Merlion by La Sirena Sea Lion Maduro Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, La Sirena Cigars (still a part of Miami Cigar and Company) announced a limited production extension to its Merlion line known as the Sea Lion. The Sea Lion would become the fourth frontmark in the Merlion line. The cigar itself is […]
Foundry H20 – 2 The Foundry H20 – 2 is a small batch release by Foundry Tobacco Company as a part of their Compounds, Elements and Musings line. Foundry Tobacco Company is a brand under the General Cigar Company portfolio. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, it was General Cigar Company who was the leader in terms of […]
Rocky Patel Platinum For the past couple of years, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has gone into the IPCPR with plenty of “what’s new” for cigar enthusiasts. The Rocky Patel Platinum was a new line that was one of several cigars that made its debut at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. This cigar added a […]
Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco The Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco is a limited production cigar that was made to commemorate Joya de Nicaragua’s 45 years in business. It was released toward the tail-end of 2013. The name Cuatro Cinco is indicative of this as it translates to “45” While it is one of […]
Sindicato Hex The Sindicato Hex was one of three blends launched by Sindicato Cigar Group at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The Hex was perhaps the most anticipated of the three as it was the Nicaraguan-made blend. Sindicato Cigar Group was officially in March, 2013. The company was started by a group of 45 strong cigar […]
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 an […]
Gold Strike by Royal Gold Cigars As part of our on-going previews of 2013 releases, we’ve been paying considerable attention to Royal Gold Cigars. Earlier this year, it was announced that Swisher International was getting back into the premium cigar market game with the launch of Royal Gold. As a part of this comeback, the […]
The Toscanello Speciale is a cigar made by Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. While this was a cigar that was introduced in 1998, it is a cigar that is gaining some attention as of late. Namely because it is a cigar that incorporates fire-cured tobacco. 2013 will probably go down in cigar history as the year of […]
Chess Extreme Maduro – Torpedo I The Chess Extreme Maduro is one of several lines of cigars produced by a boutique cigar company called Chess Cigars. Chess Cigars was founded by Håkon Aanonsen who goes by the nickname of “Hawk”. Hawk is from Norway and was originally an importer for Cuban cigars. Hawk moved on to […]
Xikar HC Habano2 (Squared) The Xikar HC Habano2 was announced prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The HC Habano2 was Xikar’s first new cigar blend since 2009. Many know Xikar for making cigar accessories, however back in 2007 they entered the cigar game with the release of the Xikar Defiance. In 2009, they followed this up […]
