The Fonseca Nicaragua is a new line launched by Quesada Cigars in 2016. Fonseca is one of the oldest brands in the Quesada Cigars portfolio; but prior to the release of the Fonseca Nicaragua the brand had not seen a new release since 2013’s Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo. With the Fonseca Nicaragua, it marks a very […]
Viaje Cigars has built a reputation for incorporating seasonal holiday themed cigar releases into its small batch model. In 2009, the company introduced one of its earlier holiday releases with the Viaje Holiday Blend – a cigar released for the Christmas Holiday. In 2012, Viaje expanded the Christmas-themed releases to include a second cigar, the […]
For the past five years, La Flor Dominicana has provided a cigar as a part of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. This year the 2016 installment was the La Flor Dominicana TAA 48 (the “48” refers to the 48th edition of the TAA’s annual convention). To support that release, the La Flor […]
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 Voyage is the debut release from a new cigar company called Baracoa Cigar Company. The company was founded by Danny Vazquez. Vazquez’s goal was to provide a high quality product at an affordable price. To produce The Voyage, Vazquez teamed up with the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic. The cigar made its […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars debuted a new line called the Rocky Patel Special Edition. This is an offering by Rocky Patel that has been positioned as a brick and mortar offering, being limited to the company’s top 200 retailers nationwide. The cigar itself is highlighted by an eight year old […]
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka‘s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust announced two line extensions to its Sobremesa line. The two new sizes introduced were the 7 x 50 Elegante en Cedro (Double Corona) and the 4 3/4 x 48 Short Churchill. While these cigars keep to the core tobacco components used […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was one of the busiest in recent years for Casa Fernandez as it launched several new releases. One new brand introduced by Casa Fernandez has some very familiar names – the Aganorsa Leaf TABSA. This is a cigar named for the farms where Casa Fernandez grows its signature Nicaraguan tobacco […]
Today, we look at a cigar called the Xiphos NR Maduro. It is one of five blends offered by Xiphos Cigars. Xiphos Cigars was founded by Brad Longanecker. The company has two main brands in its portfolio: Xiphos NR and Xiphos CR. The brands are differentiated by the country where they are produced. For the […]
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 […]
