For as long as I have been coming to the Premium Cigar Association (and its predecessor IPCPR Trade Show), Kristoff Cigars has been a staple at the Trade Show. Some years are busier years than others in terms of new product, but each and every year Kristoff is one of the booths I look forward […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Kristoff Cigars announced a new regular production line known as the Kristoff Guardrail. The name Guardrail stems from a secret that Kristoff owner Glen Case kept under wraps – namely that he was in a very serious motorcycle accident that involved him hitting a guardrail at […]
There is a new size coming to the Kristoff Cameroon line in the form of a 4 x 49 Belicoso. The new size will be introduced at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. The new 4 x 49 Belicoso joins the Robusto (5 1/2 X 54), Churchill (7 X 50), and Matador (6 […]
Kristoff Cigars will be joining the 2022 PCA Exclusive Series – and unlike many of the releases, it has a whole new line planned. Dubbed the Kristoff PCA 2022 Signature Series, the cigar is a 6 1/4 x 60 box-pressed perfecto that features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a Dominican binder and a combination of […]
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 […]
Rolando Villamil, best known for running Tabacalera Von Eicken (the Charles Fairmorn factory) in the Dominican Republic, has died. Villamil oversaw production of Kristoff Cigars as well as Epic Cigars. In a statement on social media, Kristoff Cigars commented, “Rolando was key behind the scenes overseeing day to day operations at the factory. From making […]
While Kristoff didn’t have any new products to launch at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, our team had made the decision early on to cover the company as the first booth of the Trade Show. There was no economy of scale or minimalist booth when it came to Kristoff. The company had a […]
Last month, the first of the 2021 Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) 2021 Exclusive Series releases hit the market. This cigar is a new size of the Kristoff 685 Woodlawn in the form of a box-pressed Toro. The Kristoff 685 Woodlawn made its debut in 2013 in the form of a 6 1/2 x 60 […]
In 2020 Kristoff Cigars released its second exclusive cigar as a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series with the Kristoff San Andres Box-Pressed Toro TAA 2020. As the name indicates, the cigar is a line extension to the Kristoff San Andres line. In terms of being a box-pressed Toro, it was only the third […]
In 2019 Kristoff Cigars began rolling out a cigar known as the Kristoff JT Signature Series. The name JT stands for Jarrid Trudeau, who is the Vice President of Sales at Kristoff Cigars. It’s a project that was spearheaded by Trudeau – and it’s one that has been introduced to market in a unique way. […]
