We introduced this “year end award” category last year. The purpose of this category was to look at some cigars that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of aging the cigar – for the positive. Thus, the “Best Aged Cigar” award was born. The criteria for this award is very simple: […]
#2:New York Connoisseur Edition by Altadis The Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition is our #2 Cigar of the Year in the countdown. This was a cigar that was introduced late in the calendar year of 2011, but was introduced in time to qualify for our 2012 list. It marked the first of three regional editions released […]
#11: Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007 by Altadis Coming in for our #11 Cigar in the 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007. 2012 saw a distinct strategy by Altadis USAto re-connect with a consumer-base that has now been embracing the boutique cigar market. One way this has been carried out […]
Atladis USA has announced a third regional blend as a part of their Montecristo line. The Montecristo Las Vegas Connoisseur Edition has begun shipping. This cigar will only available to cigar retailers in the State of Nevada. Atladis launched this regional series a little over a year ago with the first Montecristo New York […]
VegaFina Master 2012 Several weeks ago, Altadis USA quietly rolled out their latest cigar to the VegaFina line, the VegaFina Master 2012. This is the fourth major release in the last 12 months to the U.S. market under the VegaFina line – joining the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011, VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010, and VegaFina […]
Montecristo Epic No. 2 Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis launched a new blend in the Montecristo family called the Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007. At the trade show, a special limited edition version of the Montecristo Epic was announced called the Montecristo Epic No. 2. The No. 2 vitola is a pyramid shaped torpedo […]
VegaFina Master 2012 The VegaFina Master 2012 has been rolled out in the past few weeks and marks another limited production cigar by Altadis under the VegaFina brand. The VegaFina Master 2012 derives its name from the producion team “Grupo de Maestros”. This is a skilled team that was involved in the production of the […]
Trinidad Paradox – Robusto At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, launched a new addition to its Trinidad brand, the Trinidad Paradox. Like many of the other 2012 Altadis releases, there has been an underlying theme with Altadis in 2012 and that has been to reconnect with their consumer base by reinvigorating their […]
Te-Amo Revolution by Altadis – Robusto Ovalado The Te-Amo Revolution was one of several cigars launched by Altadis at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. There has been an underlying theme with Altadis in 2012 and that has been to reconnect with their consumer base by reinvigorating their existing brands. This year. we have seen this […]
VegaFina Fortaleza 2 The VegaFina Fortaleza 2 has become the third major release under Altadis USA’s VegaFina line this year. This cigar follows-up the recently released VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011. The VegaFina Fortaleza 2 was showcased at the 2012 IPCPR. Much like the Sumum 2010, the Fortaleza 2 is not […]
