Illusione Ultra OP No. 9 The Illusione Ultra series was launched in 2011. The Ultra had been released in small limited quantities in the past in the mk vitola. Last year, Illusione founder Dion Giolito decided to modify the blend for that vitola and release it as a new line in the Illusione portfolio. While […]
Rocky Patel Edge Candela Rocky Patel Premium Cigars became the latest premium cigar manufacturer to release a candela cigar. The release of the Rocky Patel Edge Candela is the third major candela release for 2012 joining La Flor Dominicana (Double Claro) and Viaje (WLP St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2012). Candela (technically called Double Claro) wrappers […]
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro In the past few years, the Abraham Flores and Juan Rodriguez have been establishing a name with their Pinar Del Rio Cigars. Almost two years ago, they launched the successful PDR 1878 series, and now with a new factory in the Dominican Republic, they appear ready to continue […]
C & C Corojo A few weeks ago we assessed the C & C Connecticut and found it to be a very solid cigar experience. This was a mild strength, mild to medium-bodied cigar. In this assessment, we turn our attention to the C & C Corojo. Like the Connecticut, the C & C Corojo […]
Sosa Family Selection Maduro A few weeks ago, we assessed a cigar from Sosa Cigars called the Sosa Family Selection Connecticut. This cigar proved to be a nice revelation in the world of Ecuadorian Connecticut cigars. We now turn our attention to another blend that is under the Sosa Family Selection line. This cigar is […]
Burn Special Reserve by Rocky Patel Back on the February 4th, 2012 Cigar Dave show, a new cigar from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars was announced. This new cigar, the Burn Special Reserve was intended to be a cigar to be made available as an exclusive to brick and mortar retailers that have a Rocky Patel […]
Viaje Exclusivo Robusto 2012 The Viaje Exclusivo series was launched a couple of years ago. Originally the Exclusivo was intended to be a private blend for Viaje founder Andre Farkas. The cigar soon began to gains some momentum and Farkas made a decision to make some releases available to the general public. Once Exclusivo joined […]
J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars The J. Grotto Series is one of two cigar blends made by indie cigar maker, Ocean State Cigars. Ocean State Cigars was founded by Paul Joyal. The J. Grotto Series (along with its sibling blend, the J. Grotto Series Reserve) are manufactured in Honduras, and have a significant […]
Avo XO Presto In the past few years, much of the new releases from Avo Cigars have been built around the annual limited edition releases. However, it sometimes is easy to forget that Avo Cigars’ has a pretty solid core line. In this assessment we go back and explore one a cigar blend that has […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “O” In this assessment, we look at a third and final cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “O”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote on what […]
