The Kristoff Classic Reserva is a limited production cigar line released by Glen Case‘s Kristoff Cigars in 2015. The cigar became the fifth cigar Case has collaborated with the PDR Cigars factory following the release of 2013’s Kristoff Galerones Series. Following the path of what Case did with Kristoff’s previous limited release, the Kristoff 685 […]
Cigar Review: Roberto P. Duran Signature Santo Cárdenas Edition
The Roberto P. Duran Signature Santo Cardenas Edition is a new limited release by Duran Cigars that made its official debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Santo Cardenas Edition marks the first true limited edition by Duran Cigars. The name of the cigar stems from Duran Cigars’ new Master Blender, Cristiano “Santo” Cardenas. Cardenas has a […]
Cigar Review: Felipe Gregorio Art of Power Lord Byron (2015 Edition)
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Felipe Gregorio Cigars showcased a new iteration of its Art of Power line. Felipe Gregorio Cigars is owned and operated by Philip Wynne. The company has been around since 1990 and this year is celebrating 25 years in business. The Art of Power is an extension of the Felipe […]
Cigar Review: Saga Blend No 7 Perfecto
The Saga Blend No 7 is one of two lines offered by De Los Reyes Cigars. The company is run by the Reyes family who have six generations of experience in the cigar business. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and leaf brokerage business for over 160 years. They have also […]
Cigar Review: CAO Pilón Robusto
The CAO Pilon was one of three new lines by the CAO brand of General Cigar Company unveiled at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. CAO is a brand long known for a reputation of innovation. With the CAO Pilon, it incorporates innovation a little differently – namely it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular […]
Cigar Review: Room 101 Uncle Lee
The Room 101 Uncle Lee is a limited production cigar that is a part of Matt Booth’s Room 101 brand done in partnership with Davidoff. The project was intended to be a tribute to Booth’s Uncle (named Lee) who Booth credits to introducing him cigars. Uncle Lee was intended to be released in November, 2014, but was […]
Agile Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal HN
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: Nomad Therapy Maduro Toro
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Nomad Cigar Company announced a new line called Therapy. The new line consists of three distinct blends with each named for the type of wrapper on the cigar – Nomad Therapy Connecticut, Nomad Therapy Habano, and Nomad Therapy Maduro. Compared to previous Nomad releases, there are several […]
Cigar Review: La Hacienda Superiores by Warped Cigars
Earlier this year, Warped Cigars announced its La Hacienda line. La Hacienda became Warped’s second regular production line to be produced at Casa Fernandez’s TABSA factory in Esteli. La Hacienda translates to “The Estate” and is a resurrected old Cuban brand from the late 19th century. Recently I’ve had an opportunity to smoke La Hacienda in […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 33 5 1/2 x 46 (2015)
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars, the brand under CLE that is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka launched a new line called Asylum 33. This new line will produce blends utilizing some of the best aged tobaccos in that Eiroa and Lazuka can procure. For all practical purposes, this becomes […]