At the 2011 IPCPR, Altadis unveiled a new value-priced line. This one is called “Diamondback” and it is blended by Omar Ortez. Now when I think of the term “Diamondback”, the first word that comes to mind is the Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. In this case, the name Diamondback comes from […]
Note: The IPCPR Series is not over yet, but we are approaching the end of the cigar previews. While I expect most of the content going forward with initial assessments (Pre-Reviews, Reviews) of the new cigars, there are still a few previews I want to highlight. One notable item that came from Altadis USA at […]
Cigar above is now called A.Turrent Puro Corojo While at IPCPR, I didn’t pay too much attention to this, but Altadis has renamed the latest release in the A.Turrent line. The A.Turrent Triple Corojo is being renamed to the A.Turrent Puro Corojo. The pictures to the left show the differences. The blend has not changed […]
June 2011 was certainly a busy-month in the cigar industry. Many cigar manufacturers and retailers are in the preparation stages for the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. It is usually around this time when cigar manufacturers begin to release information about what they plan to unveil at the show. Independent of IPCPR, there is a ton […]
A.Turrent Triple Corojo – Gran Robusto Vitola A. Turrent’s Triple Corojo recently made its world debut at the June 4th Cigar Dave remote broadcast in Charlotte, North Carolina. This follows the “Triple” theme that was set by last year’s triple maduro – the A.Turrent Triple Play. For the case of the A. Turrent Triple […]
Logo for the Triple Play Maduro, not Corojo A. Turrent’s Triple Corojo will make its world debut at next week’s Cigar Dave remote broadcast in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 5th, 2011. Over the past few weeks, I’ve posted some info on the blend. It appears that the A. Turrent web-site has been updated with […]
Lately I’ve been trying to take this web-site into more of a hard-core direction in terms of cigar information. I’m not sure how successful this transition has been, but I’m trying. There are times where I realize I do need to take a step back and have a little fun. With tonight being the first […]
Cigar Dave released some more information about the blend of the new release of the A.Turrent Triple Corojo under the Altadis umbrella. The A.Turrent Triple Corojo is an all-Corojo cigar. It is not the first all-Corojo cigar being released this year. The Martin Family of Cigars is releasing the Pedro Martin Corojo that will have […]
Colucci on the Cigar Dave Show In an announcement that started making its way at the ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, Jim Colucci of Altadis USA is retiring. This will be effective on July 31, 2011. Colucci was Altadis USA’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. A memo was circulated by Altadis […]
Back in May, I attended a Cigar Dave event in Charlotte and got to sample the world premiere of the A. Turrent Triple Play. The Triple Play was a Triple Maduro that was created by Alejandro Turrent. I was very pleased with this cigar and in the end I ended up selecting this as the […]
