During the Summer of ’20, HVC Cigars unveiled a new regular production offering known as Hot Cake. Whether the name is a tribute to the popular breakfast food, or simply because the cigar will “sell like hot cakes” is a bit unclear. What we do know is that this is not the first time HVC […]
Stallone Cigars is a company owned by Tony Barrios. Barrios hails from Venezuela from a family which has a background in tobacco. In 2014, he launched Stallone Cigars. The name Stallone is Italian for stallion and it reflects on the theme of the company. It also reflects Barrios’ love of horses, as in his spare […]
In terms of new regular production releases, the brands of Davidoff have been relatively quiet with most of the focus around limited editions. In 2020, Davidoff would unveil its product roadmap for the year and one line announced was Camacho Nicaragua. Camacho Nicaragua was the one release on the 2020 Davidoff product roadmap that would […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
“Nick” is a line that was launched in 2020 in the LH Cigars portfolio. The line is named after the company’s founder, owner, and blender Nick Syris. For several years, LH developed a strong core following with its LH blends. Late in 2017, Syris would collaborate with “Island Jim” Robinson on another brand known as […]
In the Spring of 2019, Crowned Heads announced the seventh installment of its Las Calaveras series. Las Calaveras is an annual limited edition release that first made its debut back in 2014. The name “Las Calaveras” translates to “The Skulls.” It is a line that pays homage to those who have passed away over the […]
When ACE Prime walked into the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, they were the new kid on the block. At the same time, they were coming into the trade show with a bang – launching three new lines and seven brands. The cigar that probably garnered the most attention was a project ACE Prime worked on […]
Since its inception, the La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua has been known for cigars that use Ecuadorian Habano or San Andres Maduro wrapper – and has much success with both of those leaves. At the same time, La Zona has not been a two-trick pony and there have been several other wrappers the factory […]
2020 would mark the 25th anniversary of Luis Falto in the cigar business. “Small batch production” is popular now in the cigar industry, but Tabacalera Falto has been doing it for 25 years. Falto planned a couple of cigars to commemorate the occasion: the Falto La Pureza and Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo 2018. […]
The Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share is an offshoot of the landmark OpusX line by Arturo Fuente cigars. This year is the 25th anniversary of the OpusX line. What made OpusX such a significant project is that it proved to the world an ultra-premium Dominican puro cigar could be made with a Dominican-grown wrapper. […]
