In 2016, Habanos SA released a regional release to Great Britain under its Juan Lopez line known as the Juan Lopez Selección Superba Edicion Regional Gran Bretaña. Looking at the massive portfolio for Habanos SA, the Juan Lopez brand is one of the smaller ones. However over the years it has sustained a popular following […]
Agile Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Robusto by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
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 Review: 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole (Toro) by Oscar Valladares & Company
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 […]
Cigar Review: Diesel Whiskey Row Robusto
In 2018, General Cigar Company announced a new release under its Diesel brand known as Diesel Whiskey Row. It was a release that would once again see General Cigar partner with acclaimed blender AJ Fernandez. For many years, Fernandez produced cigars for the Diesel brand for Cigars International and its distribution arm Meier & Dutch, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Nat Sherman Panamericana Belicoso Fino
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 […]
Cigar Review: Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro Rothschild Masivo by Royal Agio Cigars
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Royal Agio Cigars announced two new blends under its Balmoral brand with the Balmoral Añejo XO Oscuro and the Balmoral Añejo XO Connecticut. Royal Agio Cigars is a company based in the Netherlands that has a large presence in Europe. However, the company is no stranger to the U.S. […]
Cigar Review: Hoyo La Amistad Black Rothschild
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced its third Hoyo La Amistad cigar done in collaboration with AJ Fernandez, the Hoyo La Amistad Black. The Hoyo La Amistad Black added a dark oscuro offering into the Hoyo La Amistad line. Over the past 2 years, AJ Fernandez has worked with many companies, but […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Ghost Pepper
In 2015, Viaje Cigars launched a cigar known as the Viaje Jalapeño. One thing Viaje Cigars was well-known for its themed releases. The Viaje Jalapeño introduced a farm-grown peppers theme. The Jalapeño would come in a very unique figurado shape that was made famous with the Viaje Exclusive Chiquito which one could argue looks like a […]
Cigar Review: AVO Signature 30 Years Belicoso
In 2015, the AVO brand underwent a significant makeover. With the makeover, the brand introduced some packaging changes and there was some consolidation of the lines in the portfolio. As a part of the consolidation, two lines under the AVO brand were dropped, these were the AVO Maduro and the AVO Signature. The consolidation left […]
Cigar Review: Nomad Signature Toro
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Nomad Cigar Company would release what would become founder Fred Rewey‘s final cigar with the brand, the Nomad Signature. The Nomad Signature is a cigar that actually made its debut two years prior. At the time of the 2016 Trade Show, Rewey unveiled three cigars he worked on at […]