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 […]
VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011 A few weeks ago, Altadis announced a new blend being added to its VegaFina cigar line This cigar includes the name of one of its master blenders, Jose Seijas. Seijas presides over the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory in the Dominican Republic. VegaFina represents one of the cigar lines that has come out […]
There is another new release from Altadis hitting the retailers. This cigar is a new limited edition being branded under Atladis’ VegaFina line – this one is called the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011. The cigar bears the name and signature of Jose Seijas. Seijas presides over the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory in the Dominican […]
As always, when I smoke a pre-release cigar, I feel it is premature to give it a firm assessment rating – therefore, I do a pre-review to provide some initial feedback. With some follow-on smokes completed, it’s time to assess some more cigars. With this installment of “Assessment Updates”, I look at Joya de Nicaragua’s […]
Photo via AltadisUSA.com On November 30th at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke, Altadis plans to launch a cigar specific to the New York market – the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition. Last year, three companies launched cigars specific to the New York market. First came Alec Bradley’s New York. This was followed up by La Aurora’s Broadway […]
H.Upmann 1844 Reserve – 2011 re-blend At first glance, when you look at the title of this review, you might be thinking I’m going about to review an older cigar – after all there has been an H.Upmann 1844 Reserve for some time now. However, this is not the case. In one of my 2011 […]
Fairfax, VA (10/31/11) At a time when those that simply want to enjoy a great cigar are under attack as never before in history through: onerous taxation, smoking bans, and threats of increased regulation, Cigar Rights of America announced today a new corporate sponsorship from one of the largest cigar manufacturers on earth. In making […]
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 […]
