Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: CAO Estelí (TAA Exclusive)
The CAO brand is one that has been around for well over two decades. While it is now a brand under General Cigar’s portfolio, it had never produced an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). That changed in 2018 with the release of the CAO Estelí as a part of the 2018 […]
Cigar News: Joya de Nicaragua 2019 TAA Exclusive Releases Head to Retailers
Joya de Nicaragua’s two exclusive releases for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for 2019 are now heading to the retail members of that organization. These cigars include a return of the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA Exclusive and the first installment of the Selección de Torcedor program. The Joya de Nicaragua Antaño […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo TAA Exclusive (2018)
With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) it was no surprise that the organization’s annual limited edition series saw its largest collection of cigars to date. The 2018 TAA Exclusive Series would see 14 new additions to the series. Included in the series would be several companies that would have […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Heritage Rosado Toro (TAA Exclusive)
2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). Over the years, the organization has put together a series of limited edition and ongoing release cigars that would be sold exclusively through its retail members and it has become known as the TAA Exclusive Series. The past few years has seen that […]
Cigar Review: EIROA The First 20 Years Diadema by C.L.E. Cigar Company (TAA Exclusive)
In 2018, C.L.E. Cigar Company introduced the EIROA – The First 20 Years Diadema. It was a cigar that was originally released as an exclusive offering to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers, but this past year has been added into C.L.E.’s portfolio of ongoing offerings. The First 20 Years line is an offshoot of […]
Agile Cigar Review: Montecristo Artisan Series Batch 1 (2018 TAA Exclusive)
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje TAA 50th
In 2018, Tatuaje Cigars released its eighth consecutive installment to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. The TAA Exclusive Series is a series of cigars produced by leading manufacturers that are exclusively sold at TAA retail establishments. It’s hard to believe that it was back in 2011 that Tatuaje released its first cigar to […]
Cigar News: TAA Formally Announces 2019 Exclusive Series Releases
The year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) formally released a list of its exclusive cigars the will be offered to members for 2019. These cigars made their debut at the TAA’s 51st annual convention held at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic from March 17 to March 21st. This year’s TAA offerings […]
Cigar News: Joya de Nicaragua Announces Selección de Torcedor 2019 and Brings Back Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente for TAA
At this year’s Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Conference in Casa de Campo, Joya de Nicaragua brings back a cigar it introduced as a TAA Exclusive in 2018 with the Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente. However, that’s not all Joya de Nicaragua has brought to Casa de Campo as the company will also introduce a new […]