Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars was a guest on the November 9th, 2013 Kiss My Radio program. During the interview with host Abe Dababneh, it was confirmed that Espinosa Cigars would be collaborating with Smoke Inn (for whom Dababneh is the proprietor) on their eighth Microblend SeriesTM release. The cigar is scheduled for an April 2014 […]
Cigar Pre-Review: 601 La Bomba Maduro Warhead by Espinosa Cigars
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601 La Bomba Maduro Warhead by Espinosa Cigars (Long pigtail fuse draped over left side of wrapper) The 601 La Bomba Maduro Warhead is a new limited edition cigar that will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. It will be the seventh blend of the popular 601 line of cigars to be released. […]
Press Release: Limited Edition 601 La Bomba Maduro “Warhead” To Be Introduced at IPCPR 2013
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Hialeah Gardens, Florida (June 6, 2013) – Hialeah Gardens, Florida (June 6, 2013) – Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce they will be introducing a limited edition cigar for their full bodied 601 La Bomba line called “Warhead” at IPCPR this year. This is the first time the 601 La Bomba line is offered […]
Assessment Update: 601 Blue Label Maduro
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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) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a score […]
News: Espinosa Cigars to Launch Limited Edition Broadleaf 601 La Bomba
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Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars was a guest on the 5/18/13 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and indicated he will be launching a Broadleaf Maduro wrapper version of the 601 La Bomba cigar. The cigar will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. Espinosa indicated the Broadleaf version of the 601 La Bomba […]
Cigar Preview: 601 La Bomba F-Bomb by Espinosa Cigars
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Espinosa Cigars has announced a fifth vitola to their 601 La Bomba line. This vitola is a 7 x 70 size and has been dubbed La Bomba F-Bomb. The announcement was made via a video on the company’s Facebook page. The 601 La Bomba line was originally part of the EO Brands portfolio It was […]
Assessment Update: 601 La Bomba by Espinosa Cigars
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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 a […]
News: Erik Espinosa Confirms Dissolution of EO Brands; Discusses new Espinosa Cigar
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Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars appeared on the 7/21/12 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and confirmed a story first reported by Halfwheel that EO Brands has been dissolved and the brands have been divided. Espinosa was a partner with Eddie Ortega with EO Brands. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving EO […]
News: Eddie Ortega Leaves EO Brands
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In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
Cigar Review: 601 Natural (601 Reserva Limitada Natural – White Label)
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601 Natural – aka 601 White Label 2011 is an exciting year for EO Brands and their 601 line. Many 601 fans were happy when EO abandoned the band changes made in 2010 and reverted back to a band similar to the original 601 band. In addition, the 601 line is introducing some new blends […]