Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
The Tatuaje Hyde is the eighth installment in the Tatuaje Monster Series. If you include the two new blends of Chuck and Tiff introduced in the Pudgy Monsters series, it is the tenth Monsters / Little Monsters / Pudgy Monsters blend overall. While each year Tatuaje fans await what the theme will be for the Monster Series, the Hyde has been […]
Prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, word came from Caldwell Cigar Company of a new cigar line called Blind Man’s Bluff. When Robert Caldwell returned to the cigar business last year with Caldwell Cigar Company, he went to the Dominican Republic and teamed up with Tabacalera William Ventura to produce his lines. With Blind […]
The Asylum Nyctophilia Maduro is Asylum Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. Asylum Cigars is a part of the CLE Cigar Company portfolio and it marks CLE’s first contribution to the TAA. The name Nyctophilia means “preference for the night or darkness” and that is exactly what Nyctophilia is – namely […]
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak launched its fifth regular production line, the MBombay Habano. As indicated by the name, the line would introduce a Habano wrapper offering into the portfolio. Bombay Tobak is owned by Mel Shah. Shah is retailer who owns Fame Wine and Cigars in Palm Springs, California. After retiring […]
The Rocky Patel Edge A-10 is the seventh (and latest) blend to be introduced to Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ Edge line. The line was originally launched in 2004 and was meant to be a value-priced offering. It was originally packaged without a band in rustic 100 count boxes. A lot has changed since then, as The Edge would […]
The IPCPR Trade Show is usually the time La Flor Dominicana showcases the lion’s share of its new annual releases. 2015 was no exception, and this year La Flor Dominicana’s center piece was all-new line called La Nox. The name “La Nox” is Latin for “The Night” – and this is the theme of this […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Sindicato Cigars showed off a new release called the Sindicato Miami Edition 2015. This cigar marked a few firsts for Sindicato Cigars. First up, it would be the company’s first limited production cigar. Secondly, it would become the first cigar by Sindicato that would be made in the United States. […]
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Cubanacan Cigars announced what it termed a national launch of its Mederos line. The Mederos brand pays homage to the Mederos family, the owners of Cubanacan Cigars. This is not a new line to Cubanacan, as it has been around for the past five years. While the […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Robert Wright‘s Pura Soul Cigars unveiled two new offerings. One of these offerings is a new, limited production line called the Pura Soul Barber Pole. As the name indicates, this cigar features a barber pole styled wrapper of Corojo and Maduro. Recently the Pura Soul Barber Pole has made its way to […]
