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 […]
While most of the gripes I’ve had with Cigar Aficionado’s Top 10 are still valid, there were some pleasant surprises in the remainder of the Top 25. I was pleased there were at least two of my Top 30 sticks to be mentioned. I didn’t go and comment on every stick, just the ones that […]
“30 Cigars in 31 Days” is now in the annals of history. The Avo LE 10 is my winner for 2010 Cigar of the Year. 2010 was truly one of the greatest years the cigar industry as ever seen. There were plenty of new releases, and the race for Cigar of the Year as […]
#20 A.Turrent Triple Play We now are entering the Top 20 of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010. So far, sticks #21-30 are in the annals of history. Coming in at #20 is the A.Turrent Triple Play This is a stick in the Altadis family that […]
