Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series The Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series is a cigar that was exclusive to Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) retailers. Each year, cigar manufacturers are given the opportunity to provide exclusive releases to those retailers that are members of the TAA. These can be exclusive blends, exclusive vitolas, and/or early release […]
East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte The East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte is a modified blend of the East India Trading Company Wicked Indie. The main difference with the Double Fuerte is that it contains some extra ligero in the blend, and is available in a different frontmark (a 6 x […]
Padilla Reserva Maduro In 2012, Padilla Cigars launched their Padilla Reserva Maduro. 2012 was a pivotal year for Ernesto Padilla’s company. It was late in 2011 where Padilla made a decision to discontinue production of his current brands. This decision was in part because his portfolio had gotten discounted too much by the online catalog […]
Asylum 13 Ogre This past November, Asylum Cigars announced the Asylum 13 Ogre. This cigar caught the attention of many for three reasons. First up, the cigar is a barber pole. Secondly, this isn’t any barber pole, but this is a barber pole that uses candela as one its wrapper. Finally, this cigar is enormous […]
Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan The Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan marks Alec Bradley’s first foray into the world of candela cigars. For this release, the company chose to work with its popular Black Market blend, but use a candela wrapper. It has become a recent trend in the cigar industry to time […]
East India Trading Company Red Witch The Red Witch was is the second line of cigars to be released under the Gurkha Cigar Group subsidiary, the East India Trading Company. It was in 2011 when the East India Trading Company was launched. This subsidiary has been focused around providing a premium cigar at a value […]
Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Maduro – El Supremo The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show saw Casa Fernandez introduce the Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Maduro. This release saw Casa Fernandez introduce a maduro offering using Aganorsa leaf tobacco. This offering complements the company’s original Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf – which is a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapped cigar featuring 100% […]
Perla del Mar by J.C. Newman – Perla G vitola The Perla del Mar is a new line of cigars that has been recently launched by J.C. Newman Cigar Company. First information of the Perla del Mar came out last April. While the Perla del Mar was showcased at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, it […]
La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra The La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra is one of three 2012 regional releases by the La Gloria Cubana. These three regional releases have been targeted to be longer, larger ring gauge cigars. The Piramide Supra was a release that was targeted for the northeastern U.S. market. The cigar comes in […]
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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
