All Out Kings is a collaborative project between Caldwell Cigar Company and Drew Estate. Word of All Out Kings first surfaced early in 2016. The project was first seen at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. A very limited release was made in order to meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s August 8th, 2016 […]
The Isabela StarDust is a small batch, limited edition cigar by Isabela Cigar Company. The company is the brainchild Johnny Piette, who in 1997 would connect with a Cuban Cigar Master named Vincente Ortiz. Ortiz had a small factory located in the Little Havana area of Miami. He would eventually become a mentor to Piette. […]
Viaje Cigars have built a reputation for its seasonal small batch releases. In 2011, the Viaje Stuffed Turkey cigar made its debut and started a tradition of an annual seasonal release for Thanksgiving. Since that initial release, the Stuffed Turkey expanded into White Meat (Natural Wrapper) and Dark Meat (Maduro) offerings. By 2014, a third cigar […]
Earlier this year, Davidoff released a series of 6 x 60 line extensions to the four blends of its “Discovery Pillar” (Black Level) line. One of the cigars that falls under the Discovery Pillar line is the Davidoff Escurio. During his tenure, former Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard implemented a program of production innovation and the Discovery […]
Over the past few years, Jochy Blanco has become a power in the cigar industry. He is best known as a tobacco grower and the owner of the Tabacalera Palma factory. Tabacalera Palma is known more recently for brands such as Boutique Blends, Matilde Cigars, Villiger, and Las Cumbres Tabaco, but it is a factory […]
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 providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, My Father Cigars showcased a new offering under its flagship My Father brand called the My Father La Opulencia. La Opulencia introduces a Mexican wrapped offering under the My Father line. While this is the first My Father branded cigar to use a Mexican wrapper, it is not the […]
In 2011, Drew Estate recruited Willy Herrera to join its company. At the time, Herrera was working at the small El Titan de Bronze factory located in Little Havana, Miami. Drew Estate and its founder Jonathan Drew were looking for someone to join the company to blend something Cubanesque – a style Herrera had become […]
Viaje Cigars is well-known for its seasonal holiday-themed releases. Over the years, the company has released small batches with themes such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick’s Day, and Independence Day. In 2013, the company introduced a Halloween-themed release known as the Viaje Full Moon. For the most part, the Full Moon has been released as […]
The Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged is the third installment of Camacho’s Master Built Series. The series launched two years ago with the Camacho American Barrel-Aged. This was a cigar that was a unique project that built a blend around a corojo leaf that was aged in a bourbon barrel. The Nicaraguan Barrel Aged takes a different […]
