Montecristo Epic Vintage 2007 The Montecristo Epic is a cigar that it at the center of an expansion of the Montecristo line by Atladis. In the past 18 months, Altadis has seen many changes at the top with the departure of general manager Jim Colucci and master blender Jose Seijas. With Javier Estades moving into […]
Following the release of the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition line, Altadis has announced a second regional release, the Montecristo Texas Edition Titan. As the name indicates, this will be offered to retailers in the State of Texas. The cigar will be made at Tabacalera de Garcia in the Dominican Republic. The blend for the […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis formally showcased the VegaFina Fortaleza 2. The VegaFina Fortleza 2 becomes the third major U.S. release under the VegaFina line joining the VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011. Like the Sumum 2010, the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 was a cigar blend that has been sold in […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis formally announced a special version of its recently announced Montecristo Epic. This will be a limited edition version of the Montecristo Epic that will come in a No. 2 vitola and will thus be called the Montecristo Epic No. 2. The packaging will be different for the Montecristo […]
Te-Amo Revolution At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled its newest addition to the Te-Amo family of cigars, the Te-Amo Revolution. The Te-Amo Revolution is a oval-shaped box-press offering in the Te-Amo line. It leverages several types of tobacco grown in the San Andres region on the Turrent family farms. It also is the […]
Trinidad Paradox by Altadis At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled its new Trinidad Paradox blend. This cigar follows the hot trend in the industry around the use of San Andres (Mexican) wrapper. It makes the first San Andres wrapper to be brought into the Trinidad family. For Altadis (the parent company of the […]
New York Connoisseur Edition No.2 -link from Cigar Inn Facebook Altadis will be releasing the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition No.2. This will be the second vitola in the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition that was launched last week. The cigar will have its debut at a Exclusive Dinner at New York’s Cigar Inn. […]
So Special, So Unique, So Select, It’s Epic, MONTECRISTO EPIC The task of creating Montecristo Epic was assigned to a special team of our most skilled and accomplished cigar makers – Grupo de Maestros – artisans with centuries of combined experience. It is a true handmade luxury, a masterpiece of complexity and full-bodied smoking pleasure […]
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 assign numeric scores to two cigars from […]
Romeo by Romeo y Juliet Romeo y Julieta is a line of cigars that is well-known to most cigar enthusiasts. It is right up there as far as being one of the best selling brands of cigars in the world. At the same time, with the rise of boutique blends, Romeo y Julieta cigars […]
