The Viaje Satori, a line that has not been released since 2019, has made a return to store shelves. Satori was first introduced at the 2010 IPCPR Trade Show. Since then, it has been primarily offered and showcased to retailers who attend the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show. The 2023 edition of the Viaje Satori uses the same […]
Cigar News: Viaje to Release Honey & Hand Grenades Falchion Collector’s Edition
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Viaje has announced a pair of cigars being released under its Collector’s Edition series. These cigars will be in a special size for the Viaje Honey & Hand Grenades line known as the Falchion. A falchion is a one-handed, slightly curbed single-edged sword of European origin. Falchion will be a 6 x 54 vitola in […]
Cigar News: Viaje Craft Series New Beginnings Announced
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Viaje has announced the fifth installment of its Craft Series known as New Beginnings. For this release, Viaje returns to the Dominican Republic teaming up with Hostos Fernandez Quesada of Tabacalera La Isla. New Beginnings features a San Andres wrapper over Dominican binder and fillers. The cigar comes in one size – a 6 x 52 […]
Cigar News: Viaje Super Shot and Super Shot Buckshot Return for 2023
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The Viaje Super Shot, one of Viaje’s most popular annual small-batch releases, is returning for 2023. In addition, the Super Shot Buckshot, a maduro counterpart to the Viaje Super Shot, is also making a return. The Viaje Super Shot is a cigar that comes from Viaje founder Andre Farkas’ interest in clay shooting. Farkas was […]
Cigar News: Viaje Holiday Blend and Christmas Tree Return for 2022
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After a one-year hiatus, Viaje has released two of its seasonal releases in time for the end of the year holidays – the Viaje Holiday Blend and the Viaje Christmas Tree. This year the Viaje Holiday Blend and Viaje Christmas Trees utilize a different wrapper – a Corojo ’99 Maduro. It’s the first time Viaje […]
Agile Cigar Review: Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time LH550 (2021)
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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 News: Viaje Friends and Family Merci Makes Return
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It’s been a while since there has been a release of the Viaje Friends and Family, but this month Viaje has shipped the Friends and Family Merci. This is a 5 1/2 x 54 Robusto size of the Viaje Friends and Family. Friends and Family has also been one of the more limited releases in […]
Cigar News: Viaje Piña Returns for 2022
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Viaje Liga Company has announced the return of the Viaje Piña. The Piña was last released back in 2017 and was the first collaboration done by Viaje in conjunction with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. at Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic. The Viaje Piña has started to arrive at retailers this week. When the Viaje […]
Summer of ’22 Report: Viaje Cigar Company
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While Viaje wasn’t at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the company had quite an active summer. If you look at the Memorial Day-Labor Day window, there were eight releases to keep cigar enthusiasts interested. For each of these releases, owner Andre Farkas puts his own creative spin and adds different degrees of mystery. […]
Cigar News: Viaje Announces 15th Anniversary Series
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This year Viaje is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and the company has announced a trio of cigars coming out to mark the occasion. Viaje Cigars was launched in 2007, and primarily has been a company focused on small batch, limited releases. The 15th anniversary blends fit into this model. Viaje is releasing three blends – […]