Cubariqueño Cigar Co has announced the launch of the Protocol John Doe Series for Berkeley Humidor in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Protocol John Doe keeps to Cubariqueño’s theme of law enforcement and is appropriate for the project. John Doe is the name given to an unidentified body until identification can be made by next of kin. […]
Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Tuesday December 25, 2018. There will still be regular daily content to enjoy on that day. The countdown resumes on Wednesday December 26th. “With Protocol Official Misconduct, this is Cubariqueño’s best release to date in what is a very strong portfolio. It’s a cigar that excels in […]
or Episode 73 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Espinosa Cigars World Headquarters in Miami at the 2018 La Zona Palooza event. We will have the whole Prime Time team a part of this broadcast. Aaron and Coop will be on the ground in Miami while Bear […]
In 2017, Cubariqueño Cigar Company announced its third regular production line, the Protocol Themis. The Themis added an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the company’s portfolio. The following year Cubariqueño would add a lancero vitola as the first line extension of Themis. This was a similar strategy the company took with its previous two lines, […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cubariqueño Cigar Company has announced it will release the Protocol Themis Corona Gorda. The size will be an exclusive offering to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Last year, the Protocol Themis became the third blend released by Cubariqueño Cigar Company. It features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The Themis Corona […]
In 2015 two cigar enthusiasts named Juan Cancel and Bill Ives started a company called Cubariqueño Cigar Company and launched a brand called Protocol. They went to the 2015 IPCPR, getting a small space at the Espinosa Cigars booth and quietly sold out of their inventory. Over the past three years, the brand has grown. In […]
In 2015, two cigar enthusiasts named Juan Cancel and Bill Ives were convinced to take the plunge into the world of brand owners and release a cigar under their own Cubariqueño Cigar Company. For several years, Cancel and Ives had promoted the Espinosa Cigars brand on social media, so to produce their cigar, they turned […]
Cubariqueño Cigar Company is releasing its long-awaited Protocol Themis Lancero release. The lancero becomes the third size in Cubariqueño’s Connecticut shade line. Protocol Themis is the third line released by Cubariqueño Cigar Company, following the Protocol and Protocol Probable Cause lines. With each of those previous releases, a lancero line extension followed in the year […]
On Episode 54, we bring back the Cubariqueño boys, co-founders Juan Cancel & Bill Ives. Cubariqueño has a new release for 2018, the Protocol Official Misconduct – and we will discuss the project at length with Juan and Bill, plus catch up on all of the happenings at Cubariqueño. Our Debonaire Ideal segment is one for […]
