The Isabela StarDust is a small batch, limited edition cigar by Isabela Cigar Company. The company is the brainchild Johnny Piette, who in 1997 would connect with a Cuban Cigar Master named Vincente Ortiz. Ortiz had a small factory located in the Little Havana area of Miami. He would eventually become a mentor to Piette. […]
Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mombacho Cigars announced its Cosecha project. The name “cosecha” is Spanish for “harvest”. It’s a concept that is analogous to the wine world – namely harvesting premium grapes from a particular crop. When it comes to cigars, it involves using tobaccos from a harvest year. The Mombacho Cosecha […]
Viaje Cigars have built a reputation for its seasonal small batch releases. In 2011, the Viaje Stuffed Turkey cigar made its debut and started a tradition of an annual seasonal release for Thanksgiving. Since that initial release, the Stuffed Turkey expanded into White Meat (Natural Wrapper) and Dark Meat (Maduro) offerings. By 2014, a third cigar […]
Earlier this year, Davidoff released a series of 6 x 60 line extensions to the four blends of its “Discovery Pillar” (Black Level) line. One of the cigars that falls under the Discovery Pillar line is the Davidoff Escurio. During his tenure, former Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard implemented a program of production innovation and the Discovery […]
Over the past few years, Jochy Blanco has become a power in the cigar industry. He is best known as a tobacco grower and the owner of the Tabacalera Palma factory. Tabacalera Palma is known more recently for brands such as Boutique Blends, Matilde Cigars, Villiger, and Las Cumbres Tabaco, but it is a factory […]
Early in 2016, RoMa Craft Tobac formally announced a new brand in its portfolio called Wunder|Lust. Prior to the release, the company had targeted distribution into the European market and had come to an agreement to have the well-known Schuster family become their exclusive distributor in Germany. The Wunder|Lust brand is a logical extension to […]
This past spring, Mike Bellody’s MLB Cigar Ventures did a national release of its Imperia Aventador line. The Imperia Aventador is the fourth blend released by MLB Cigar Ventures, and the third blend under the Imperia brand. The story of the Imperia Aventador goes back to the blending sessions of the Imperia Islero. At the time he was […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate released a third blend under its Undercrown brand known as the Undercrown Sun Grown. Over the past six years, the Undercrown brand has essentially become the workhorse brand in Drew Estate’s premium portfolio as it is designed to be a regular, everyday smoke. The release of […]
The Crux Epicure is Crux Cigar Company’s ninth regular production cigar to be released. It has been a much-anticipated release for almost a year and a half. Crux Epicure introduces the company’s first Connecticut Shade wrapper offering. The name Epicure refers to “a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine”. The […]
Saga Short Tales is a series by De Los Reyes Cigars that focuses on smaller, short-sized smokes. The series consists of ten unique blends, each in a different size and with a different theme. With Short Tales, each cigar has a different theme related to tobacco and cigar making. Today we take a look at another […]
