Oliva Serie V Melanio The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show saw Oliva Cigar Company showcase a new line as a part of its popular Serie V family – the Oliva Serie V Melanio. With a lot of new releases in the cigar industry over the past twelve months, Oliva has been pretty quiet. However, for 2012, […]
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
CLE Corojo The CLE Corojo is one of two new blends launched by Christian Eiroa’s new company CLE Cigars. Eiroa is best known for his tenure as president of Camacho Cigars. After Davidoff acquired Camacho, Eiroa stayed on for a while before leaving to launch CLE. CLE stands for the initials of Eiroa’s full-name – […]
Cuenca y Blanco by Joya de Nicaragua The Cuenca y Blanco cigar is a new cigar that was launched by Joya de Nicaragua at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar was anticipated for two reasons: 1) It was the first blend by Joya de Nicaragua since Jose Blanco signed on to be the senior […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Habano The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show saw the launch of the long-awaited Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Habano. This is the third of three Cojonu 2012 blends that have been released. The differentiator for the Cojonu 2012 Habano is that it has an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. Earlier this year, a batch of the Tatuaje […]
Tatuaje Frank Jr. Today we conclude our review of Tatuaje’s Little Monsters Series. In this assessment we look at the Tatuaje Frank Jr. This is a smaller version of the cigar that started the whole craze for the Monsters Series – the Tatuaje Frank (named after Frankenstein). The Little Monsters Series consists of a sampler […]
Illusione Singulare 2012 Vimana (Maduro) The Illusione Singulare 2011 and 2012 are long-awaited additions to the Illusione Singulare series. The Singulare series was introduced two years ago. It uses the limited release concept of one size and one blend. It is a true limited concept because once the cigars are gone, they are gone. Illusione […]
Emilio Draig K Corona The Emilio Draig K might have been one of the most anticipated cigar releases by a smaller sized cigar company ever. Over the past year, Emilio Cigars has grown from an unknown boutique company into a company with a solid reputation for producing great cigars. Last year, two of Emilio’s products […]
Merlion by La Sirena The Merlion by La Sirena is the second major blend to join Miami Cigar and Company’s La Sirena brand. Toward the end of 2010, the original La Sirena was launched. In my opinion it was one of the finest Connecticut Broadleaf cigars to hit the market in recent years, and earned […]
Tatuaje Mini Mum Today we explore the fourth of the five blends included in Tatuaje’s Little Monsters Series – the Tatuaje Mini Mum. The Little Monsters Series consists of a sampler pack consisting of smaller vitolas of the popular Tatuaje Monster Series. It was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster […]
