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 […]
Just before the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Robert Holt and Southern Draw Cigars announced a new value-priced brand known as 300 Hands. The 300 Hands name pays homage to the people of Nicaragua involved in the 300 steps needed going from seed to store to deliver a hand-made premium cigar to the consumer. The people involved […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was one of the busier ones for La Palina Cigars. One cigar that made its debut at the 2016 Trade Show was a line called El Año 1896. The El Año 1896 became the first all box-pressed line to be introduced by La Palina Cigars. This was a cigar that […]
The 2012 by Oscar line has become one of the more popular lines in Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Company’s portfolio. It’s a line best known to consumers as the company’s box-pressed line. It was in early 2017 when the 2012 by Oscar line was put into widespread distribution. At the time, the company was commemorating […]
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 […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Miami Cigar and Company formally launched the Nestor Miranda Collection 75th Anniversary cigar. 2018 is a year for anniversaries and milestones in the cigar industry. For Miami Cigar and Company founder Nestor Miranda, February 14th, 2018 would mark his 75th birthday. The company made a decision to release a […]
The past year at Davidoff has seen the company reach into its rich history and re-release many of its classic blends from its past. One can certainly argue a driving factor has been the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deeming Regulations which require pre-market approval for new releases. Davidoff has done this through several mechanisms. […]
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 […]
Over the past two years, AJ Fernandez has had the opportunity to put his own footprint on a series of legendary Cuban brands that have non-Cuban versions sold in the U.S. market. These brands include: Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Gispert, Hoyo de Monterrey, Ramon Allones, and Punch. For the Punch brand, Fernandez developed a […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, La Flor Dominicana showcased a new offering called La Volcada. La Volcada is the latest in a series of limited production releases we have seen over the past few years by La Flor Dominicana. Other releases include Chapter One (2013), Capitulo II (2014), La Nox (2015), Andalusian Bull (2016), […]
