Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial TAA Edition Recently, My Father Cigars released a special limited edition cigar of its Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial series for TAA retailers. Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes available to its member retailers an exclusive cigar from a leading manufacturer (this is not a large volume of retailers). The Jaime Garcia […]
To commemorate the 91st anniversary of Federal Cigars in New Hampshire, two exclusive My Father Le Bijou 1922 cigars have been made available to the shop. These cigars have been dubbed “My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes”. Each have modified blend and unique vitola from the original Le Bijou. The cigars officially went on-sale as […]
Tatuaje Cigars founder, Pete Johnson made a guest appearance on Kiss My Ash Radio and discussed some of the plans for his brand for 2012. Some of this information confirmed some information that had been floating around for some time. There was also some new information as well. Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Johnson confirmed three different […]
While 2011 was a great year in the cigar business, 2010 was an outstanding year as well. As cigars age, their profile can change – in terms of flavor, burn, and draw. This can be both a positive thing or a negative thing. Aging certain cigar blends does not always guarantee a better cigar, but […]
#4 Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown has reached the Final Four. Perhaps no family has dominated this list like the Garcia family. Up to this point, the Garcias have placed six cigars on the Top 30 list. Two cigars have been blended for Tatuaje (#11 Wolfman, […]
#17 Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited edition 2011 – CT Shade Today’s epic encounter brings us to one of the more unique Connecticut Shade cigars. This one comes from the Garcia family, who now have three cigars on the countdown. Coming it at #17 is the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 – Connecticut […]
My Father El Hijo For today’s epic encounter, we head to South Florida for retail-exclusive cigar offered by Smoke Inn. Once again, a famous cigar family is responsible for making this epic encounter possible – the Garcia family. Coming in at #24 is the My Father El Hijo. As mentioned, this is a cigar that […]
#26: My Father Limited Edition 2011 This epic encounter brings us to the son of a cigar legend that has become one of the top blenders in the business. Coming in at #26 is the My Father Limited Edition 2011. This is the second limited edition cigar in the “My Father” line. Originally this […]
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 Connecticut Shade Earlier this year, I reviewed the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011. This Nicaraguan Broadleaf Maduro cigar was one of the best maduros to be released in 2011. These cigars are sold in boxes of sixteen. Each box is individually numbered. 15 of those […]
As always, when I smoke a pre-release cigar, I feel it is premature to give it a firm assessment rating – therefore, I do a pre-review to provide some initial feedback. With some follow-on smokes completed, it’s time to assess some more cigars. Two of the cigars in this assessment update were originally smoked as […]
