Last month Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Metro Cigars received a shop-exclusive release from Espinosa Cigars called the Espinosa Cream City MKE. The Cream City pays homage to the city of Milwaukee. While Milwaukee is known as the “brew city” for its long history in the beer business, it has also been referred to as the Cream City. […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle Cigars unveiled a maduro offering into its Trademark Series. The Trademark Series became the new name for the Hammer + Sickle Icon Series. The Icon Series was originally introduced in 2013 and delivered a mild U.S. Connecticut Shade wrapper offering. Last year, due to “trademark” issues, […]
The Sindicato Maniac is a new line introduced in 2016 by Sindicato Cigars. The Maniac marks a couple of firsts for Sindicato Cigars. First, it introduces a new factory that Sindicato is partnering with in American Caribbean Cigars. Secondly, it introduces the first 7 x 70 offerings by Sindicato Cigars. In fact, this is a line […]
Back in February 2016, Viaje Cigars released its 15th batch of its Skull and Bones series. As a part of that batch was a 5 x 60 sized vitola known as Big Ivan. This is the second Big Ivan to be released in the series. It was almost three years prior in 2013 when the Viaje […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars unveiled a new limited edition cigar called the Camacho Shellback. Since the brand’s historic re-launch in 2013, Camacho Cigars has unveiled a limited edition cigar at each IPCPR Trade Show. This year’s edition is the initial release in what has been dubbed a new series called the […]
As the name indicates, the Flor de las Antillas Maduro is a maduro version of My Father Cigars’ Flor de las Antillas line. Last month, New Hampshire based retailer Federal Cigar celebrated its 95th anniversary. As a part of the celebration, two cigars were featured. One of those two cigars was a shop exclusive from E.P. […]
The Henry Clay Stalk Cut is a new regular production line by Altadis USA. Henry Clay is a brand that traces its origins back to Cuba in the 1840s. Eventually it was a brand acquired by Altadis USA, who would acquire the U.S. rights to the brand. While Altadis released a Henry Clay cigar in the […]
The Nomad H-Town San Andres Lancero is a shop exclusive cigar from Nomad Cigar Company for Stogies World Class cigars in Houston, Texas. It is the eighth installment in Stogies’ H-Town series. The H-Town series is quite unique in that it is comprised entirely of lancero vitolas. Stogies owner Jorge Ahued has partnered with leading cigar […]
Earlier this month, Southern Draw Cigars announced its newest blend, the QuickDraw Connecticut. Southern Draw Cigars was founded by Robert Holt and a group of U.S. Veterans. The name is appropriate to the company’s vision. Southern Draw seeks to keep to the promoting “Southern” culture and in particular paying homage to being a Southern gentleman. In […]
The Cornelius is one of two new cigars launched in 2016 by the brand Cornelius & Anthony (C & A). Cornelius & Anthony is the premium cigar division S & M Brands. S & M Brands is owned by the Bailey family and run by Steven Bailey. The family has over 150 years in the tobacco industry. […]