La Colmena Amado No. 36 by Warped Cigars Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Warped Cigars announced a new line of cigars called La Colmena. This is a line that comes out of Little Havana’s El Titan de Bronze and features an Ecuadorian DeFlorada wrapper. When La Colmena was announced, Warped Cigars was a […]
Cigar Review: The Corona Project Vol. 1 by Rodrigo Cigars
The Corona Project Vol. 1 by Rodrigo Cigars In 2014, Rodrigo Cigars released “The Corona Project Vol. 1“. This marked the first new release by Rodrigo Cigars in over two years. The Corona Project line is a limited edition line that had been in the works for some time. The concept with this line is […]
Cigar Review: Cohiba Nicaragua N50 En Crystale
Cohiba Nicaragua N50 En Crystale The Cohiba Nicaragua is a new line that was launched by General Cigar Company at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Over the past year, the General Cigar’s Cohiba brand has made a lot of headlines. Most recently, a blow was dealt to the brand when the U.S. Supreme Court has […]
Assessment Update: Rocky Patel Prohibition San Andres
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Assessment Update: 1502 Emerald Corona
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigar blends. Today we look […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Selección España Petit Belicoso
The Quesada Seleccion Espana Petit Belicoso is the seventh size to be made in Quesada’s Seleccion Espana line. It is a very limited release that is the third vitola to be released in what we refer to as Quesada’s “one box, one retailer, one month” concept. In 2013, Quesada Cigars selected one retailer per month […]
Cigar Review: Jailbreak by Viva Republica
The Jailbreak by Viva Republica is a new limited release for Jason Holly’s Viva Republica Cigars. It was back at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show where we learned of a project called Jailbreak. At the time, we learned that Jailbreak would be a cigar that would commemorate the retirement of someone special as well as […]
Cigar Review: Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla by Espinosa Cigars
Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla by Espinosa Cigars Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla is a limited production cigar that is a joint project between Espinosa Cigars and Cigar Dojo. Cigar Dojo is run by Eric “Master Sensei” Guttormson and is probably the strongest online mobile social community out there. Guttormson and his team’s contributions to cigar media were recently […]
Cigar Review: Pepper Cream Soda Robusto (Supreme Cream) by Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears
Pepper Cream Soda (Supreme Cream) by Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears (2014) The Pepper Cream Soda was one of the initial releases by Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears, a company previously known as Impromptu Cigars. The company is a collaboration between Tony Bellatto, Robert Caldwell and Jaclyn Sears. Bellatto is one of principals of […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TCFKA M Collector’s Edition 2014
La Flor Dominican TCFKA M Collector’s Edition 2014 La Flor Dominicana’s TCFKA M Collector’s Edition 2014 is the latest installment in La Flor Dominican’s TCFKA M line. TCFKA M stands for the “The Cigar Formerly Known as Mysterio / Mysterioso”. In 2014, both the Mysterio / Mysterioso lines were rebranded to this name due to trademark […]