#16: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco Today we approach the half-way point of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. Following today, we enter the Top 15 for sticks of the year. Slotting in at #16 that has one of the most unique vitolas around – […]
#24 Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro It is now a full week into “30 Sticks in 31 Days”, the list of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. We are now up to the seventh installment of this countdown. For #24, I selected another new Macanudo Cigar, this one is the Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro. The most […]
#30 – Macanudo Cru Royale It’s that time of the year. 30 Cigars in 31 Days – the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. I’ve posted some criteria, I’ve done for this countdown which you can check out. This could have been the most competitive year for new cigars in some time. There were a LOT […]
Many people come to me asking me what is the best cigar to buy for a Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Year’s gift. Unfortunately, the first response I give them is what I term the “Standard Consulting Answer” which is “It Depends”… It depends on a few factors. Below I’ve put a table to help […]
The Beauty of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N I’ve mentioned this several times – during the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. The key thing I’ve seen from General is investing in building their existing brands – namely Macanudo and La […]
During the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. One of the most exciting things General has been doing is investing in building their existing brands. I mentioned La Gloria Cubana as one of the brands that has seen an expansion take place. […]
During the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. One of the most exciting things General was doing was investing in building their existing brands. One of the brands that General was clearly focused on building as La Gloria Cubana. La Gloria Cubana […]
In the previous installments of Tales from the IPCPR, we have discussed a lot of family cigar companies and several indie cigar companies. Like in any industry sector, there are the big boys – a.k.a. the big corporations. A lot of times, the big corporations take a hit for being – say “too corporate”. But […]
