First off let me say that I consider myself a Cigar Geek. I embrace the term and even though some people think of it as a bad thing, I believe it to be a fair description. Cigar Geeks like myself seek cigars like the one in todays review, because of the size, a Lancero and the unique nature. However, many stores no longer carry the smaller ring gauge cigars because they do not sell. I believe it […]
Earlier today, David Garofalo penned an article about boutique cigars. If anyone is looking to start a cigar company and wants a model to look at, Fratello is a company that is the perfect case study. Omar de Frias built Fratello with the mix of a really good initial release and the hustle that hasn’t been seen since Pete Rose. All while maintaining his regular job with NASA. The Fratello Bianco is the second release […]
Each year the elite tobacco retailers that make up the Tobacco Association of America gather and this past spring they met in the Dominican Republic. At this mini-trade show they take part in seminars and manufacturers such as Padron offer exclusive products for members of the TAA. This year, they released a new size of the Serie 1926 called No. 47 and it is 5.5 x 50 and being I work at a TAA retailer […]
Yesterday during the taping of The Cigar Authority, Jeremy Soares of My Father Cigars stopped by with a sample of the new El Centurion H-2K-CT. The story of the cigar goes that while in Connecticut Don Pepin Garcia and Jose Garcia paid an unannounced visit to one of their farms that supply the company with Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco. During the trip, a discussion was had to try to grown Habano 2000 in the Connecticut River […]
The annual release of Quesada Cigars Oktoberfest is on target for its annual fall release, and this year there will be 2 limited edition Nicaragua puros added to the line. The cigars which are being made at Plasencia in Nicaragua will be available in two sizes, Das Bauhaus which is 4.5 x 60 with a $7.50 MSRP alongside the Double Bock a 7 x 47 that will retail for $8.95. The new limited editions will […]
Crux du Connoisseur To Be Released in September (Miami, Fl.) – After announcing its five vitola Guild blend, Crux Cigars is proud to provide details on the second of three brand new lines that will be available in the second half of this year. The second new brand for Crux Cigars will be the Crux du Connoisseur, an exceedingly rich, flavorful and robust blend that is built to hold up well to both hearty coffee as well […]
July 8, 2015 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the upcoming release of DELIVERANCE NOCTURNE: Hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua; Deliverance Nocturne features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper and is available in two custom Salomon vitolas. Deliverance Nocturne will be an addition to the Deliverance line, made throughout the year in small batches with additional vitolas being added. “Nocturne is a very special cigar. Everything about this line is […]
KILO Returns at 2015 IPCPR What began in 2013 as a test blend marketed at cigar shops in New Mexico, Texas and Maryland, KILO was a labor of love for Barry Stein and was originally made at La Aurora in the Dominican Republic. Originally the Director of Social Media for Miami Cigar & Company he parted ways with them in the spring of 2014 when he relocated to New Hampshire to work for David Garofalo. […]
Crux Guild To Be Released in October (Miami, Fla.) – After launching its brand with six different blends in 2014, Crux Cigars is proud to announce it will have three brand new releases in the second half of this year. One of the three brand new lines for Crux Cigars will be the Crux Guild, a complex and rich blend with a mosaic of flavors that will delight your palate. The Guild release is meant to […]
Tierra Volcan to release Fino at IPCPR GRANADA, NICARAGUA – July 1, 2015 – Granada based Mombacho Cigars S.A. (Mombacho) announced today the expansion of its Tierra Volcan and Mombacho lines with a new Fino vitola. The Fino will be a 6 x 44 corona larga and will be available for distribution immediately after IPCPR New Orleans. “The Fino project was conceived in early 2014 and was the first new size we rolled at our […]