L’Atelier Imports has announced details one of its latest editions into the Surrogates line. The Surrogates Satin Glove will have its launch at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Together with the recently announced Surrogates Cracker Crumbs will bring the total number of cigars under the Surrogates brand to seven. The Satin Glove introduces a […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Imports to Introduce L’Atelier Travailleurs, Surrogates Cracker Crumbs, El Suelo Vuelos, and Trocadero Ruelles (Cigar Preview)
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L’Atelier Imports is planning on releasing a 4 1/2 x 38 line extension across each of its core brands. These vitolas will be packaged in five packs. Each cigar will feature a pre-cut head. The four line extensions are: L’Atelier Travailleurs, Surrogates Cracker Crumbs, El Suelo Vuelos, and Trocadero Ruelles. These will make their debut at […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Imports Extension de la Racine ER14 (Cigar Preview)
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L’Atelier Imports will be releasing there second edition of their Extension de la Racine line. The company announced on their Facebook page that the Extension de la Racine ER14 will be a torpedo shaped vitola and that the cigar is expected to make its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Selection Spéciale Robusto for Event Only (Cigar Preview)
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The L’Atelier Selection Speciale will have a second vitola in the form of a 5 x 50 robusto. The new robusto size is a cigar that is being made available exclusively at L’Atelier events. The new size has already started circulating at select events over the past few weeks. The L’Atelier Selection Speciale Robusto becomes the […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Lancero (Cigar Preview)
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L’Atelier Imports will be adding a new vitola to its core L’Atelier line. This will be in a classic lancero format measuring 7 1/2 x 38. Our own Stogie Santa on Episode 84 of the Stogie Geeks show smoked the lancero and confirmed the project with company owner K.C. Johnson. The L’Atelier Lancero will […]
2013 Cigar Year in Review: Best Aged Cigars for 2013
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For the third consecutive year, we list our best aged cigars for 2013. The purpose of this category is to look at some cigar lines that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of age on them. This year we extend the category to include ten cigars. 1) The cigars must have been […]
2013 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #23: L’Atelier Maduro (Part 8 of Epic Encounters 2013)
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“2013 seems to be a very good year for maduros and the L’Atelier Maduro is one that shines. This is a cigar I would definitely recommend to any maduro cigar enthusiast.” #23 – L’Atelier Maduro Coming in at #23 on the 2013 Cigar of the Year countdown is the L’Atelier Maduro. This marked the first maduro release under L’Atelier […]
Cigar Review: Surrogates Animal Cracker by L’Atelier Imports
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Surrogates Animal Cracker At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports showcased its fifth cigar in its Surrogates line – the Surrogates Animal Cracker. The Animal Cracker had been a long anticipated blend as L’Atelier Imports first announced the cigar at the beginning of the year. Currently, the way things stand, the Surrogates line consists […]
Cigar Pre-Review: L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER13
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L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER13 At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports launched the new L’Atelier Extension de la Racine line. This is a cigar that we have been tracking for several months leading up to the trade show. The cigar was only made available to those retailers that actually were in attendance at […]
Assessment Update: L’Atelier (LAT52)
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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 re-assess the […]