7-20-4 1874 Series At each IPCPR trade show, there seems to be an indie/boutique company that becomes the talk of the show. In 2010, that company was 7-20-4 cigars. The 7-20-4 cigar is the brainchild of Kurt Kendall. Kendall owns Twins Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. The cigar was named after an older line that […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Ultra
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Illusione Ultra MK At the 2011 IPCPR Retail Trade Show, there were two cigar blends that were being showcased by Illusione Cigars. The first was the new maduro line being added to Illusione’s core line. The second was the release of the new Illusione Ultra. While the Ultra had garnered a lot of attention, this […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Fine and Rare
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Alec Bradley Fine and Rare In 2011, you can make an argument that Tatuaje’s Wolfman was one of the most sought after cigars by cigar enthusiasts. If I had to say what was the second most sought after cigar, I would have to say it was Alec Bradley’s Fine and Rare. In fact at the […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig
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Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig For the past three years, Drew Estate has released a special vitola in its popular Liga Privada series that has been called the “Flying Pig”. The first was the Liga Privada No. 9 Flying Pig, and that was followed up last year by the Liga Privada T52 Flying […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff Kristania
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Kristoff Kristania The cigar marketplace today is loaded with so many good choices. As a result, there always is a backlog of cigars to assess. Along the way, there have been some good cigar companies that have not made it on to this web-site. Once such web-site is Kristoff Cigars. I’ve smoked many cigars from […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Fifty Fifty Red
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Viaje Fifty Fifty Red Earlier this month, I did an assessment of the Viaje Fifty Fifty Black, so I figured it was time to assess the other blend in the Fifty Fifty series – the Viaje Fifty Fifty Red. The Viaje Fifty Fifty series is intended to be somewhat of a unique cigar experience. The concept […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Edicion Unica
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Rocky Patel Edicion Unica Since IPCPR 2011, I have been stating that there has been a renaissance in terms of Honduran tobacco. It’s not that Honduran tobacco has disappeared, but it seems to have made in comeback in terms of being a part of quality blends. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars’ recently released a limited edition […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011
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VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011 A few weeks ago, Altadis announced a new blend being added to its VegaFina cigar line This cigar includes the name of one of its master blenders, Jose Seijas. Seijas presides over the famous Tabacalera de Garcia factory in the Dominican Republic. VegaFina represents one of the cigar lines that has come out […]
Cigar Review: Tarazona 305
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Tarazona 305 If you have read my web-site, you know that when it comes to boutique/indie cigar companies, I always try to look for something special that they bring for the table. With the case of Tarazona Cigars, I was immediately intrigued by the fact that one of their cigars featured a Costa Rican maduro […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Fifty Fifty Black
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Viaje Fifty Fifty Black The Viaje Fifty Fifty series is intended to be somewhat of a unique cigar experience. The concept behind the Fifty Fifty is to bring two different flavor profiles together into one cigar. This is done by utilizing two separate fillers, brought together within double binders and covered by a single wrapper. […]