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 Protocol Probable Cause is the sophomore release by Cubariqueno Cigar Company. In 2015, cigar enthusiasts Juan Cancel and Bill Ives launched Cubariqueno Cigar Company. The company’s first release, Protocol was very well received both critically and commercially and Cubariqueno became one of the revelations in the cigar industry. In 2016, Cancel and Ives decided to add a maduro as […]
The La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein Limited Edition is a special offshoot to La Flor Dominican’s 1994 line. It was back in 2014, the La Flor Dominicana released the1994 line. The 1994 cigar quickly garnered both critical and commercial acclaim. The La Flor Dominicana 1994 Beer Stein Limited Edition features a different blend, a different […]
Today we a look at the Tatuaje Skinny Mummy, one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first ten Tatuaje Monster Series blends. Since 2008, the Tatuaje Monsters Series has been an annual release right before Halloween. For each installment of the series, a […]
Each year at ProCigar Festival held in the Dominican Republic, Quesada Cigars has used to occasion to unveil a special cigar. In 2015, Quesada Cigars launched a cigar known as the Quesada Reserva Privada. The Reserva Privada is a limited production, ultra-premium offering that features Dominican San Vincente tobacco set aside from a 1997 crop […]
The Crux Classic is one of nine regular production lines by Crux Cigar Company. When Crux Cigars launched in 2014, the company initially released three lines (Ninfamaniac, Ninfamaniac Dark, and Skeeterz) all with ring gauges 33 and under. While this seemed like an unorthodox approach, it also allowed the company to enter the market with some differentiating […]
The Jas Sum Kral Red Knight is the first line released by Jas Sum Kral cigars. Jas Sum Kral was launched by Riste Riatevski. After being disappointed with many cigars on the market, Riatevski set out to create his own cigar. His goal was to create a cigar that maintained Cuban tradition, but add his own […]
Today, we take another look at another installment of the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection, the Tatuaje Skinny Jekyll. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of ten 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on various Tatuaje Monster Series releases. Since 2008, the Tatuaje Monsters Series has been an annual release right before Halloween. For each installment of the series, a […]
Prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff announced its latest offering in its “Discovery Pillar”, the Davidoff Yamasa line. The Discovery Pillar represents the black label Davidoff-branded cigars. When Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard came on board in 2011, he executed on a strategy around innovation. The Discovery Pillar has represented some of the products resulting from […]
