Padron 1964 Anniversary – Draper’s 125 Anniversary Edition Natural The Padron 1964 Anniversary – Draper’s 125 Anniversary Edition is a special limited edition cigar that was made available to Washington DC/Maryland based retailer W. Curtis Draper. In 2012, W. Curtis Draper celebrated its 125th anniversary in business and commissioned four manufacturers to produce retail-exclusive limited edition […]
Padilla Connecticut The Padilla Connecticut is a new cigar launched by Padilla Cigars in 2013. It was late in 2011 where company owner Ernesto Padilla made a decision to discontinue production of (what was) his current brands. This decision was in part because his portfolio had gotten discounted too much by the online catalog companies. […]
Saint Luis Rey SLR Gen² (Toro) The SLR Gen² is a new addition to the Saint Luis Rey brand by Altadis USA. This marks the seventh brand in the Altadis USA to bring in a more contemporary / boutique-esque cigar into its line as the SLR Gen² fills that role for Saint Luis Rey. One of […]
Frank Herrera Biography The Frank Herrera Biography is the second line of cigars launched by Herrera Cigars. The name Frank Herrera might not be known to many casual cigar fans, but Herrera is well-known in the cigar industry. Herrera is a lawyer to many of the cigar companies in South Florida who specializes in trademarks. […]
Espinosa Maduro (Toro) – Cigar Coop Photo The Espinosa Maduro has become the first new blend in 2013 released by Espinosa Premium Cigars. Earlier this year, details of this forthcoming release started to come out about this release. When Espinosa Cigars was formed, founder Erik Espinosa acquired the rights to the 601 and Murcielago lines […]
Asylum 13 6 x 80 The Asylum 13 6 x 80 is exactly what the name indicates – this introduces a 6 inch by 80 mm ring gauge vitola to Asylum Cigars’ popular Asylum 13 line. Prior to last year’s IPCPR trade show, we commented on the trend of moving beyond the 60 ring gauge […]
Leccia Tobacco White The Leccia Tobacco White is the first blend to be released by Sam Leccia’s Leccia Tobacco Company. It is one of two distinct blends that make up Leccia’s Black and White line. Many people know Leccia from his days with Oliva Cigar Company as the face of the Cain and Nub blends. […]
Alec Bradley New York It was in late 2010 where Alec Bradley cigars launched a project called the Alec Bradley New York. The concept behind this project was to create a cigar specifically for brick and mortar retailers in the State of New York. Given New York has been hit by some very high tobacco […]
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-asses the […]
La Hermandad by Primer Mundo Cigars Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Primer Mundo Cigars announced a new cigar called La Hermandad. Primer Mundo cigars is run by Sean Williams – one of the rising stars in the cigar business. Williams has been collaborating with some of the best cigar factories in the business to produce […]
