In 2015, Viaje Cigars launched a cigar known as the Viaje Jalapeño. One thing Viaje Cigars was well-known for its themed releases. The Viaje Jalapeño introduced a farm-grown peppers theme. The Jalapeño would come in a very unique figurado shape that was made famous with the Viaje Exclusive Chiquito which one could argue looks like a […]
In 2015, the AVO brand underwent a significant makeover. With the makeover, the brand introduced some packaging changes and there was some consolidation of the lines in the portfolio. As a part of the consolidation, two lines under the AVO brand were dropped, these were the AVO Maduro and the AVO Signature. The consolidation left […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Nomad Cigar Company would release what would become founder Fred Rewey‘s final cigar with the brand, the Nomad Signature. The Nomad Signature is a cigar that actually made its debut two years prior. At the time of the 2016 Trade Show, Rewey unveiled three cigars he worked on at […]
The past two years have seen AJ Fernandez emerge as a cigar maker for many leading brands. While the brands in the Altadis and General Cigar portfolio have definitely seen Fernandez’s influence, there have been many other companies. Just before the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, one company that announced a project with Fernandez was Boutique […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust introduced a new extension to its Todos Las Dias line known as the Todos Las Dias Mas Fuerte Thick Lonsdale. While this cigar introduces a 6 x 46 size into the Todos Las Dias line, it actually is a modification of the original blend. According […]
Just before the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Robert Holt and Southern Draw Cigars announced a new value-priced brand known as 300 Hands. The 300 Hands name pays homage to the people of Nicaragua involved in the 300 steps needed going from seed to store to deliver a hand-made premium cigar to the consumer. The people involved […]
Back in 2014, James Brown and Black Label Trading Company released the first iteration of Morphine. While Black Label Trading Company has always focused on a small batch model, Morphine would be the company’s first limited edition release. Since then a lot has changed. In 2015, Brown moved into his own factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra. […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was one of the busier ones for La Palina Cigars. One cigar that made its debut at the 2016 Trade Show was a line called El Año 1896. The El Año 1896 became the first all box-pressed line to be introduced by La Palina Cigars. This was a cigar that […]
The 2012 by Oscar line has become one of the more popular lines in Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Company’s portfolio. It’s a line best known to consumers as the company’s box-pressed line. It was in early 2017 when the 2012 by Oscar line was put into widespread distribution. At the time, the company was commemorating […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Miami Cigar and Company formally launched the Nestor Miranda Collection 75th Anniversary cigar. 2018 is a year for anniversaries and milestones in the cigar industry. For Miami Cigar and Company founder Nestor Miranda, February 14th, 2018 would mark his 75th birthday. The company made a decision to release a […]
