In 2020, J.C. Newman Cigar Company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in business, but today we look at a cigar from a brand that was created for the company’s 110th anniversary, the Diamond Crown Maximus. It was back in 1996 when J.C. Newman launched the Diamond Crown brand for its 100th anniversary. Ten years later, […]
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 […]
In the Davidoff portfolio, the company has two of the longest running annual limited edition series anywhere. The AVO Limited Edition Series has been around since 2001, and this year marked 20 consecutive years of AVO Limited Edition cigars. The other is the Camacho Liberty Series, a release that is meant to coincide with the […]
Macanudo is General Cigar Company’s most successful brand in its vast portfolio. Back in 2014, General Cigar created a new offshoot in its Macanudo brand known as Macanudo Inspirado. Macanudo Inspirado was geared with the more contemporary smoker in mind. Originally Macanudo Inspirado made its debut in the European market in 2014. Two years later, General […]
Back in 2017, Foundation Cigar Company quietly added an event-only cigar known as the Menelik. After two years, owner Nicholas Melillo made a decision to bring Menelik in as a limited production line, and the cigar was showcased at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Production for the cigar comes out of the Tabacos Valle de […]
Earlier this year, AVO Cigars announced its plans for 2020. Included in those plans was the brand’s signature limited edition cigar, the AVO Improvisation LE20. The year 2020 is a significant milestone for the AVO Cigars brand. It marks 20 consecutive years, dating back to 2001, that AVO has released a limited edition cigar – […]
In 2019, Fratello Cigars announced a release known as “The Texan.” As indicated by the name, The Texan is a regional release that was done for the State of Texas – a region that has been successful for Fratello Cigars. This was not the first regional release for Fratello Cigars as late in 2018, Fratello […]
In terms of limited edition cigars, one trend that has become quite popular is one themed around the Chinese New Year. Over the years companies such as Davidoff, Drew Estate, Maya Selva, and Tabacalera SLU (VegaFina) have all released cigars with a theme. In 2019, General Cigar Company came out with its version. The cigar […]
In 2018, Davidoff introduced a program known as the Davidoff Vault Series. The idea behind this series was to rerelease rare and collectible cigars form the company’s history. These cigars include re-releases of limited editions, regional releases, and private blends. The Vault Series cigars have been released in small batches with allocations split between […]
In 2019, Nat Sherman International would bring three limited edition cigars to market. One cigar was an offering made available to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) under the Timeless brand. There also were two other limited edition cigars that were introduced to the national market – one under the Epoca brand and the other […]
