Last year, La Palina Cigars showcased a new line called the La Palina Number Series. As the name indicates, each blend is denoted by a particular number. The first two installments of this series LP01 and LP02 were announced just prior to the 2018 IPCPR, but there have been many reports of pre-FDA stealth releases […]
Each year on the eve of the opening of the IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, an opening night reception is held. In 2017, General Cigar Company was the host of the event. General Cigar not only put on a gala opening reception, but used the event to launch two new products under its Macanudo Inspirado […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Altadis U.S.A. introduced the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch III. As the name indicates, this is the third installment of the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros line, a limited edition series from Altadis U.S.A. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar […]
Today we continue our series of assessments of the Davidoff Master Selection series. The Master Selection Series is a limited edition line introduced by Davidoff in 2017. It is a series of six personal blends created by Davidoff’s Master Blender Eladio Diaz. Each of the six blends commemorates a specific birthday of Diaz. Today we take […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars launched the seventh installment of its Preferidos series, the La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Double Barrel Aged. The foundation of this series revolves around a series of perfectos (although many of the offerings in the series now include parejos) packaged in a uniquely shaped tubo with […]
In 2017, Davidoff Cigars released a special limited edition culebra offering known as the Davidoff Culebras Limited Edition. A culebra is a group of three panatelas twisted together to form a snake-like entity. The origins of the culebra can be traced back to Cuba, but there are many conflicting stories about the how the creation of […]
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 […]
Very quietly, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars had its third release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) called the Rocky Patel Martinique. While the TAA is not known to “press release” the exclusive cigars it carries, it did list the Rocky Patel Martinique on its list of 2017 TAA Exclusive Cigars on its website. As […]
In October 2017, Viaje Cigar unveiled a release known as the Viaje GP 10.31. Viaje founder Andre Farkas is well-known for revolutionizing the small batch model in the cigar industry, but there are two other things he is known for. The first is building releases around a particular theme, and the second is creating releases that […]
In 2017, Davidoff Cigars released two limited extensions to its Davidoff Discovery Pillar (Black) Label series. The first was a series of 6 x 60 line extensions, and the second was a culebra offering featuring three of the Discovery Pillar blends. These blends included Davidoff Nicaragua, Davidoff Escurio, and Davidoff Yamasá blends. A culebra is a group […]
