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 […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Tobacco Company launched two extensions to its Aladino brand. The first was a formal launch of the long-awaited Aladino Maduro, which had been soft-launched to select retailers in the months prior to the trade show. The second was a limited release known as the Aladino Corojo Reserva. Like […]
Back in 2014, word came that Davidoff was going to release its first vintage smoke of tobaccos from 2002 called Davidoff Oro Blanco. However, it wouldn’t be the vintage tobacco that would become the story. At the time Oro Blanco was announced, Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard proclaimed it would be the most expensive cigar that […]
The term “Unicorn” has become a buzz word in the cigar industry. It refers to a cigar that is considered collectible and often difficult to obtain for various reasons. It was a name that Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust founder Steve Saka decided to use for his third installment of his Muestra de Saka series, the […]
The La Vérité is a brand of limited edition cigars that come from Pete Johnson and Tatuaje Cigars. Johnson is not only known as a world-renowned cigar maker, but someone who has an affinity for the wine industry. With La Vérité, Johnson was able to bridge these two passions. The La Vérité borrows a concept from the wine […]
The Crux Epicure is Crux Cigar Company’s ninth regular production cigar to be released. It has been a much-anticipated release for almost a year and a half. Crux Epicure introduces the company’s first Connecticut Shade wrapper offering. The name Epicure refers to “a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine”. The […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak showcased a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto size to its Gaaja Natural line. The Gaaja was a new brand by Bombay Tobak that was released in 2016. Bombay Tobak is best known for its MBombay line of cigars. Gaaja would become Bombay Tobak’s first box-pressed cigar. The blend itself […]
Aladino is a 100% Authentic Honduran puro that comes from JRE Tobacco Company. JRE Tobacco Company is an operation that was founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa. Julio and Justo are the father and brother of Christian Eiroa, who is best known for running Camacho Cigars before founding CLE Cigar Company. […]
The Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2016 is the second installment in Crux Cigar Company’s Limitada series. The name Show Exclusive 2016 refers to the 2016 International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Trade Show and Convention. This cigar was offered to those retailers who were in attendance at the 2016 Trade Show. Over the years, many manufacturers […]
Earlier this year, Christian Eiroa’s C.L.E. Cigar Company announced the national release of EIROA The First 20 Years Colorado. It is the fourth blend under C.L.E.’s EIROA brand, and the second blend to carry the EIROA First 20 Years name. The story with this cigar is that company founder Christian Eiroa had always sought to create a blend with a […]
