Last month 262 Cigars released the name for their new cigar line “REVERE” set to appear late this fall. The 262 REVERE will be a Nicaraguan puro with a wrapper from the Jalapa Valley, a double binder of both Jalapa and Esteli tobacco, and the filler is a combination of Esteli, Condega and Jalapa tobaccos. […]
Cigar Preview: 262 Revere, Paradigm 6Sixty, Ideology Robusto and Packaging
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Clint Aaron, president of 262 Cigars provided some information to members of the cigar media in terms of his release plans for the remainder of 2012. Among the agenda items are: the release of the new 262 Revere cigar line; line extensions for the 262 Paradigm and 262 Ideology; and some packaging changes for the […]
Cigar Preview: 262 Manifesto
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Last year, Clint Aaron, founder of 262 Cigars announced plans for a limited run cigar to coincide with the 50 year anniversary of JFK signing the Embargo. That signing occurred on February 7, 1962. With that date approaching, the details of the cigar are now surfacing. That cigar is going to be called the 262 […]
Cigar Month in Review: May, 2011
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The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]
Feature Story: 262 Cigars
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Clint Aaron, President of 262 Cigars contacted a bunch of cigar reviewers/web-sites to give some updates into what is happening with his company for late this year, early next year. I was honored when he pinged me to give some insights and has given the green light to share some information with others. First up, […]
2010 Cigar of the Year – The Honorable Mentions
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“30 Cigars in 31 Days” is now in the annals of history. The Avo LE 10 is my winner for 2010 Cigar of the Year. 2010 was truly one of the greatest years the cigar industry as ever seen. There were plenty of new releases, and the race for Cigar of the Year as […]
Long Ash: 262 Paradigm 262
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These aren’t the best pictures, but this does document one of the best long ashes I ever got on a cigar. The cigar that provided this was Revolution Cigars’ Paradigm 262. I had intended to enjoy this stick with the intent of doing a review, but as the ash began to get longer, the ash […]