Cedrus is the fifth regular production premium line by Southern Draw Cigars. It’s a cigar that was announced just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, and was officially shown to the world at the trade show at an unveiling event the first day. Compared to its other lines, Southern Draw took a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Undercrown Dogma by Drew Estate
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: MQBA Nikka by Bombay Tobak
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak announced their third line known as MQBA. Bombay Tobak had great success in the past four years in developing its two prior brands: MBombay and Gaaja. MQBA was an ambitious project being taken on. First up, MQBA would be a line that would feature […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Chefs Edition 2018
Earlier this year, Davidoff announced the third release of its Davidoff Chefs Edition series. The Davidoff Chefs Edition is a project that was launched in 2016. It’s a project that brings together the world of cigar making with the culinary arts. For this project Davidoff brings together a group of leading chefs to collaborate with […]
Cigar Review: AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro Toro
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, AJ Fernandez Cigars launched a maduro blend under its Bellas Artes line. Appropriately titled the Bellas Artes Maduro, the cigar became the second blend under the Bellas Artes line. Bellas Artes translates to “Fine Arts” in English. The Bellas Artes Maduro is highlighted by the use of […]
Agile Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma Fuerte Nestor IV
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Las Mareas Olas
Las Mareas is the sixth regular production line that was released by Crowned Heads Cigars. It marks the third regular production line that Crowned Heads produced out of Nicaragua at the My Father Cigars factory. Las Mareas is a very different release in a lot of ways – ranging from the packaging to the blend. The […]
Cigar Review: Highclere Castle Toro
On the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Nicholas Melillo and Foundation Cigar Company announced a project it was doing with a new cigar company called Highclere Cigar Company. For this project, Melillo developed a blend that would be distributed by his Foundation Cigar Company. Highclere Cigar Company was founded by George Herbert, who […]
Cigar Review: Recluse Amadeus Los Cabos Toro
The Recluse Amadeus Los Cabos is a line that was showcased at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and put into wider distribution shortly afterward. The Los Cabos line made its debut two years earlier at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, but at the time it had only seen a limited distribution. Los Cabos gets its […]
Agile Cigar Review: Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Toro
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]