In 2017, Davidoff announced a special limited edition set of cigars, made by its Master Blender Eladio Diaz, known as Master Selection series. The Master Selection is an extension of the Davidoff White Label line consisting of six personal blends by Diaz. Each of the blends commemorates a specific birthday by Diaz. Today we look at one […]
The Nick & Jim P.B.E. is a project that is a collaborative effort between Nick Syris of LH Premium Cigars and “Island” Jim Robinson, best known for his Leaf by Oscar and Island Jim brands. With Leaf by Oscar, Robinson had success working with Oscar Valladares bringing a cigar that originally started as a house […]
Late in 2016, the Plasencia family announced it was taking its very own cigar brand to market, Plasencia Cigars. While the family had branded some cigars before, the establishment of Plasencia Cigars was still a big step as now not only would they be producing their own brand, but they would now be distributing to market. […]
At the end of 2015, Villiger North America, the U.S. operation of global tobacco giant Villiger Sons Limited, reached a crossroad. For several years, Villiger North America had been tasked to make an impact in the premium handmade cigar market. The effort was proving not to be profitable and was disconnected with its customers. Villiger had […]
The Casa Cuevas Connecticut is one of three blends owned by Casa Cuevas Cigars. Casa Cuevas Cigars is the brand owned by the father and son team of Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Cuevas Jr. The Cuevas family are not newcomers to the cigar industry. The Cuevas family has been involved in the […]
Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust announced it was putting into widespread release the second installment of its Muestra de Saka series, the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale. The Muestra de Saka line is a limited production line where it follows a model of “one size, one blend”. Dunbarton Tobacco […]
In 2017, Davidoff Cigars released two limited extensions to its Davidoff Discovery Pillar (Black) Label series. The first was a series of 6 x 60 line extensions, and the second was a culebra offering featuring three of the Discovery Pillar blends. These blends included Davidoff Nicaragua, Davidoff Escurio, and Davidoff Yamasá blends. A culebra is a group […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Cornelius & Anthony Cigars unveiled two new cigars that essentially would round out the company’s portfolio. One cigar was the Cornelius & Anthony Aerial – which became Cornelius & Anthony’s first Connecticut Shade cigar. The second cigar was Cornelius & Anthony Señor Esugars – the company’s first Maduro offering. With Señor Esugars, […]
The Wayfarer is the second brand released by Serino Cigar Company. It follows up the company’s first line, Serino Royale. Serino Cigar Company is run by industry veteran Tony Serino. After working two decades in the industry importing and selling premium bundle cigars, in 2016 Serino started his own super premium line. To produce his blends, Serino […]
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 […]
