Padron Family Reserve 85th In 2008, Padron Cigars launched their Family Reserve line with an initial release called the Padron Family Reserve No. 44. The significance of the 44 was to represent the 44th anniversary of Padron cigars. The plan was for each year, a new blend to be released commemorating the company’s anniversary (up […]
Tatuaje TAA 2011 Exclusive Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes selections to manufacturers blend a special cigar that is made available to retailers that are members (this is not a large volume of retailers). For 2011, one of these cigars is being produced by Tatuaje. Typically these are extremely limited in production […]
Rocky Patel Xen by Nish Patel If you have listened to any of Rocky Patel’s radio commercials (such as on Cigar Dave), you know that Rocky Patel is passionate about cigars. Quite frankly, Rocky is also a very good salesman when it comes to his brand. Thus as Rocky Patel’s Xen by Nish Patel was […]
Rocky Patel Thunder by Nimish With four new cigars that were unveiled at the 2011 IPCPR retail trade show, it was going to be a busy year for Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. Add to the fact that EO Brands has two new releases and there is a new Java cigar, it’s no surprise that Rocky […]
PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural For the past 18 months, Abe Flores’ Pinar Del Rio Cigars has been growing. In particular Flores has put a lot of time and energy into his PDR 1878 series. During this time he has introduced four cigars that are a part of this line. Each cigar is different […]
Monte Pascoal Minutos Back in June, I had an opportunity to sample a cigar that isn’t your typical profile for a premium cigar. The Monte Pascoal has a distinguishing factor as being one of the few cigars that is a Brazilian puro – meaning that the wrapper, binder, and filler all come from Brazil. Brazilian […]
Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior Abe Flores and his company Pinar Del Rio cigars have been experiencing great growth over the past 18 months. The growth has been so steady that over this past weekend, Flores posted some video on Facebook showcasing his brand new factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Much of the […]
There is no doubt when there is a strong association with Tatuaje and “Limited Release” cigars. While Tatuaje has built a strong core portfolio, it has been the limited release cigars that have been a major factor in the brand’s success. One series that has been sought after by Tatuaje enthusiasts has been the Tatuaje […]
Gurkha Royal Challenge The Gurkha Royal Challenge marks one of the first releases by Gurkha Cigars since former CAO boss Gary Hyams was named President and CEO of the company. One significant thing that Gurkha cigar fans will notice with Royal Challenge is the return to the elaborate banding and packaging. In 2010, Gurkha had […]
Since many of the IPCPR 2011 samples I received were pre-release samples, I’ve done some pre-reviews which allow me to document my experiences with a cigar and provide my thoughts. Once they have arrived on retailers’ shelves, I like to give them a try again and see how they smoke post-production. The following three cigars […]
