At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis U.S.A. introduced a new line under its Montecristo brand known as the Montecristo Pilotico Pepe Mendez. The cigar is positioned as a collaboration between Altadis U.S.A’s Grupo de Maestros team and Dominican tobacco company José Mendez & Co. Jose Mendez & Co was founded by Cuban exile José “Pepe” Mendez. Mendez came from […]
The Protocol Probable Cause Lancero is the first-line extension to Cubariqueño Cigar Company’s Protocol Probable Cause line. The Probable Cause was launched as in 2015 and was the sophomore release to Cubariqueño Cigar Company. Probable Cause introduced a San Andres Maduro offering into Cubariqueño Cigar Company’s portfolio. It is a blend and size particularly close to Cubariqueño co-founder Juan Cancel as it brings together his favorite […]
In April 2017, Davidoff announced a series of limited production 6 x 60 line extensions to its “Discovery Pillar” (i.e. Black Label) cigars. This set of new line extensions would encompass the Davidoff Escurio, Davidoff Yamasá, Davidoff Nicaragua, and Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed lines. These cigars marked the first 6 x 60 Davidoff branded cigars since the Davidoff […]
It took a little longer than planned, but early in 2017 Cornelius & Anthony got a widespread release of its Meridian cigar into market. Meridian was a cigar that originally was showcased by Cornelius & Anthony at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. This was a cigar that was being produced by PDR Cigars for Cornelius & […]
The Jas Sum Kral Zlatno Sonce is a Connecticut Shade offering by Jas Sum Kral (JSK) cigars. The company was founded by cigar enthusiast Riste Riatevski. After being disappointed with many cigars on the market, Riatevski set out to create his own cigar that would satisfy him. That cigar turned out to be a Habano offering known […]
Early in 2017, Camacho Cigars announced the Camacho BXP line. This introduced a series of box-pressed offerings to the Camacho Corojo, Camacho Connecticut, and Camacho Ecuador lines. Box-pressed cigars are not only new to the Camacho brand, but they are relatively new to Camacho’s parent company Davidoff. The introduction of these box-pressed cigars can be considered an extension […]
Earlier this year, Southern Draw Cigars had a national launch for a new Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade offering known as Rose of Sharon. The Rose of Sharon is the company’s second Connecticut Shade cigar following up the QuickDraw Connecticut. While the QuickDraw Connecticut is a line that focuses on smaller, thinner connoisseur sizes, the Rose of […]
David P. Ehrlich is the second brand launched by Mike Bellody’s MLB Cigar Ventures. The slogan for MLB Cigar Ventures is “Developed by Legends, Smoked by Connoisseurs” and that has been the philosophy adopted by Bellody as he has built his brands. For his Imperia brand, Bellody worked with Manuel “Manolo” Quesada to come up […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar unveiled the Hoyo de Amistad – a collaboration done with master blender AJ Fernandez. The Hoyo La Amistad is the second release under the Hoyo de Monterrey brand’s Hoyo line. Back in 2015, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand celebrated its 150th anniversary. At that time, a limited commemorative cigar […]
The Viaje Exclusivo line is one of the most well-known lines in the Viaje portfolio. The Exclusivo blend is a Nicaraguan puro that started out as a personal blend for company founder Andre Farkas. Over the years, Farkas has done many different sizes of the Viaje Exclusivo blend in limited editions, small batches and shop exclusives. […]
