Espinosa Laranja Reserva Corona Gorda On the eve of the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars announced a new line of cigars called the Espinosa Laranja Reserva. The Laranja Reserva incorporates a Brazlian wrapper – a first for a regular Espinosa Cigars release. The wrapper is not a mainstream Brazlian one. It comes from the […]
Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Corona
Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Corona The Deliverance is the eighth blend to be released by Texas-based cigar maker Black Label Trading Company. Black Label Trading Company was founded by James Brown. Brown has built his company around a model of small batch production. Along the way, Brown has also looked to deliver unique blends […]
Assessment Update: Untamed by La Aurora Robusto
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 […]
Cigar Review: The Buckingham by Crowned Heads
The Buckingham by Crowned Heads The Buckingham is a limited edition cigar produced by Crowned Heads for the online social cigar community Cigar Federation. The name Buckingham is symbolic to changes happening on Cigar Federation itself. Earlier this year, it was announced that Logan Lawler who was managing the community had purchased Cigar Federation. Lawler’s […]
Cigar Review: Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas Collector’s Edition
Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas Collector’s Edition At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff’s Zino brand introduced its third limited edition line paying homage to a geographical region of the United States. As the name indicates, the Zino Platinum – The Make of Texas pays homage to culture of the state of Texas. […]
Assessment Update: Nestor Miranda Collection Connecticut Robusto
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 […]
Cigar Review: Miami Cigar and Company 25th Anniversary Nicaragua
Miami Cigar and Company 25th Anniversary Nicaragua 2014 marks the 25th anniversary for Miami Cigar and Company. To commemorate this occasion, the company has released a pair of limited edition cigars from made from the company’s two leading manufacturing partners. One cigars has was produced at La Aurora Cigars and is called the Miami Cigar and […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker Edición Limitada (2014)
Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker Edicion Limitada The Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker Edicion Limitada was released with the May 2014 shipment of Viaje Skull and Bones. This shipment was the eleventh of the Skull and Bones series released by Viaje since its launch in the Spring of 2010. In each of the shipments there have been different blend […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Drac (Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series)
Tatuaje Drac – Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series The Tatuaje Drac is a part of Tatuaje’s Pudgy Monsters Series that was released in mid 2014. For the past few weeks we have been looking at the various cigars that are a part of this sampler. Pudgy Monsters is the second sampler series based on Tatuaje’s Monsters […]
Cigar Review: Blessed Leaf Kairos
Blessed Leaf Kairos The Blessed Leaf Kairos is a cigar that was made for the cigar-themed Christian Minstry Blessed Leaf. Blessed Leaf was founded by Ezra Zion Cigar Company co-owners Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly. As such, it is a cigar that comes to Blessed Leaf from Ezra Zion and produced at Ezra Zion’s manufacturing […]