Crux Limitada PB5 To Be Released in November (Miami, Fl.) – After announcing both the new Crux Guild and Crux du Connoisseur last week, Crux Cigars is proud to provide details on the final of three brand new lines that will be available in the second half of this year. The third brand for Crux Cigars will be the Crux Limitada PB5, the inaugural release in a new series that is based on our love of […]
Drew Estate Unveils “Undercrown Shade” Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today that they would be launching a new line extension to their Undercrown line – “Undercrown Shade”, a Connecticut Shade- wrapped cigar brand that will join the original San Andres-wrapped line. The new “Undercrown Shade” brand will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #15407) at the 2015 IPCPR Tradeshow in New Orleans, Louisiana. “Undercrown Shade” marks the first release blended by Drew Estate […]
This year there have been a lot of cigars released that are alcohol related. The list is long with Asylum Dragons Milk, Camacho American Barrel Aged, Perdomo Special Craft and Caleanoch from Hammer & Sickle to name a few. Earlier this year Dram released 4 cigars that were blended to pair with specific types of Scotch and today we look at Cask No.4 which is meant to be enjoyed with a scotch that is described as […]
It’s not often you see a cigar company update their official website with a product before it is officially released, but this is the case with E.P. Carrillo. The new Seleccion Oscuro will debut at IPCPR and according to the E.P. Carrillo website, “NEW RELEASE from Master Blender Ernesto Perez Carrillo. Seleccion Oscuro Line blends a Rich Mexican San Andres Wrapper on an Ecuadorian Binder with all Nicaraguan Fillers. The Cigar is unique in its […]
Dictador Cigars is one of the new brands that will debut at the 2015 IPCPR and according to a mailing from their Director of Sales Jason Nelson it has been in the world for two years. Nelson goes on to say, “Over the past 2 years, we have been working with some of the best names in the cigar industry to produce a premium line of cigars that can be enjoyed regularly while also being the […]
A.J. FERNANDEZ TO INTRODUCE THE “ENCLAVE” AT THE 2015 IPCPR IN NEW ORLEANS (Miami, Florida) July 13, 2015— A.J. Fernandez Cigars, known for producing consistently highly rated and sought after cigars, is proud to unveil “Enclave” at the 2015 IPCPR in New Orleans. Following in the footsteps of the very popular New World cigar, the Enclave blend was a special collaboration between A.J. and his father Ismael Fernandez. The spirit of the Enclave cigar lies […]
The 2nd Most Asked Question in a Cigar Shop Editorial by David Garofalo You’ve heard it before, the number one question asked in cigar stores for at least the past few years has unquestionably been “What’s New?” Maybe in the future it will change from “What’s New” to “What’s Good” when the FDA stops all new brands and sizes, but that’s a subject for another time. The Fact is: What’s New is not always “What’s […]
This time next week the IPCPR show will be under way in New Orleans and a lot of new brands will make their official debut. Today we discuss some of those brands. We all review the year Davidoff had which was easily the best year of any cigar company out there. We will smoke the cigar they will debut at the show, Davidoff Escurio and give you our thoughts. All this and the usual shenanigans […]
This afternoon the official twitter account of La Palina tweeted that Hirochi Robaina has joined the La Palina team. Last year, Hirochi Robaina joined up with Cubanacan to release HR, a cigar blended by Robaina the grandson of famous Cuban tobacco farmer Alejandro Robaina; and Omar Gonzalez Aleman. The cigar and brand which is owned by Robaina is made in Esteli, Nicaragua and it is believed that the brand will now move to La Palina. We reached […]
La Flor Dominicana to introduce new items at 83rd Annual IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, LA this year. Coral Gables, FL July 8th 2015 ‐ La Flor Dominicana will introduce the following items at this year’s IPCPR trade show in New Orleans, LA, July 18th – 21st. [Editor’s Note: Earlier today we mentioned La Nox which you can read about here.] LFD Coronado Our most highly awarded blend has made its return! The Coronado, winner […]