Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Churchill (Hammer + Sickle Icon Series branded cigar) Recently Hammer + Sickle Cigars announced athe Hammer + Sickle Icon Series was being renamed the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series. The Icon Series was launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show and introduced a second Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Hammer + […]
Senor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy Senor Andre’s Chicharrones Spicy is one of three blends that make up Viaje’s new Senor Andre’s Chicharrones line. Viaje is a company that has become known not only for its small batch production model, but its seasonal releases. Although Viaje founder Andre Farkas told us it coincidentally worked out this way, Senor Andre’s […]
Saga Golden Age Toro Saga Cigars is a new brand that was launched by the Reyes family at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Many know of the Reyes family through Augusto Reyes Sr, a very well-respected sixth generation cigar maker in the Dominican Republic. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and […]
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 […]
Fratello Boxer The Fratello Boxer was the first line extension made by Fratello Cigars. In 2013, Fratello Cigars had a very successful launch of its eponymous line. In 2014, company founder Omar de Frias opted to extend his line. Rather than just add a new size, he opted to use the opportunity to play with […]
Aged Selects Habano Oscuro Churchill Today we take a look at another cigar from Aged Selects called the Aged Selects Habano Oscuro Churchill. Aged Selects is a brand of Nicaraguan made cigars that provide cigar enthusiasts with a premium long filler cigar at a low price. To accomplish this, Aged Selects sends buyers to the […]
Cumpay Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars Cumpay is one of three lines of cigars made by Honduran cigar manufacturer Maya Selva Cigars. The company is named for its owner, Maya Selva. Maya Selva Cigars has had a footprint in Europe for quite some time and recently has turned its attention to growing in the U.S. […]
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 […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Senor Andre’s Chicharrones is a new line of cigars launched by Viaje Cigar Company. Viaje is a company that has become known not only for its small batch production model, but its seasonal releases. Senor Andre’s Chicharrones along with the new Viaje Jalapeno construct a theme to the upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration. Chicacharrones provides three […]
