In 2014, Altadis USA released the Espada by Montecristo. Historically, it was an important cigar in that it was the first Montecristo cigar to come out of Nicaragua, and for Altadis it was one of their first major releases produced by an outside factory which in this case was the Plasencia factory. In addition, the […]
In 2019, Gurkha Cigars announced the Gurkha Treinta. It was a cigar that would commemorate 30 years of Gurkha Cigars ownership by now-former Chairman Kaizad Hansotia. You may be a little puzzled at why Gurkha is celebrating its 30th anniversary when in 2012, Gurkha Cigars celebrated its 125th anniversary with a cigar. This is because […]
A big year for Viaje Cigars came in 2010 as Andre Farkas’ company had two landmark releases – Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5. and the Viaje Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter. The Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 would capture Cigar Aficionado’s #2 Cigar of the Year (and #1 non-Cuban cigar). The Viaje Skull […]
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Regulations Deeming Rule was promulgated back in 2016, it has had an effect on newer companies entering the cigar industry. In particular, this has also reduced the amount of first time companies exhibiting at the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show, and has reduced the amount of large-scale debuts at this Trade […]
Since its inception, the La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua has been known for cigars that use Ecuadorian Habano or San Andres Maduro wrapper – and has much success with both of those leaves. At the same time, La Zona has not been a two-trick pony and there have been several other wrappers the factory […]
2020 would mark the 25th anniversary of Luis Falto in the cigar business. “Small batch production” is popular now in the cigar industry, but Tabacalera Falto has been doing it for 25 years. Falto planned a couple of cigars to commemorate the occasion: the Falto La Pureza and Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo 2018. […]
Back in 2015, the Hoyo de Monterrey brand celebrated its 150th anniversary. At the time, General Cigar announced it was releasing a limited edition cigar called the Hoyo de Monterrey Edición de Cumpleaños 150. This cigar was a very contemporary spin on the Hoyo de Monterrey from both a packaging and blend standpoint. The contemporary […]
In 2020, Tabacalera SLU would release its third cigar in its VegaFina Gran Reserva series, the VegaFina Gran Reserva 2020. It was back in 1998 when the VegaFina Grand Reserva series would make its debut with the VegaFina Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario. As the name indicates the Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario was released to commemorate […]
The Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share is an offshoot of the landmark OpusX line by Arturo Fuente cigars. This year is the 25th anniversary of the OpusX line. What made OpusX such a significant project is that it proved to the world an ultra-premium Dominican puro cigar could be made with a Dominican-grown wrapper. […]
The idea of pairing cigars and meat has been quite a popular concept over the past year. We’ve seen companies such as La Flor Dominicana and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust do it. However if you go back four years ago, it was Cattle Baron Cigars that brought this concept to market. Cattle Baron Cigars is […]
