Ashton Cigars is adding a fifth vitola to its ultra-premium Ashton ESG (Estate Sun Grown) line. The cigar will keep to the naming tradition of this line and will be entitled Ashton ESG 24 Year Salute. This will add a perfecto vitola into the line. First details were reported by Cigar Aficionado, and shortly afterwards […]
Cigar Preview: God of Fire Releases for 2013
God of Fire, the collaboration between Promentheus and Arture Fuene have unveiled their 2013 releases of the God of Fire series. These include the popuilar God of Fire by Don Carlos 2010, God of Fire by Carlioto 2010, and the God of Fire Serie B 2011. These are now making their way to retailer shelves. […]
Assessment Update: Solaris by Arturo Fuente (Part of the Smoke Inn Microblend Series)
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Arturo Fuente Delays 100th Anniversary Celebration until 2013
Arturo Fuente Cigars have announced that plans to commemorate the company’s 100th anniversary have been postponed until 2013. The following text was announced by the company. To Our Friends, There are times when fate has other plans for us, and this is one of those times. As you know, we planned to celebrate the 100th […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Solaris by Arturo Fuente
The Solaris by Arturo Fuente is the fourth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The series was created to commemorate Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary. The concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run. The series launched in […]
Press Release: Smoke Inn’s Fourth Installment of Their Microblend Series, Solaris By Arturo Fuente, To Be Released This Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Smoke Inn’s Fourth Installment of Their Microblend Series, Solaris By Arturo Fuente, To Be Released This Month. West Palm Beach, FL – May 3,2012 – Release Date Announced for Solaris Cigars by Arturo Fuente, made exclusively for Smoke Inn’s Microbend (*)Series. In late 2010 Smoke Inn Cigars released the Tatuaje Anarchy Cigar […]
Cigar Draft 2012
The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
Cigar Preview: W.Curtis Draper Announces Limited Edition 125th Anniversary Series by Leading Manufacturers
W.Curtis Draper, a retailer with two stores in the Washington DC/ Bethesda, Maryland area has announced a series of store exclusive, limited edition cigars from four leading cigar manufacturers. The series is being dome to commemorate Drapers 125th Anniversary. The four cigar manufacturers selected to blend the anniversary cigars are: Tatuaje Cigars La Aurora Cigars […]
Cigar Preview: 2012 Fuente: Opus X Angel Share; Don Arturo Aniversario; Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Aniversario; Casa Cuba
2012 will mark the Centennial celebration of Arturo Fuente Cigars. As a result, one can expect an exciting year from the company. Despite having to deal with a serious tobacco fire last year, Fuente is moving forward with four new blends. The January 7th, 2012 Cigar Dave Show unveiled some information about the four blends. […]
Month in Review: August 2011
Most of the month of August has been spent on IPCPR wrap-up. There were three major news stories that broke at the end of the month. Major Stories First up, the cigar industry lost a legend. Edgar M. Cullman Sr, the longtime chariman, chief executive, and president of General Cigars passed away on August 28th […]
