The Crux Epicure is Crux Cigar Company’s ninth regular production cigar to be released. It has been a much-anticipated release for almost a year and a half. Crux Epicure introduces the company’s first Connecticut Shade wrapper offering. The name Epicure refers to “a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine”. The […]
On the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show came word that Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company was releasing a maduro counterpart to its El Güegüense cigar called “The Wise Man”. El Güegüense was Foundation Cigar Company’s initial release. The name comes from the Nahuatl language (a Central American Indigenous language) which translates to “The Wise Man”. For […]
The Guardian of the Farm is the second collaborative brand done by Casa Fernandez and Warped Cigars. Casa Fernandez and Warped Cigars are no strangers to each other. Warped Cigars has been working with Casa Fernandez’s Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) factory to handle several of its regular production lines. In 2015, Warped Cigars’ owner […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak showcased a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto size to its Gaaja Natural line. The Gaaja was a new brand by Bombay Tobak that was released in 2016. Bombay Tobak is best known for its MBombay line of cigars. Gaaja would become Bombay Tobak’s first box-pressed cigar. The blend itself […]
Aladino is a 100% Authentic Honduran puro that comes from JRE Tobacco Company. JRE Tobacco Company is an operation that was founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa. Julio and Justo are the father and brother of Christian Eiroa, who is best known for running Camacho Cigars before founding CLE Cigar Company. […]
The Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016 is the second installment in Crux Cigar Company’s Limitada series. The name Show Exclusive 2016 refers to the 2016 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Trade Show and Convention. This cigar was offered to those retailers who were in attendance at the 2016 Trade Show. Over the years, many manufacturers […]
Earlier this year, Christian Eiroa’s C.L.E. Cigar Company announced the national release of EIROA The First 20 Years Colorado. It is the fourth blend under C.L.E.’s EIROA brand, and the second blend to carry the EIROA First 20 Years name. The story with this cigar is that company founder Christian Eiroa had always sought to create a blend with a […]
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 […]
Prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak, the maker of the MBombay brand of cigars announced an all-new brand known as Gaaja (pronounced : Gaa-ya). Released originally in a Toro, the Gaaja would be the first box pressed offering from Bombay Tobak. From a tobacco standpoint, a unique feature of this cigar is that it uses tobaccos from Paraguay, a […]
Saga Short Tales Tomo 2: Tales of the Land: Cotuí is the second installment under De Los Reyes Cigars’ Short Tales line. As the name indicates, Saga Short Tales is a series of short smokes with each installment having a different theme to it. Last year, the first installment, Tomo (Volume) 1 “Tales of High […]
