The Herrera Esteli Box Pressed Toro Corona Cigar Company Exclusivamente is a shop exclusive cigar by Drew Estate to Corona Cigar Company in Orlando, Florida. Back in 2014, it was announced that Corona Cigar Company’s Sand Lake location would become a Drew Estate Lounge. As a part of the package, Corona Cigar Company would be […]
Cigar Review: Aging Room M19 ffortissimo by Boutique Blends Cigars
The Aging Room M19 ffortissimo is third installment of Boutique Blends’ Aging Room ffortissimo line to be released. The ffortissimo line has been an annual limited edition cigar. While Boutique Blends focuses around small batch production, the ffortissimo line has been one of the more limited releases in the company’s portfolio. It also has been positioned as one of […]
Cigar Review: 262 Suit & Tie Lancero
Last month, we broke news of a limited edition cigar by 262 Cigars called Suit & Tie. This cigar commemorates five years in business for 262 Cigars. It was back in 2010, when Clint Aaron launched 262 Cigars with his first release, the 262 Paradigm. Since then, 262 has grown its portfolio to five regular production […]
Cigar Review: Sabor de Chattanooga by Guayacan Cigars
Sabor de Chattanooga is a shop exclusive cigar to Burns Tobacconist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The cigar is made by Noel Rojas’ Guayacan Cigars. The cigar was originally introduced as an event only cigar for the 2015 Chattanooga Tweet Up and Cigar Festival; an annual cigar herf held by Burns Tobacconist. After success with the original […]
Agile Cigar Review: Avo Syncro Nicaragua Special Toro
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Gran Toro by PDR Cigars
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, PDR Cigars showed off a new limited production ultra-premium line called the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve. As the name indicates, the cigar is highlighted by a Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper. PDR Cigars has done a lot with maduro wrappers, but it’s been a while since the company […]
Cigar Review: Las Cumbres Tabaco Señorial Lancero by José Blanco
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Las Cumbres Tabaco unveiled a lancero line extension to its Senorial line. Las Cumbres Tabaco is the company founded by Jose Blanco and his wife Emma Emma Viktorsson. The Senorial was the inaugural launch by Las Cumbres Tabaco in 2015. This is the first lancero produced by Las Cumbres Tabaco and it […]
Cigar Review: Litto Gomez Diez LG 2015 Cubano by La Flor Dominicana
The Litto Gomez Diez LG 2015 is the latest installment in La Flor Dominicana’s Litto Gomez Diez line. The cigar takes its name from La Flor Dominicana founder Litto Gomez. The cigar was introduced in 2004 to commemorate Gomez’s ten years (thus the “Diez”) in the cigar industry. Originally launched back in 2014, the line […]
Cigar Review: Saga Golden Age Corona Gorda
Today we take a look at the Saga Golden Age Corona Gorda. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show when Saga Cigars made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. The brand was launched by the Reyes family at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Many know of the Reyes family through Augusto Reyes Sr, […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Especial No. 4
The Espinosa Especial is a new line launched by Espinosa Cigars in 2015. The line itself was announced earlier this past Spring. In July, the line made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show and shipped to retailers this Fall. For this particular line, the company turns to a wrapper that it is very […]