The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive Natural is one of two cigars made by Padron for the 2014 TAA Exclusive Series. These two Padron exclusives represent two of the eight cigars made for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) in 2014. As is the case with the Padron 1964 Anniversary line, the Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso TAA Exclusive […]
Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker Edicion Limitada The Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker Edicion Limitada was released with the May 2014 shipment of Viaje Skull and Bones. This shipment was the eleventh of the Skull and Bones series released by Viaje since its launch in the Spring of 2010. In each of the shipments there have been different blend […]
Espada by Montecristo Guard The Espada by Montecristo is the latest line to be introduced to Altadis USA’s Montecristo brand. Over the past three years, Altadis USA has working on making their existing lines more contemporary in terms of their packaging and / or blends. With the Espada, this is a a definite change of […]
Felipe Gregorio Power 2014 Triple R Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Felipe Gregorio Cigars announced a new installment of its Power series – the Felipe Gregorio Power 2014. The Power was launched in 2007 and is intended to be a limited production cigar released once every seven years. There was an additional […]
Casa Fernandez JFR XT Corojo 654 XT At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Casa Fernandez unveiled a new line of cigars under their JFR brand called the JFR XT. This introduced a box-pressed offering into the JFR brand using both of Casa Fernandez signature wrappers – a Corojo and (San Andres) Maduro. […]
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ashton Cigars announced a addition to its La Aroma de Cuba line called the La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse. The Noblesse is the fifth blend under the La Aroma de Cuba brand it is also the first limited edition cigar under that […]
La Boheme (Poeta) by Boutique Blends Cigars La Boheme was one of four new cigars launched by Boutique Blends Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. La Boheme is not just a new cigar, but it is the first cigar of a new brand being launched in the Boutique Blends portfolio with the same name. […]
Flor de Selva Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars Flor de Selva 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 […]
Caldwell Seleccion Junior Varsity Sevillana Magnum The Sevillana is one of three cigars part of Caldwell Cigar Company’s Seleccion Junior Varsity line. While the Caldwell Collection line has gotten quite a bit of attention, it is the Junior Varsity line that has flown under the radar. Caldwell Cigar Company has prided themselves on small batch […]
