In 2020, Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company would celebrate five years in business. As is typically the case with many cigar companies, a commemorative cigar was released to mark the occasion. That cigar would be the El Güegüense 5 Year Aniversario. It’s an offshoot of the original El Güegüense brand, which also happened to be […]
Early in 2020, Protocol Cigars would release the second installment of its Lawman Series known as the Protocol Eliot Ness. Eliot Ness pays homage to the American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to bring down Al Capone. It was originally planned for a late 2020 release, however, due to the supply chain delays as […]
Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.L.U. unveiled a new limited edition cigar under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Capa 20. Tabacalera S.L.U. group is a European distribution arm that can best be described as a sister organization to Altadis USA. Over the years there have been several VegaFina releases in the U.S. […]
Late last year, J.C. Newman Cigar Company announced it was revamping its Perla del Mar brand. Perla del Mar was J.C. Newman’s premium box-pressed brand and was offered in two blends – a Connecticut Shade and a Maduro. While the company felt it had a good brand in Perla del Mar, they felt they could […]
In 2020, Drew Estate announced a new addition to its Liga Privada Unico Serie known as the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was the 14th cigar that would be released in the Liga Privada line. What would be different about this cigar is that it would be an exclusive cigar to the European cigar market. The Liga […]
In 2019, Quesada Cigars introduced a new line in its portfolio known as the Quesada 1974. The year 1974 is significant because that was the year the Quesada family would open its first cigar factory, Manufactura de Tabacos S.A. (MATASA). Today that factory is known as the Quesada Cigars factory and it has been operating […]
In 2020, CLE Cigar Company announced a cigar to commemorate owner Christian Eiroa’s 25 years in the cigar business. The cigar is called the CLE 25th Anniversary. One of the vitolas in the line would be made an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) 2020 Exclusive Series. 11/18 is a size introduced […]
Earlier this year; Black Works Studio, one of the brands owned by James Brown of Oveja Negra Brands, announced the release of a cigar known as Hyena. Hyena would be the second Oveja Negra release to feature a Cameroon wrapper following up 2020’s Black Works Studio Killer Bee Swarm. The Hyena gets its name from […]
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It also might be a blend […]
The Asylum Eight is a cigar line that celebrated the 8th anniversary of Asylum Cigars. It was back in 2012 when Christian Eiroa launched CLE Cigar Company after selling Camacho Cigars to Davidoff in 2008. CLE would be an umbrella for several brands, some directly run by Christian himself, and others where he would partner with […]
