Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
In a time of uncertainty in the cigar industry, Legacy Brands founder and owner Victor Vitale has one key message he wants his customers and fans to know: “Legacy Brands is 100% absolutely in this for the long run.” Following the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations on the premium cigar […]
The release of the Tortuga Reserva 215 Connecticut introduced a third wrapper option into Legacy Brands Tortuga Reserva 215 line. If you followed the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show coverage on Cigar Coop, you got one of the first glimpses of that cigar. Earlier this year, the Tortuga Reserva 215 Connecticut would make its debut. The cigar uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut […]
About four weeks ago, Legacy Brands quietly released a new limited edition offering called “Toxic”. The cigar introduces a 7 x 70 blend into owner Victor Vitale’s portfolio – a size many would not expect from Vitale’s cigars. “I’m such a traditionalist, and this is really like going on the edge, ” said Vitale in a […]
“In terms of the Tortuga 215 Coyote Negro, this is one of those cigars that fired on all cylinders. It delivered great flavor, excellent complexity, had terrific construction, and the cigar was well balanced. The use of the Mata Fina wrapper worked outstanding on this particular blend.” Coming in at #20 is the Tortuga 215 […]
Victor Vitale of Legacy Brands was a guest on the Stogie Geeks Three Year Anniversary Show and confirmed that the Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut, as well as the Tortuga 215 Reserva Cedro No. 10 and Tortuga 215 Reserva El Coyote Negro No. 700 line extensions are all targeted for a January 2015 release. It was at […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Victor Vitale’s Legacy Brands unveiled the new Ora Vivo Armand Assante World Edition. This cigar features a slight blending tweak and well as some subtle packaging changes to the original blend. The Ora Vivo Armand Assante cigar line was founded by veteran cigar maker Victor Vitale, cigar broker […]
Victor Vitale’s Tortuga 215 line is adding a Connecticut wrapper option. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Vitale’s Legacy Brands has announced the new Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut. This becomes the third blend in the Tortuga 215 Reserva line which was launched last year. The Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut along with the newly launched Tortuga […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Victor Vitale and Legacy Brands has officially launched the Tortuga 215 Reserva Maduro El Coyote Negro. This line introduced a dark Brazlian Mata Fina cigar to the Tortuga line. While a soft launch of the Belicoso was done last month to Cigar Federation, the three vitolas […]
Victor Vitale’s Legacy Brands has announced the third vitola in its Tortuga 215 Reserva Cedro line. The Tortuga 215 Reserva Cedro No. 10 will measure 6 1/2 x 58 and is set to become the largest Tortuga 215 Reserva Cedro line. Cigar Coop has learned from Vitale that the Cedro No. 10 will not be […]
