We are back with another edition of Quesada Corner. On this installment, we smoke the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary. The 75th Anniversary is actually commemorating company patriarch Manuel “Manolo” Quesada’s 75th birthday. It’s a 6 3/4 x 48 vitola that was blended by Manolo himself. This show will be live-streamed off The Smoking Syndicate […]
Quesada Cigars has announced the return of the Quesada Holiday Keg. This is a project that was first released in 2016 and meant to coincide with the end of year holidays. The 2022 edition of the Holiday Keg features a different blend. Most notably the wrapper has been changed from Dominican Corojo to Ecuadorian Habano […]
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 […]
Quesada Cigars has announced it has shipped its Casa Magna Connecticut and Quesada Oktoberfest 2022 cigars. Both cigars made their debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. A third cigar released at the Trade Show, the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary shipped last month. For details on the Casa Magna Connecticut and Quesada […]
Back in 2008, Manuel Quesada teamed up with Nestor Plasencia to release a cigar to be sold under the Quesada Cigars portfolio known as the Casa Magna Colorado. The cigar was met with critical acclaim and commercial success and is widely considered to be one of the most successful collaborations in history. Over the years, […]
There was certainly a lot of energy and excitement at the Quesada booth at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Not only was Quesada Cigars’ President Manuel “Manolo” Quesada in attendance, but there were several new and intriguing releases. The Quesadas announced a new addition to the Casa Magna family, the continuing tradition […]
En route to retailers is the Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary cigar. It’s a cigar that celebrates Quesada family patriarch Manuel “Manolo” Quesada’s 75th birthday. The Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary Cigar made its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas. Quesada celebrated his actual birthday on April 10th of this […]
Quesada Cigars has announced the 2022 edition of the Quesada Oktoberfest series, an annual release that was originally designed to be paired with a malt beverage. The Quesada Oktoberfest 2022 will make its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The blend for the Quesada Oktoberfest features a […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Assocciation (PCA) Trade Show, Quesada Cigars will unveil a new extension to its Casa Magna brand, the Casa Magna Connecticut. The Casa Magna Connecticut features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It will be available in threee sizes: Robusto, Toro, and Toro Gordo. Each will be […]
Today, the second installment of Fred Rewey‘s “The Final Puff series was released. In this episode Fred sits down with Manuel “Manolo” Quesada and his daughter Raquel. I’m not sure how many video interviews there have been with Manolo and Raquel together on camera. If this isn’t the only one, it certainly is one of […]
