Fonseca CXX Anni The Fonseca CXX Anni is a special limited edition cigar made by the folks at S.A.G Imports. This cigar was released under S.A.G’s Fonseca line to commemorate the 120th anniversary of that particular brand. Sometimes when I get a cigar, for whatever reason I don’t get around to reviewing it right away. […]
Tatuaje L’Esprit de Verite 2009 The idea of blending a wine taking a single year’s crop from a single vineyard/farm has always intrigued wine enthusiasts. For cigar enthusiasts, this concept can also be easily applied – namely harvesting the tobaccos from a single farm from a single year to produce a cigar blend. A couple […]
Cu’Avana Punisher A friend of mine asked me if I ever heard of “The Punisher”. This is a cigar made by a boutique company called Cu-Avana. I had not heard of this cigar, but it was explained to me that this was being billed as one of the most powerful smokes on the market place. […]
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2011 (on a Short Run 2010 box) If you have been either following this web-site or the cigar industry in general, you will know that 2011 is intended to be a huge year for the E.P. Carrillo. Plans are for five cigar releases during the calendar year. Earlier in the year, […]
Alec Bradley American Classic Blend – Gordo I have to admit, when I got word of the new Alec Bradley Cigar – the American Classic Blend, I did not know what to make of it. Part of me wondering if this was going to be an all-American puro. It turns out that this was not […]
This past February at the annual ProCigar festival in the Dominican Republic, one of the cigars that made a big splash was the Quesada Seleccion Espana. The Espana as indicated by its name is a cigar that was intended to be made available only available in Spain. Legendary Master Blender Manuel Quesada dropped by Outland […]
Avo Lounge Cigar – Toro One thing I like to do when I visit a cigar store or lounge is to sample something that is exclusive or hard to find. On a recent visit to Corona Cigars in Orlando, Florida, I knew one cigar that falls into that category – the Avo Lounge cigar was […]
One point I’ve made before, when it comes to giveback or stepping up in a time of need, the cigar industry consistently is up in the forefront. In 2011, following the Earthquake and Tsunami disasters, La Aurora Cigars has stepped up and released a cigar that will have portion of proceeds from sales of the […]
601 Natural – aka 601 White Label 2011 is an exciting year for EO Brands and their 601 line. Many 601 fans were happy when EO abandoned the band changes made in 2010 and reverted back to a band similar to the original 601 band. In addition, the 601 line is introducing some new blends […]
JD Temptation Habano Claro One rule of thumb I have consistently said when it comes to Indie Cigars is that it must do two things: 1) Bring something special to the table; 2) Have the ability to push something out of a retailer’s humidor. For the past couple of months, I’ve been hearing a lot […]
