Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Esteban Carreras Cigars soft-launched a new line called Black Cross. The Black Cross is a project that company owner Craig Cunningham has been working on for the past two years. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show where word of this project first came out. The […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse 2014 by Ashton Cigars
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: Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Toro
The Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva is the fourth regular production line by Recluse Cigar Company. At the 2015 Southern Cigar Festival, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company broke news on a special Stogie Geeks segment of this release. One month later, the cigar would subsequently make its official debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Cigar Review: Avo 75th Anniversary (Avo Limited Edition 2001) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
Fourteen years ago, Avo Cigars released a special limited edition cigar for brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 75th birthday on March 22, 2001 appropriately titled the Avo 75th Anniversary. Since then, a limited edition cigar would follow each subsequent year for Uvezian’s birthday (until this year when the Avo Limited Edition 2015 moved away from being a birthday cigar). […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez Enclave Robusto
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars announced the Enclave. The Enclave continues along the path of the recently released New World line of cigars. Like New World, it is another project that is a collaboration between A.J. Fernandez and his father Ismael. Also like the New World line, Enclave provides another […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Escurio Robusto
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff will officially launch the Davidoff Escurio. The Escurio continues the company’s theme of innovation – an initiative that has been seen in action prominently ever since Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard became Davidoff’s CEO back in 2011. With the Escurio, it is a blend that is heavily influenced by Brazilian tobacco – something […]
Cigar Review: MBombay Mora No. 4
The MBombay Mora is one of five regular production lines currently offered by Bombay Tobak. The company is run by Mel Shah. Shah is a retailer who owns Fame Wine and Cigars in Palm Springs, California. After retiring from the IT industry in 2001, Shah opened his shop and now after more than a decade […]
Cigar Review: Imperio Cubano Miami Maduro Robusto by Antillian Cigar Corporation
Last month, Antillian Cigar Corporation – the parent company of Sosa Cigars announced it was bringing back a line called Imperio Cubano. With Sosa Cigars celebrating their 50 years in the cigar business. parent company Antillian Cigar Company has decided to use this occasion to pay tribute to its past. As a part of that initiative, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Las Cumbres Tabaco Señorial Belicoso No. 2 by José Blanco
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: Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 Capriccio
The Romeo by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 is a collaboration between Altadis USA and Boutique Blends Cigars. Two companies coming together for a a collaboration is not a new thing in the cigar industry, but in the case of Altadis USA and Boutique Blends this is a most unusual collaboration in […]