Rocky Patel Royale The Rocky Patel Royale is the first of several new cigar blends launched at the 2013 IPCPR by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars to make their way to retail shops. Word of the Royale first surfaced on the 5/11/13 Cigar Dave Show. It was just prior to the IPCPR when the details about […]
Camacho Criollo Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched a major campaign known as the “bold standard”. It was described by Camacho as “the most brazen move in their nearly 50 year history”. This campaign not only involved rebranding their cigars with a new logo and new packaging, but it also […]
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 […]
Fratello by Fratello Cigars Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade show, a new cigar company launched their first cigar. The name of the company is Fratello Cigars and their first release is also being called Fratello. Fratello Cigars is being launched by Omar de Frias who is based out of Northern Virginia. de Frias […]
La Flor Dominicana Chapter One One of the showcase new releases at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show was the launch of a new limited edition cigar by La Flor Dominicana called Chapter One. This is a project that was spearheaded by La Flor Dominicana owner Litto Gomez’s son Antonio Gomez. Antonio, who started out working […]
Viaje Summerfest 2013 Disclaimer: As you will read in this assessment, this author had some input into the size of the cigar. However, there was no further involvement in terms of the blending or testing of this cigar prior to being released. There were no pre-release samples smoked. The Viaje Summefest 2013 marks the fourth […]
La Flor Dominicana Double Press Maduro (TAA Edition) The La Flor Dominicana Double Press Maduro was introduced in 2013 by La Flor Dominicana. This cigar is a special Connecticut Broadleaf version of La Flor Dominicana’s Double Press. The original Double Press was introduced back in 2009 and featured an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and Dominican filler […]
Davidoff Nicaragua – Robusto The Davidoff Nicaragua was one of the most anticipated releases in 2013. This is a story we have followed for quite a while. The significance of this particular release is that it marks the first Nicaraguan puro that has been released by Davidoff. While there was a soft launch prior to […]
Azan White Premium by Roberto Duran Cigars The Azan White Premium is one of three blends that make up the Azan line of cigars by Roberto Duran Cigars. It was just prior to the IPCPR Trade Show when both the Azan line and the Roberto Duran Cigars company were announced. This was followed up by […]
Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Oliva Cigar Company had one cigar that was being spotlighted – the Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro. Oliva is one of those companies that never has felt pressure to put out a lot of new releases at the trade show. 2013 was no exception […]
