C & C Cigars was founded by Joe Chuisano. Many people know Chuisano from his days as president of Cusano Cigars. Back in 2009, Davidoff purchased Cusano Cigars. Chuisano would stay on with Davidoff until February of 2011, when he would resign. Shortly after that he would form a new company called C & C Cigars. The […]
Ortega Serie “D” No. 6 Eddie Ortega has become one of the more popular figures in the cigar industry. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving (on good terms) EO Brands, a partnership he started with his friend Erik Espinosa. EO Brands had became widely known for their popular 601 line of cigars. Much […]
Sosa Family Selection Connecticut I’ve mentioned many times that 2011 was definitely the year of the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cigar. Over the past couple of years, many companies have been trying to do something innovative or different beyond the mild/mild to medium Ecuadorian Connecticut cigars. Some companies have been more successful at it than others. […]
Viaje WMD 2012 There has been quite a bit of activity around Viaje on this web-site the last few weeks, and this has been for good reason. During the past month, Viaje has released a total of eight cigars to its authorized retailers. These eight cigars could technically be aligned to six different blends. Add […]
My Father Commemorative 911 by Jaime Garcia Blend 343 10th Anniversary Rosado Over the past few weeks, we have been focusing on several retail exclusive cigars that have been released by My Father Cigars. There is no doubt that My Father Cigars has become an industry leader in retail-exclusive cigars. One project that the Garcia […]
Viaje Skull and Bones FOAB In 2010, when Viaje released its first of its Skull and Bones line, the Daisy Cutter, this became one of the most sought after cigars in the Viaje portfolio. Since then, there have now been five additional waves of Skull and Bones’ released for a total of six waves. Back […]
Davidoff Limited Edition 2011 White Edition Davidoff has long been engaged with limited edition cigars. Davidoff’s history in this area can be traced back to 1997 with the launch of the Davidoff “535” (commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the company’s store once located at 535 Madison Avenue). It wasn’t until 2002, where Davidoff formally launched […]
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2012 Last year, Viaje released its first candela, the White Label Project St. Patrick’s Day Candela. We were very high on this particular release and ranked it as our #28 Cigar of the Year for 2011. A few week’s ago, we reported on that Viaje was […]
Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Firecracker In the past year, the Garcia family has been promoting many retailer exclusive cigar blends and vitolas under the My Father Cigars brand. Retail exclusive cigars are nothing new to the Garcias and in particular Don Pepin Garcia. A few years ago, under the Don Pepin Garcia brand, a […]
Viaje Holiday Blend 2011 Toward the end of 2011, Viaje released their third release in their “Holiday Blend” series. Back in 2009, the first Viaje Holiday Blend was released, and I considered a very good cigar experience. Fast forward to 2010, and I was looking forward to the Viaje Holiday Blend 2010. Unfortunately, the experiences […]
