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 […]
Announcement: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 76 – Album Archaeology #9: Nevermind, Nirvana
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Prime Time Jukebox Episode 76 features our ninth installment of our Album Archaeology Series. On his episode, we break down Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind. This album won our 2022 Battle of the Bands – 90s Madness Tournament, and was the album drafted by Espinosa Cigars’ Hector Alfonso. To celebrate Nirvana’s win, we devote an Album […]
PCA 2022 Report: Espinosa Cigars
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To say the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was a big one for Espinosa Cigars is an understatement. The company launched five limited edition cigars at the 2022 PCA, but there was so much more going on than just launching cigars. For starters, Espinosa brought celebrity restauranteur Guy Fieri to the Trade Show. […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Launches Las 6 Provincias CMW at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars launched its fourth installment of Las 6 Provincias series, the CMW. CMW represents Camagüey, the largest of the provinces of Cuba. The capital is also named Camagüey, the third largest city in Cuba. The CMW is a box-pressed, 6 x 50 Toro featuring a […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Chef’s Special Launches at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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Guy Fieri was in attendance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show at the Espinosa Cigars booth. Fieri, along with Espinosa Cigars, introduced a new addition to their Knuckle Sandwich line, the Knuckle Sandwich Chef’s Special. The Knuckle Sandwich Chef’s Special is a limited edition project with a total of 2,500 ten-count boxes […]
Cigar News: Espinosa 10th Anniversary and La Zona 10th Anniversary Cigars Launching at PCA 2022
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Ten years ago, Erik Espinosa founded Espinosa Premium Cigars and opened up his La Zona factory. Now a decade later, his company will celebrate both milestones with the release of two limited edition 10th anniversary cigars. Both cigars will be showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show). The first is the […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars to Launch 601 La Bomba Warhead VIII at PCA 2022
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Espinosa Premium Cigars will launch the eighth installment of its 601 La Bomba Warhead series – appropriately titled the Warhead VIII. Since 2013, the 601 La Bomba Warhead has been a near-annual release. Each year the cigar comes in a different size with different artwork. […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Habano and Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla Rabito to be Released in Travel Kit
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2022 marks the 10th anniversary for both Espinosa Premium Cigars and online social community Cigar Dojo. To commemorate the occasion, the two are joining forces to release a Cigar Dojo branded Travel Kit. The Travel Kit includes ten cigars featuring both the Espinosa Habano and Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla blends released for the first time in […]
Cigar Review: Las 6 Provincias LV by Espinosa Cigars
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At the 2021 IPCPR Trade Show, Espinosa Cigars introduced the third installment of its limited-edition Las 6 Provincias series, the Las 6 Provincias LV. This is a series that pays homage to the pre-Castro era of Cuba. The name Las 6 Provincias means “six provinces” – and it refers to the six provinces that existed […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Laranja Reserva Azulejo Gordo
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Back in 2014, Espinosa Cigars would release a cigar that became a game-changer for the company known as the Espinosa Laranja Reserva. The thing that made this cigar a game-changer was the use of a Brazilian wrapper known as “Laranja” because of its orange-colored hue (Laranja is Portuguese for orange). Five years later, Espinosa […]