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 […]
Cigar News: Kristoff Cameroon Line Extension to Be Introduced at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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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 […]
Cigar News: Kristoff PCA 2022 Signature Series to be Released as PCA Exclusive
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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 Review: Kristoff 685 Woodlawn Box Pressed Toro (TAA 2021 Exclusive)
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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 […]
Cigar News: Rolando Villamil Passes Away
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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 […]
PCA 2021 Report: Kristoff Cigars
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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 […]
Cigar News: Kristoff 685 Woodlawn Box Pressed Toro TAA Release Now Available
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff San Andrés Box-Pressed Toro TAA 2020
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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 […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff JT Signature Series
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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. […]
Prime Time Episode 146: Glen Case, Kristoff Cigars
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For Episode 146, the Prime Time Show is proud to welcome Glen Case, Owner of Kristoff Cigars. Glen has well over a decade in the cigar business and took a very different route to getting into it. We’ll learn of Glen’s stories and talk about all of the happenings at Kristoff Cigars. Don’t forget, […]