Recently the Torano Cigars brand under General Cigar Company has rolled out four new blends under the Torano Vault. These blends are significant because they are the first new Torano blends developed by General Cigar since it acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars back in 2014. The Torano Vault line made its debut back in 2011 under […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Skinny Chuck
The Tatuaje Skinny Chuck is one of ten cigars that make up the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of ten 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on various Tatuaje Monster Series releases. Since 2008, the Tatuaje Monsters Series has been an annual release right before Halloween. For each installment of the series, a different blend with […]
Cigar Review: Guayacan Rojas Reserve Gordo
The Guayacan Rojas Reserve is a line that was introduced at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Rojas Reserve gets its name from Noel Rojas, who is the owner of Guayacan Cigars and the man behind the blend. The Rojas Reserve became the fifth blend to be released by Guayacan. What is different about this cigar is […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Exclusivo Reserva Toro
Earlier this year, Viaje Cigars released an off-shoot of its popular Viaje Exclusivo line called the Viaje Exclusivo Reserva. This cigar combines two concepts that Viaje has used in various lines over the past years. First up, the cigars are box-pressed versions of the Viaje Exclusivo blend. Secondly, the “Reserva” part involves uses tobaccos that […]
Cigar Review: My Father Garcia & Garcia
Late last year came word about what was described as the most expensive offering to date by My Father Cigars – the Garcia & Garcia. Over the past few weeks, the My Father Garcia & Garcia (sometimes referred to as the Garcia y Garcia) has started to hit retailers with a price of $35.00. In addition […]
Cigar Review: La Galera Connecticut Chaveta by IndianHead Cigars
The La Galera Connecticut is one of two premium lines made by Tabacalera Palma’s Jochy Blanco. For many years Blanco and Tabacalera Palma have grown tobacco and made cigars for many of the industry’s leading brands. Last year, Blanco made a strategic move – that to brand owner when he acquired IndianHead Cigars from Bill Bock. […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez Last Call Geniales (Part of the Portfolio Series)
The AJ Fernandez Last Call is the first installment in a new series by A.J. Fernandez Cigars called the Portfolio Series. The Portfolio Series is being dubbed a line that will consist of personal and experimental blends that Master Blender A.J. Fernandez has worked on over past years. In the case of the Last Call, this […]
Cigar Review: Curivari Buenaventura NACS 5 (Nice Ash Cigars Exclusive)
The Curivari Buenaventura NACS 5 is limited edition shop exclusive cigar to Nice Ash Cigars. The name NACS 5 stands for “NICE ASH CIGARS SOUTH 5th Anniversary” and commemorates the fifth anniversary of the retailer’s Warren, Pennsylvania location (there are also locations Depew, New York and Fairport New York). The NACS 5 cigar is box-pressed […]
Cigar Review: Rauchvergnügen #42
Rauchvergnügen #42 is the debut cigar by the German company Rauchvergnügen. The Rauchvergnügen brand was created by Oliver Nickels, Jan-Klaas Mahler, and Joachim “Joe” Sadowski. Rauchvergnügen is described as the “first German Engineered Cigar”. The company describes its product as being driven by technology and design combined with traditional cigar-making methods. To produce its cigar, Rauchvergnügen turns to a factory […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Holiday Blend 2015
In 2009, Viaje Cigars unveiled its first Viaje Holiday Blend release. The Holiday Blend was designed to be a seasonal release to coincide with the Christmas and year-end festivities. The cigar, which was a Nicaraguan puro featuring a Nicaraguan Criollo wrapper became an instant favorite amount Viaje. Each year since 2009 (with the exception of 2013), Viaje has […]