The San Cristobal Ovation, the limited edition premium offering that Ashton Cigars introduced in 2015 is making a return with for limited production run. As a part of the return, a Robusto sized offering called Opulence has been introduced. In addition, last year’s Toro sized offering is returning and has been rebranded Decadence. Both the […]
Ashton Cigar unveiled its fifth line under its San Cristobal brand,called the San Cristobal Quintessence. This cigar made its debut at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and now has begun to arrive at retail shops. Like the other blends of the Ashton’s San Cristobal and La Aroma de Cuba brands, the San Cristobal Quintessence is produced at […]
Ashton’s La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse, the limited edition premium offering that Ashton Cigars is back for 2016. As a part of the return, a belicoso offering called Viceroy will be added to the line. The La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Viceroy joins the Coronation (Toro) and Regency (Robusto). The cigar made its debut at the […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Last year, Ashton Cigars introduced a limited edition cigar to its La Aroma de Cuba line. This year the limited edition comes to its San Cristobal line. Later this Fall, the company will unveil the San Cristobal Ovation. The blend will feature a San Andres Oscuro wrapper, the first time one is being used on […]
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse, the limited edition premium offering that Ashton Cigars introduced in 2014 is making a return. Plans are for the La Aroma de Cuba to return for another limited production run. As a part of the return, a Robusto sized offering will be added to the Toro size that was introduced […]
Ashton and Boveda have ended their distribution agreement. In a letter to retailers, Both Ashton and Boveda announced that Ashton will no longer be distributing products effective Jaunary 1st, 2015. In a statement by Boveda, the company announced it will be handling its own distribution. The agreement ends a four year relationship in which Ashton […]
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ashton Cigars announced a addition to its La Aroma de Cuba line called the La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse. The Noblesse is the fifth blend under the La Aroma de Cuba brand it is also the first limited edition cigar under that […]
San Cristobal Revelation Triumph (Photo Credit: Ashton Cigar Facebook) While the launch of the Ashton Symmetry and La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse were the big focus of attention for Ashton Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the San Cristobal brand was not forgotten about either. This year the company launched a 7 x 50 box-pressed Churchill […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
