The Persian King is a line produced by Gran Habano Cigars. The cigars in the Persian King line are unbanded and are highlighted by a claro leaf that covers the footer and twisted at the end. For several years, the Persian King line flew under the radar in the Gran Habano portfolio. In 2016, that […]
If you have looked at Davidoff and its associated brands over the past year, there has been a definite push of bringing back a lot of its cigars from the past. One can certainly argue a driving factor has been the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deeming Regulations which require pre-market approval for new releases. […]
The Casa Turrent 1880 is the fourth release under A. Turrent’s Casa Turrent brand. A. Turrent Cigars is run by the Turrent family, headed up by Alejandro Turrent. The Turrents are best known for being the premier grower of Mexican tobacco in the world. The Turrents have also been very much involved in cigar production. They […]
In 2012, Altadis U.S.A. launched an extension to its Romeo y Julieta line called Romeo by Romeo y Julieta. The extension was meant to provide a bolder smoke in the Romeo y Julieta stable, a cigar meant to appeal to the contemporary smoker. The Romeo became a hit for Altadis U.S.A. and it led to several […]
At the 2017 ProCigar Festival, La Aurora Cigars showcased a new line in its portfolio called La Aurora ADN Dominicano. Later, at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, the La Aurora ADN Dominicano would have a full launch. The distinguishing characteristic of this cigar is that it contains andullo tobacco. Andullo tobacco is something that is […]
The Epic Habano is the third regular production line to be released by Epic Cigars. The line made its official debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Epic Cigars was founded and is owned by Dean Parsons. Parsons had been working in the real estate business in the Turks & Caicos Islands. […]
In 2017, GTO Dominican Cigars launched a line known as Anesthésia. GTO Dominican Cigars is a small boutique vertically integrated company owned by Dr. Oscar Rodriguez. The brand has built a solid following in the southeast part of the United States. The GTO Anesthésia release was designed to be the company’s fullest bodied offering to […]
Just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Gran Habano Cigars started to circulate a pre-release product called La Conquista. La Conquista translates to “The Conquest” and once the cigar and its final packaging were unveiled at the trade show, it was very clear that this was a cigar that paid homage to the age of […]
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 […]
The Viaje Zombie Biohazard is an off-shoot of Viaje Cigars’ mysterious Zombie line. While Viaje is known for its small batch and limited production releases, the Viaje Zombie is one of the company’s more limited ones. Viaje Zombie was a line that was introduced in 2011. For five consecutive years, it was extremely limited by […]
