The David P. Ehrlich PLM Series is the fifth blend to be released by Mike Bellody‘s MLB Cigar Ventures. The MLB Cigar Ventures portfolio consists of two brands: Imperia, produced at the Quesada Cigars factory and David P. Ehrlich, a line produced at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s Tabacalera La Alianza. The PLM Series is the second blend […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Crowned Heads introduced a new regular production line known as Le Carême. It would become the company’s first regular Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper offering. Crowned Heads had released some Connecticut Broadleaf cigars in a limited capacity with the Mason Dixon line as well as the regional release Tennessee Waltz (for […]
Back in 2013, Aganorsa Leaf (then called Casa Fernandez Cigars) celebrated 35 years. It was back in 1978 when Pedro Martin founded Tabacelera Tropical, the operation that would eventually be purchased by Eduardo Fernandez, which would eventually grow into the vertically integrated operation which would become Casa Fernandez Cigars, and most recently be branded Aganorsa […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars announced a new project known as Las 6 Provincias. It’s a series that pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The packaging and banding has art work that takes you back to that period of cigar in Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we 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 or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Gispert, Hoyo de Monterrey, Punch, and Ramon Allones are all legendary Cuban brands. They are also brands being produced by AJ Fernandez‘s Tabacalera Fernandez in Estelí. While Fernandez is producing Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, and Gispert for Tabacalera U.S.A.; and Hoyo de Monterrey and Punch for General, […]
Going into 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Cornelius & Anthony Cigars announced a pair of cigars that would bring the total number of offerings in its portfolio to eight. These two cigars are known as The Gent and The Mistress. Both of these offerings continued the process of rounding out the company’s portfolio. The names are […]
In 2001, Joya de Nicaragua released what many have called a “game changer” cigar known as the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970. This is a cigar that made its mark because of the full strength it delivers. Over the past 17 years, it has become a staple of the company’s portfolio and continues to be […]
Last November came word of Altadis U.S.A.’s latest collaborative project, the Montecristo Ciudad de Musica. This project is a three-way collaboration among Altadis U.S.A., Crowned Heads Cigars, and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory. The past four years have seen Altadis U.S.A. teaming up with other factories and brands for collaborations, but for Crowned […]
