Quesada Oktoberfest – Bavarian vitola Last week, I previewed the Quesada Oktoberfest. This was a cigar that was showcased at the 2011 2011 IPCPR being sold under the Quesada line for Manuel Quesada’s SAG Imports. This cigar joins three strong cigars already released by SAG: the Casa Magna Domus Magnus, Quesada Seleccion Espana , and […]
This one probably isn’t a big surprise in terms of news out of the IPCPR as much has already been said on the Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve prior to the show. In fact, when I saw Nestor at an April event at Tobacco World in Marietta, Georgia, he was already beaming about this release. This […]
La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro The La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro probably isn’t a cigar release that is a surprise to anyone. However when I visited the La Flor Dominicana booth at IPCPR 2011, this cigar was one of the most visually striking cigars of the event. The plan is for this to be a […]
La Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale 2010 was a banner year for Team La Gloria Cubana of General Cigars. Not only did they release three cigars that made my 2010 Top 30 Cigar of the Year countdown, but they broke new ground in the world of cigar engineering. If you take a look at the […]
Esteban Carreras 211 Two years ago, Esteban Carreras was a virtual unknown among cigar enthusiasts. Since then, slowly but surely I’ve seen Esteban Carreras cigars appear in more and more retail shops. This is with good reason – these are some of the most consistent and best made cigars available on the market. In 2010, […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie L40 Lancero While the introduction of Drew Estate’s Undercrown line was a highlight on the 2011 IPCPR, the other cigar was another entry into Liga Privada’s Unico Serie – the long waitied Liga Privada Unico Serie L40 Lancero. The Unico Serie concept was introduced with the Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty […]
Room 101 Connecticut – unbanded sample From talking to retailers and media, it seems as though a big theme for the 2011 cigar year has been the Connecticut/ Ecuadorian shade wrapper. There have been some very good Connecticut/ Ecuadorian shade wrapper cigars introduced this year including the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut, J&D Temptation Claro, […]
Perdomo Champagne Noir Earlier this year, Perdomo Cigars unveiled the Perdomo Reserve Champagne Noir. This is a blend variation of the popular 10th Anniversary line. This was definitely a stronger cigar in terms of strength and body than the original Perdomo Champagne. The initial release was released in a personal favorite size vitola – a […]
Elogio Excepcionales When I introduced the 2011 IPCPR Series here, I mentioned I wanted to put a lot of focus on the actual cigars. It was my intention to provide a technical debrief of the cigars being showcased – whether previewing or reviewing them. While much of the focus is around the many new releases, […]
Padron Family Reserve 85th So I will preface this by saying I don’t have too much more to say about this release other than the Maduro was on display at the 2011 IPCPR. The big news essentially is that this cigar – which was being known as the Padron Family Reserve 47th Anniversary has been […]
