One of the pioneers in the large ring gauge movement was Perdomo Cigars. It was back in the early 2000s when Nick Perdomo introduced a line called the Perdomo Inmenso. It was a line well ahead of its time, as it featured some very large ring gauge cigars. Over the past decade, large ring gauges […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new cigar company launched called Jake Wyatt Cigar Company. At the time the company launched, it went to market with five regular production blends known as the Gourmet line. The five blends were all-distinct and each featured an artisan touch with pinstripe accents One of the blends […]
In 2021, ATL Cigar Co launched its fourth blend, the ATL Magic. The company is a venture formed by Leroy Lamar, Janelle Lamar, and Peter Gross. As the name of the company indicates, ATL Cigar Co pays homage to the culture and people of the city of Atlanta. In the case of the ATL Magic, […]
In the 2010s, we saw many cigar releases embracing the branding of “Nicaragua.” Some of these Nicaragua-branded releases involved producing cigars in Nicaragua, some involved incorporating Nicaraguan tobaccos, and in some cases, all-Nicaraguan blends were released. Such was the case in 2014 when VegaFina released the VegaFina Nicaragua – which was a Nicaraguan puro. Since […]
With the exception of one year, since 2014 Crowned Heads Cigars has released an exclusive limited edition cigar for the retailers of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). From 2014 to 2019, Crowned Heads would release the cigars under the concept of “The Angel’s Anvil.” The concept of this cigar was based on a story […]
Coming up on seven years in business, Protocol Cigars is a small company that has built quite a collection of offerings. At the time of this review, it includes eleven blends in its core Iines and nearly 20 limited edition offerings. The limited edition offerings include single store releases and event cigars. Over the past […]
For as long as I have been assessing cigars, it seems there has been an ongoing trend to bring the world of cigars and spirits together. In 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) released a trio of cigars meant to complement several bourbon products produced by Sazerac Company at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. These products included: […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars released a limited edition cigar called the La Aurora Fernando León Limited Edition Belicoso. The cigar is in honor of the late Fernando León, the father of current La Aurora Cigars President Guillermo León and son of La Aurora founder Eduardo León Jimenes. […]
