classic, had been launched at the 2012 […]
Espinosa Laranja Reserva Corona Gorda On the eve of the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars announced a new line of cigars called the Espinosa Laranja Reserva. The Laranja Reserva incorporates a Brazlian wrapper – a first for a regular Espinosa Cigars release. The wrapper is not a mainstream Brazlian one. It comes from the […]
Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Corona The Deliverance is the eighth blend to be released by Texas-based cigar maker Black Label Trading Company. Black Label Trading Company was founded by James Brown. Brown has built his company around a model of small batch production. Along the way, Brown has also looked to deliver unique blends […]
La Aurora Preferidos Diamond Corona Especiales The La Aurora Preferidos Diamond Corona Especiales is part of a limited production run of 5 1/2 x 42 corona sized cigars made in the six blends of the La Aurora Preferidos series. The Preferidos Diamond was introduced back in 2012 by La Aurora at the 2012 IPCPR Trade […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
E.P. Carrillo Cabinet Robusto At Inter-Tabac 2014 in Dortmund, Germany, E.P. Carrillo showcased a new cigar called the E.P. Carrillo Cabinet. This was one of two cigars announced at the European trade show with the other being a new Ecuadorian Connecticut offering called the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Reserva. The plan was for both of […]
