Perdomo Cigars’ CEO Nick Perdomo will tell you he doesn’t do a lot in the way of new releases, but 2020 would be a different story. In 2020, Perdomo decided to replace the Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Noir and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne Sun Grown with two new cigars. These cigars would be […]
Cigar Review: Undercrown 10 Toro by Drew Estate
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The year 2021 has been an important year for Drew Estate. The company celebrated both its 25th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the Undercrown brand. To commemorate the occasion, Drew Estate launched the Undercrown 10. This is a new ongoing offering that would become the fourth pillar under Undercrown – joining Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown […]
Agile Cigar Review: Aladino Cameroon Elegante by JRE Tobacco Co.
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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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma del Fuego Concepción
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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: Liga Privada Unico Serie Bauhaus by Drew Estate
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In 2020, Drew Estate announced a new addition to its Liga Privada Unico Serie known as the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was the 14th cigar that would be released in the Liga Privada line. What would be different about this cigar is that it would be an exclusive cigar to the European cigar market. The Liga […]
Agile Cigar Review: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose Lonsdale
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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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It also might be a blend […]
Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic JR 50th by Aganorsa Leaf
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Back in 1971, Jack Rothman opened his first cigar store in New York City. That cigar store would grow and become JR Cigar. A year after opening his first store, Jack’s son Lew Rothman was approached by a customer asking if he could have cigars mailed back to his home state, leading to the […]
Cigar Review: Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group Art of Magic
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The Art of Magic is a new limited edition project started by Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group (VRCG). In 2017, Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group was acquired by Kevin Schweitzer, who at the time was a Wall Street trader who had been a cigar enthusiast for 25 years. At that time, Schweitzer became the company’s sole owner and […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Quarter Century Robusto
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Over the years, cigar companies have released cigars to commemorate milestones or occasions. Sometimes these are limited edition cigars, annual releases, or even regular production cigars. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is no exception. In 1995, an entertainment lawyer named Rocky Patel along with Phil Zanghi would found a company called Indian Tabac. Eventually Patel and […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Churchill by Altadis USA
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When it comes to iconic brands in the cigar industry, Montecristo is one that stands near the top. Montecristo traces its roots back to 1935 when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo. While the brand is still an iconic brand in […]