If you visited the Patoro Cigars booth at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, you saw a cigar called Patoro Brasil – a Brazilian wrapped cigar. At the time that particular cigar was a European offering and not available in the U.S. market. At the 2016 Trade Show, the Patoro Brasil made a return, but this […]
CLE Cigar Company has announced details around two new lines, CLE Chele and CLE Prieto. Word of these cigars first surfaced back in February. These two cigars introduce two box-pressed offerings and mark the first cigars carrying the CLE brand name to be made in Nicaragua. The cigars are now en-route to retailers. “The fact […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Edgar Hoill Cigars, the namesake brand of Edgar Hoill under CLE Cigar Company launched two new Honduran blends – Everyday Hustle and OG OSOK. However, since then things have been quiet for Hoill and the brand. This year, things will change as Hoill will have a more active presence […]
CLE Cigar Company has released new packaging around its Eiroa Classic and Eiroa CBT lines. The new packaging follows a similar design introduced with the most recent Eiroa brand cigar, Eiroa – The First 20 Years. According to CLE, cigars with the new packaging have already begun to arrive at retailers. The biggest change will around […]
The 48th Annual Meeting and Convention of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) is scheduled March 6 – 10th in Puerto Vallarta. Surrounding the event are the announcements for what cigars will make up the 2016 TAA Exclusive Series – a series of cigars made available to TAA retailers to sell at their shops. This […]
A fourth blend is coming to Asylum Cigars’ popular Asylum 13 line. Today the company announced the Asylum 13 Connecticut will be available at the end of the month. As the name indicates, the cigar will add an Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Asylum 13 line. The Asylum 13 Connecticut was blended by Christian Eiroa […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Add Asylum Cigars to the list of cigar manufacturers providing shop exclusive cigars to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Today the retailer announced it has released a new exclusive project from Asylum Cigars called the Asylum Lobotomy. Famous has indicated the cigar is now currently available for purchase. The Asylum Lobotomy is described as […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Christian Eiroa and CLE Cigar Company showcased three brands that were spearheaded by his father, Julio Eiroa: Aladino, Rancho Luna, and Tatascan. Today, Christian Eiroa announced that his father, and brother Justo will be forming their own company under the name JRE Tobacco. With this new company, the three […]
