At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Hammer + Sickle cigars showcased its second blend in its Trademark Series, the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Maduro. The Trademark Series is the new name for the Hammer + Sickle Icon series. The original Hammer + Sickle Trademark provided a mild Connecticut Shade cigar offering. Like the Connecticut Shade […]
Cigar News: Klin Tobacco to release The Caleanoch Featuring Peat Fired Tobacco
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Klin Tobacco who is best known as the parent company for Hammer + Sickle Cigars will unveil a new brand called The Caleanoch. The goal of The Caleanoch was to bring together a cigar experience for the Scotch Whiskey enthusiast. As the company soon discovered, it found this easier […]
Cigar Review: Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Churchill (Formerly Hammer + Sickle Icon Series)
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Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Churchill (Hammer + Sickle Icon Series branded cigar) Recently Hammer + Sickle Cigars announced athe Hammer + Sickle Icon Series was being renamed the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series. The Icon Series was launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show and introduced a second Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Hammer + […]
Cigar News: Hammer + Sickle Renames Icon Series to Trademark Series; Will Introduce Maduro
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The Hammer + Sickle Icon Series will now be called the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series Hammer + Sickle has announced they have renamed the Hammer + Sickle Icon Series to the Hammer + Sickle Trademark Series. In addition the company is also planning a Maduro offering in the line to go along side the current Connecticut Shade offering. Plans […]
Assessment Update: Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series Toro
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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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #7 Hammer + Sickle Sochi Limited Edition 2014
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Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Thursday December 25, 2014. There will still be regular daily content to enjoy on that day. The countdown resumes on Friday December 26th. “Overall, this is a not only an excellent cigar – this is a home run…The limited production made this cigar difficult […]
Cigar Review: Hammer + Sickle LE14
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Hammer + Sickle LE14 The Hammer + Sickle LE14 is the third limited edition cigar to be released by Hammer + Sickle in 2014. This cigar joins the Berlin Wall Series Celebration Short Corona and the Hammer + Sickle Sochi Limited Edition 2014 as the other limited editions by Hammer + Sickle this year. It is easy to draw a comparison between the […]
Cigar Review: Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series Celebration Short Corona
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Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series Celebration Short Corona Late last month, Hammer + Sickle cigars announced a limited production line extension to its Berlin Wall Series called the Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series Celebration Short Corona. This 4 3/4 x 46 cigar is the first line extension to the Berlin Wall Series since its […]
Cigar News: Hammer + Sickle Berlin Wall Series Celebration Short Corona
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Hammer + Sickle Cigars has informed retailers that a limited production line extension is coming to their Berlin Wall Series. The Berlin Wall Celebration Short Corona will become the fourth vitola in the line in the form of a 4 3/4 x 46 cigar. The launch of the Celebration Short Corona is meant to coincide with […]
Cigar News: Hammer + Sickle LE14 (Cigar Preview)
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Hammer + Sickle cigar will unveil a limited edition cigar. The Hammer + Sickle LE14 was made available to order to retailers at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The LE14 is the second limited edition cigar to be released by Hammer + Sickle in 2014. Earlier this year, Hammer + Sickle released the Sochi […]