One thing we see in the cigar industry is many retailers becoming brand owners. Some retailers will carry house brands that they sell in their own stores. Other retailers will go a step further and become full-fledged cigar companies and distribute their product nationwide. Early in 2022 came word that Sanj Patel, owner of Sanj’s […]
In 2018, Arturo Fuente Cigars would release a limited edition cigar known as Don Carlos The Man. The Don Carlos line pays homage to the late Carlos Fuente Sr. who passed away in 2016. The Don Carlos line has a reputation for showcasing some of Arturo Fuente’s best tobacco. Don Carlos The Man was a […]
Back in 2017, PDR Cigars launched a blend known as El Criollito. Originally El Criollito was a blend developed for the Spanish market by PDR owner Abe Flores in conjunction with his distributor in Spain (Jaime de Juana), and a group of retailers from Spain. Later that year, El Criollito was added to PDR Cigars’ […]
Early in 2022, Davidoff released the AVO Improvisation LE22 edition. The AVO Improvisation LE22 would be unique in that it would be a two-blend set released in one package. The LE22 would mark 22 consecutive years that the AVO brand has had an annual limited edition cigar. For the first 14 years (2001-2014), the cigar […]
If you have followed the cigar industry from a global perspective, the name Arnold André is one you are quite familiar with. Based in Germany and founded in 1817, Arnold André is best known as Germany’s largest machine-made cigar manufacturer. Over the years, Arnold André has also handled European distribution for well-known premium cigar brands […]
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 […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, one of the higher profile releases was the Sixty by Rocky Patel. As the name indicates the cigar commemorated the 60th birthday of company founder Rocky Patel that had been celebrated earlier in the year. The Sixty would feature a Mexican San Andres wrapper on it, […]
In 2021, Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott launched Ferio Tego Cigars. A big part of the story was that Herklots and Scott had acquired the brands formerly owned by Nat Sherman International. The other side of the equation was that they would also be launching two cigars under the Ferio Tego name. These cigars are […]
In 2021, De Los Reyes Cigars delivered the seventh installment of its Saga Short Tales Series – Tomo VII Tales of the Land: Navarrete. Saga Short Tales is a series by De Los Reyes Cigars that focuses on mostly smaller, short-sized smokes. The series consists of ten unique blends, each in a different size with […]
In 2021, Joya de Nicaragua delivered the Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco Edición Americana as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). Cuatro Cinco was a line created by Joya de Nicaragua in 2013 to commemorate the company and factory’s 45th anniversary. It was originally released as a one-time limited edition known […]
