Gold Strike by Royal Gold Cigars As part of our on-going previews of 2013 releases, we’ve been paying considerable attention to Royal Gold Cigars. Earlier this year, it was announced that Swisher International was getting back into the premium cigar market game with the launch of Royal Gold. As a part of this comeback, the […]
Cigar Review: Toscanello Speciale
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The Toscanello Speciale is a cigar made by Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. While this was a cigar that was introduced in 1998, it is a cigar that is gaining some attention as of late. Namely because it is a cigar that incorporates fire-cured tobacco. 2013 will probably go down in cigar history as the year of […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Tony the Boss Enforcer
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Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Tony the Boss The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Tony the Boss Enforcer marks the fourth installment in a monthly series of cigars being developed by Ortega Premium Cigars. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The concept behind the Ortega […]
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda 70th LE Nicaragua
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Nestor Miranda 70th LE Nicaragua The Nestor Miranda 70th LE Nicaragua is one of two cigars released by Miami Cigar and Company to commemorate company president Nestor Miranda’s 70th birthday. Miranda is well-known for being at his cigar events carrying lancero vitolas of his Nestor Miranda Special Selection, so it was little surprise that the vitola […]
Cigar Review: Le Navarre (The French Puro)
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Le Navarre The Le Navarre is a cigar that differs from any other cigar I’ve had before. This is because the Le Navarre is made in a non-traditional cigar-making country – France. It is also because the Le Navarre is a French puro – meaning that it is comprised of 100% French tobacco. The actual […]
Cigar Review: Xikar HC Habano2 (Squared)
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Xikar HC Habano2 (Squared) The Xikar HC Habano2 was announced prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The HC Habano2 was Xikar’s first new cigar blend since 2009. Many know Xikar for making cigar accessories, however back in 2007 they entered the cigar game with the release of the Xikar Defiance. In 2009, they followed this up […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Private Cellar
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Rocky Patel Private Cellar At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars had seven new releases – including six new blends being launched. One of the new blends that got considerable attention was the Rocky Patel Private Cellar. Plans for this release were first told to Cigar Insider back in July, 2012 as this […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Roman Candle
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Viaje Roman Candle – wrapped The Viaje Roman Candle is a new release for Viaje in 2012. It marks Viaje’s debut cigar in the Presidente or “A” vitola. It is a cigar that measures 9 inches in length and is the longest cigar that Viaje has released to date. The interesting thing about the Roman […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Four Kicks Seleccion No. 5
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Crowned Heads Four Kicks Seleccion No. 5 The Crowned Heads Four Kicks Seleccion No. 5 was introduced as a line extension in 2012 to the company’s debut line, Four Kicks. The Four Kicks line made its debut in late 2011 to a lot of fanfare. This fanfare followed up nearly a full year of anticipation […]
Cigar Review: Viaje WMD 2012
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Viaje WMD 2012 There has been quite a bit of activity around Viaje on this web-site the last few weeks, and this has been for good reason. During the past month, Viaje has released a total of eight cigars to its authorized retailers. These eight cigars could technically be aligned to six different blends. Add […]