In 2010, William C. (Bill) Paley decided to resurrect an old cigar brand that his family produced called La Palin. It was back in 1896, when Paley’s grandfather Samuel Paley opened a cigar store in Chicago named Congress Cigar Company. He produced a cigar called La Palina that was named after his wife Goldie Drell […]
Rauchvergnügen #42 is the debut cigar by the German company Rauchvergnügen. The Rauchvergnügen brand was created by Oliver Nickels, Jan-Klaas Mahler, and Joachim “Joe” Sadowski. Rauchvergnügen is described as the “first German Engineered Cigar”. The company describes its product as being driven by technology and design combined with traditional cigar-making methods. To produce its cigar, Rauchvergnügen turns to a factory […]
Earlier this year, Altadis USA announced a limited edition cigar known as the H. Upmann Ingot TheBanker Private Holding. The cigar is an offshoot of the H. Upmann Banker line that was introduced back in 2014. The Banker is a line that pays homage to brand founder Herman Upmann. Upmann was a German banker who […]
In 2009, Viaje Cigars unveiled its first Viaje Holiday Blend release. The Holiday Blend was designed to be a seasonal release to coincide with the Christmas and year-end festivities. The cigar, which was a Nicaraguan puro featuring a Nicaraguan Criollo wrapper became an instant favorite amount Viaje. Each year since 2009 (with the exception of 2013), Viaje has […]
On June 10th, 2016, Jose Orlando Padron, the patriarch of the Padron family and founder of Padron Cigars will celebrate his 90th birthday. Earlier this year, the festivities for this milestone kicked off when South Florida retailer Smoke Inn held a 90th birthday celebration at an event that took place at its Boynton Beach, Florida […]
Earlier this year Davidoff announced the Davidoff Scorecard Edition 2016. The Scorecard Edition 2016 incorporates a theme of golf and cigars. A golf-themed cigar is not a new concept for Davidoff. This marks the third time in the past four years that Davidoff has released such a cigar. Each installment is a limited edition cigar that has featured […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
The Serino Royale Maduro is one of four blends launched by Serino Cigar Company. The company is run by Tony Serino who has 20 years experience in the cigar industry where he was involved in importing and selling bundle cigars. With the Serino Royale line, Serino and his company make the transition into super premium […]
As the name indicates, the Rocky Patel Ray Lewis Legends 52 is a cigar blended by Rocky Patel for NFL all-pro Ray Lewis. It is the latest cigar in a series of cigars made by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars for sports celebrities. In 2013, there were plans to launch the Ray Lewis Legends 52 at the IPCPR Trade […]
Last Fall, L’Atelier Imports announced its first regional limited edition release called the L’Atelier LAT SEC. As the name indicates, this was a release that was done to the select L’Atelier retailers in the Southeastern United States. In addition to being the company’s first regional release, it also introduced the first box-pressed cigar to carry […]
