Bold by Nish Patel The Bold by Nish Patel was one of several new releases by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar carries Rocky Patel’s brother’s name Nish on it. Over the past few years both Nish Patel and Patel’s cousin Nimish Desail have been playing an increasing role in the […]
Monte by Montecristo (Jacopa No. 2) As we have been discussing over the past two years, Altadis USA has working on making their existing lines more contemporary – not just in terms of the packaging, but also in terms of the blends. This has been seen across the company’s portfolio in terms of blends such […]
La Gloria Cubana Serie R Esteli Since the release of 2011’s La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale, General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand has been focused more on limited editions and regional exclusives. In 2013, La Gloria Cubana went started to refocus back on their core line. This time they turned their attention to the […]
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Gearhead Gary Crankshaft The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Gearhead Gary Crankshaft is the ninth installment in a monthly series of cigars developed by Ortega Premium Cigars. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The idea behind the Ortega Wild Bunch is to dedicate […]
Camaacho Diploma (2013) Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched a major campaign known as the “bold standard”. It was described by Camacho as “the most brazen move in their nearly 50 year history”. This campaign not only involved rebranding their cigars with a new logo and new packaging, but it also […]
Epicurean Gonzo Vintage 2007 The Gonzo Vintage 2007 was the second line to be released by Epicurean Cigars. Epicurean Cigars was founded by Steven Ysidron, who has a long history in the cigar business – most recently with Savinelli. In 2012, he launched Epicurean Cigars. Epicurean Cigars has a focus on small batch, limited production […]
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 […]
Davidoff Golden Band Award Cigar – 2012 The Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2012 is a cigar that is a limited edition cigar that was awarded to those retailers that were recipients of a 2012 Golden Band Award. The awards program is meant to honor and the company’s best Appointed Merchants that according to Davidoff “truly embody […]
VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2012 Back at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, we reported on a limited edition release by Atladis USA under the VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2012. This is the latest in what has become a series of limited edition releases in the VegaFina brand. Unofficially the Sumum 2012 […]
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 […]
