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. […]
Once upon a time, shop exclusive cigars were truly special. One of the companies that made it “cool” to shop exclusive cigars was Tatuaje Cigars. In 2005, Tatuaje would release a cigar known as the Tatuaje T110 as a limited edition shop exclusive to R. Field Wine & Co in Honolulu, Hawaii. Over the years, […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
In 2021, Davidoff Cigars would introduce a new regular production line under its AVO brand known as the AVO Syncro Caribe. The Caribe is the fourth blend to be installed under the AVO Syncro pillar. The AVO brand draws its inspiration from the late Avo Uvezian’s musical roots. The name “Syncro” is a play on […]
Prior to the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 Show, Casa Cuevas Cigars would release its seventh blend known as the Casa Cuevas Patrimonio. The Cuevas family has five generations of experience in the tobacco industry. The name Patrimonio translates to Patrimony and it pays homage to the over 100 years the family has been in […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, ACE Prime launched a new offering under its Luciano brand known as the Fiat Lux by Luciano. The Luciano brand is named for Luciano Meirelles, the owner and face of ACE Prime. Fiat Lux is a Latin expression for “let there be light” from the intellectual […]
In 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) made a major change in its portfolio of premium cigar brands. Previously, the premium cigar brands were under General Cigar Company, but 2021 saw STG split off several brands that were under General Cigar Company into a separate subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company. Forged Cigar Company would have […]
