Back in 2014, Viaje Cigars took its Viaje Exclusivo blend and added some high priming medio tiempo tobacco to it, creating a new bolder spin on the Exclusivo called Viaje Exclusivo Leaded. Now Viaje is doing the same to its Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua blend – incorporating the medio tiempo to create Viaje Exclusivo Nicaragua Leaded. […]
It’s Thanksgiving time, and that means it’s time for Viaje’s Thanksgiving seasonal cigar releases. This week Viaje shipped its Viaje Stuffed Turkey White and Dark Meat editions to its authorized retailers. Select retailers also received the Viaje Zombie Farmer Bill Hatchet. The Viaje Stuffed Turkey made its debut in 2011 as a Nicaraguan puro. Measuring […]
Viaje is known for creating an aura of mystery around many of its releases, but with the Viaje Skull and Bones M?stery, that is the main theme. This year, the Skull and Bones M?stery returns for the first time since 2015. Skull and Bones M?stery is a release in the Skull and Bones series that […]
The Viaje Friends and Family, one of Viaje Cigars’ most limited lines, is returning. This past week, the Bel Air, a vitola that has not been released since 2014, has shipped to select retailers. The Viaje Friends and Family line was originally designed by Viaje President Andre Farkas as a personal blend for himself and people […]
The Viaje Juntos 2018 is the fourth installment in Viaje’s series of collaborative cigars. Launched in 2014, the line was originally called the Viaje Collaboration series for the first two installments, but due to trademark issues, the series was rebranded as Viaje Juntos in 2016 for the third release. The name “Juntos” means “together” and it keeps to the […]
The Viaje Antidote is back for a fifth consecutive year. Next week, Viaje authorized retailers will receive shipment of the Viaje Zombie Antidote 2018 edition. The 2018 sees the return of the 6 1/2 x 44 Lonsdale format as well as the return of the popular prescription jar packaging. The Viaje Zombie Antidote made its debut […]
Next week, Viaje will release the second installment of its Craft Series. This one is known as “Love of the Leaf”. The Viaje Craft Series that draws inspiration from the craft beer industry. It is a series of small batch, limited production cigars produced at different factories. Each release incorporates some of the best tobaccos from […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Andre Farkas discussed a project under the White Label Project (WLP) brand known as Lemons to Lemonade. This release has now begun to surface at retailers nationwide. WLP is a mechanism that is used for experimental blends, mash-ups, and cigars made in error. The name Lemons to Lemonade is […]
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 providing a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
When it comes to the IPCPR, the Trade Show is a little different for Andre Farkas and Viaje Cigar Company than others. For the most part, Viaje’s business model is built on small batch releases that are sent to its retailers on (almost a) monthly basis. As a result, the trade show isn’t a place […]
