Back in 2016, Espinosa Cigars planned on launching its first event-only cigar. The cigar was called Alpha Dawg and it was a moniker for company founder Erik Espinosa. The blend for Alpha Dawg was selected at the inaugural La Zona Palooza event. It turns out that Alpha Dawg wasn’t an event-only cigar because the […]
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 […]
Altadis USA’s portfolio of cigars has always been one that has interested me. It’s a combination of classic heritage brands, and newer more contemporary brands. From the classic side, brands such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann have been staples. On the contemporary side, we’ve seen Altadis bring in Aging Room, and more […]
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 […]
“Nick” is a line that was launched in 2020 in the LH Cigars portfolio. The line is named after the company’s founder, owner, and blender Nick Syris. For several years, LH developed a strong core following with its LH blends. Late in 2017, Syris would collaborate with “Island Jim” Robinson on another brand known as […]
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 […]
Visitors to Tampa or Miami usually notice that when it comes to cigars, the game of dominos often goes along with smoking a cigar. In 2020, CAO Cigars decided to incorporate the theme of dominos into a new regular production release known as CAO Bones. The name “Bones” actually is another name for the domino […]
In the Spring of 2019, Crowned Heads announced the seventh installment of its Las Calaveras series. Las Calaveras is an annual limited edition release that first made its debut back in 2014. The name “Las Calaveras” translates to “The Skulls.” It is a line that pays homage to those who have passed away over the […]
In 2020, Dissident Cigars released the second edition of its limited edition line known as Home. The story of the Home cigar traces back to when Dissident Cigars was originally launched several years ago. The brand Dissident was launched in 2013 by Jason Webster and Neil Edwards, who were the owners of The Humidor in […]
Back in 2019, Protocol Cigars unveiled a pair of shop exclusive cigars called the Protocol John Doe Series and Protocol Jane Doe Series. These names fit into Protocol Cigars’ theme of law enforcement given these are the names used for unidentified male and unidentified female dead bodies until identification can be made by next of kin. […]
