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 […]
Altadis USA is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the latest act in this enduring love story – ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta. A Romeo y Julieta cigar unlike any to come before! Ever since 1875, cigar aficionados have been passionate about Romeo y Julieta.As one of the premium cigar world’s best-known and most […]
Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition When it comes to non-Cuban Montecristo cigars, these are often staple cigars in a U.S. brick and mortar humidors. While these cigars sell well, if you look at what many hard-core, younger cigar enthusiasts smoke, this is probably not a brand that is in their regular cigar smoking rotation. Therefore, […]
Altadis USA has announced a new cigar that will be joining its popular Romeo y Julieta line. This one simply is called “Romeo by Romeo y Julieta”. Romeo y Julieta is one of Altadis’ best selling lines. For the Romeo, Altadis makes a move similar to what they did with the VegaFina line earlier this […]
VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 With all of the new cigars that come out every year, it is often easy to pick out which ones are going to be among the best of the best. When we previewed a few weeks ago that the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 was headed to the U.S. market, I didn’t feel […]
Atladis VegaFina Edicion Especial 2010 Atladis is getting ready to release to the United States market limited edition cigar. This one is another blend into the VegaFina line. This cigar is called the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010. The VegaFina Sumum 2010 is not a new cigar. This cigar had already been released to the […]
Jose Seijas, a name long associated the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory, and Altadis USA has announce is leaving Altadis effective immediately. This is according to a story recently published on Cigar Aficionado.com. The report goes on to say that this is a retirement. Seijas served as Vice President and General Manager of Tabacalera de […]
While 2011 was a great year in the cigar business, 2010 was an outstanding year as well. As cigars age, their profile can change – in terms of flavor, burn, and draw. This can be both a positive thing or a negative thing. Aging certain cigar blends does not always guarantee a better cigar, but […]
