Last month, we completed our assessments of the new installments of the 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. The average score was 88.73. The following is a list of the 11 cigars that were new and released as a part of the 2020 TAA Exclusive Series. Brick House Ciento por Ciento by J.C. Newman Cigar […]
In 2020, CLE Cigar Company announced a cigar to commemorate owner Christian Eiroa’s 25 years in the cigar business. The cigar is called the CLE 25th Anniversary. One of the vitolas in the line would be made an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) 2020 Exclusive Series. 11/18 is a size introduced […]
The Tatuaje TAA 2020 edition marked the tenth consecutive exclusive release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Since the launch of the first Tatuaje TAA release in 2011, the Tatuaje TAA releases have been some of the most sought-after releases in the TAA Series. Many will actually credit Tatuaje with putting TAA […]
Joya de Nicaragua’s cigar that will be a part of the 2021 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now heading to retailers. The Cuatro Cinco was introduced as a limited edition cigar in 2013 to celebrate Joya de Nicaragua’s 45th anniversary. One year later it returned as an ongoing limited production. The blend […]
It’s taken a while, but La Palina’s fifth cigar for the annual Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now heading to retailers – the La Palina White Label TAA Exclusive. The White Label features a Honduran-grown Connecticut seed wrapper over a Mexican San Andrés binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and […]
In 2020, La Aurora Cigars would release its first exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) and it would be simply titled “La Aurora TAA Exclusivo.” La Aurora was one of two cigar manufacturers contributing a cigar for the first time to the TAA Exclusive Series (the other was Villiger Cigars). With La […]
E.P. Carrillo’s fourth exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) has reached member retailers. This one is dubbed simply as the E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021. The E.P. Carrillo TAA 2021 comes in one size – a 6 x 52 soft box-pressed Toro. The blend consists of a Nicaraguan wrapper, Nicaraguan binder, and a […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, CLE Cigar Company showcased a new addition to its CLE Signature Series known as the CLE Signature THT-EKE 0317. The CLE Signature THT-EKE 0317 is the latest project to use Cameroon de Jamastran, a Cameroon wrapper grown by Julio Eiroa. Last year, the wrapper made its […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has begun shipping Brick House Beginnings, the company’s release for the 2021 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive. The story is that the cigars comprising Beginnings were from a ten-year-old stash of Brick House Cigars uncovered in the basement last year while the company was working on renovations to its El […]
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the in-person components of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) most conventions. Today the TAA announced confirmed its plans for a Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Convention. As announced earlier this year, the 2021 Convention will be held October 24 through October 28, 2021, at Casa del […]
