Back in June 2016, My Father Cigars released its latest annual limited edition cigar, the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Limited Edition 2016. With the exception of 2014; each year since 2010, My Father Cigars has released a one-and-done limited edition release. There have been two common denominators of these limited editions. First, each cigar is […]
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 […]
Five years ago Pete Johnson launched L’Atelier Imports with brother K.C. Johnson and friends Dan Welsh and Sean “Casper” Johnson. One of the company’s first releases was an eponymous release known as L’Atelier. What makes the L’Atelier unique is it incorporates a wrapper known as Sancti Spiritus. Sancti Spiritus is a tobacco that is a hybrid between Criollo and Pelo […]
Earlier this year Davidoff unveiled what would become its signature release for 2017, the Davidoff Winston Churchill – The Late Hour. Back in 2007, Davidoff had launched a brand that paid tribute to Sir Winston Churchill called Winston Churchill cigars. The brand had been somewhat of a slow mover for the company, so in 2015 the Winston […]
In 2014, Andre Farkas and Viaje Cigars launched a project where Viaje would team up with industry leaders to produce a collaboration cigar. The series was originally dubbed Viaje Collaboration, but that would change in 2016 due to a trademark issue. The common denominator would be that Viaje would do the collaboration with someone who […]
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 […]
The MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Rat by Drew Estate is one of three cigars that combine two unlikely tobaccos together – namely candela and fire cured. Back in 2013, fire cured tobacco became a trend in the cigar industry. At that time, Drew Estate didn’t just make a cigar with fire cured tobacco, they […]
The E.P. Carrillo Capa de Sol is a new line by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo that made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The name “Capa de Sol” translates to “wrapper of the sun” and is named for the Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper of this cigar. Capa de Sol was one component of what was a deeper […]
Today we take a look at the Tesoro Mio Barberpole Perfecto by Marrero Cigars. The company was founded by Joel Vazquez Marrero in 2014. To produce his cigars, Marrero works with the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory located in Costa Rica. Since launching, Marrero has built a portfolio of five brands, one of them being Tesoro Mio (translates to […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company introduced the Cohiba Macassar line. The Cohiba Macassar was a cigar meant to replace the Cohiba Comador, a line that had been discontinued. Introduced in late 2013, the Comador generated considerable attention because it was done as collaboration between General Cigar Company’s Cohiba brand and musician Shawn […]
