Altadis U.S.A. has amassed a large portfolio of brands, with some more active than others. One of the more dormant brands over the past five years has been the Trinidad brand. Like several of Altadis U.S.A.’s brands, it has a counterpart in the Habanos S.A. portfolio (after all, Altadis U.S.A’s parent company Imperial brands owns […]
Cigar Review: The Oscar Maduro Toro
The Oscar Maduro is a release that comes from Oscar Valladares Tobacco and Company. The company’s founder Oscar Valladares made a name for himself when he collaborated with Jim Robinson to produce the very popular Leaf by Oscar series. In 2016, Valladares decided to lend his name to a product under his own company’s umbrella […]
Cigar Review: El Borracho Natural Toro by Dapper Cigar Company
El Borracho is a cigar that comes from Ian Reith‘s Dapper Cigar Company. Reith is a cigar enthusiast with background in the Information Technology (IT) sector. After falling in love with cigars, he set out to take things to the next level – first learning as much as he could about the industry and then eventually […]
Agile Cigar Review: Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Figurado by PDR Cigars
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 […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2017
The Angel’s Anvil 2017 marks the fourth consecutive year that Crowned Heads Cigars has provided an exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. One can make a strong argument that Crowned Heads, along with Tatuaje and La Flor Dominicana, have had the most consistent and popular TAA exclusive releases over the past four […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha 10th Anniversary 15 Year Cellar Reserve
In 2017, Gurkha Cigars announced what would be its signature release for 2017, the Gurkha 10th Anniversary 15 Year Cellar Reserve. This is a cigar to commemorate what has become one of Gurkha Cigars most successful lines, the Gurkha Cellar Reserve. The original Gurkha Cellar Reserve made its debut in 2007. Four years later, Gary Hyams was […]
Agile Cigar Review: AVO Syncro South America Ritmo Torpedo Largo
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TAA (2017)
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Leaf by Esteban (Toro)
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 […]
Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Black Irish
The CroMagnon Black Irish is a limited production cigar that comes from RoMa Craft Tobac. CroMagnon was the line that started it all for RoMa Craft Tobac, as it is the company’s regular production Connecticut Broadleaf line. Back in 2013, the company released a candela version of the CroMagnon EMH (5 x 56) known as the […]