On Thursday night I ran into Kurt Kendall at a local event sponsored by a local radio station, The Mill. The event was a cross promotion between his shop, Jack Daniels, and KC’s Rib Shack. On a side note, the pulled pork I had from the shack located in Manchester, NH was off the chain. It was the night before he would leave for IPCPR out of Boston, and as luck would have it he […]
For me, one of the most anticipated releases of 2014 is the My Father Connecticut. I was intrigued when the local representative told me that the cigar was a mild cigar by the Garcia family. Thankfully, I ran into our local rep Jeremy Soares on Tuesday night after pre-recording our episode this week and he gifted me one knowing I would not be attending the trade show this year. We will however, have a steady […]
The latest cigar from Altadis USA is the Monecristo Espada. All the tobacco used in this blend comes from the farms of Nestor Plasencia in Nicaragua. The Espada is a collaboration between Plasencia and the Altadis blending team, known as the Grupo de Maestros. The cigars come packaged in 10 count Suede boxes and the word Espada means sword which is a reference to the rapier found on the Montecristo logo. The tobaccos come from Esteli, Jalapa and Ometepe. […]
PRIMEROS BY DAVIDOFF PROOF THAT TIME, HOWEVER FLEETING AND HOWEVER SHORT, CAN BE FILLED BEAUTIFULLY. According to Davidoff, the new Primeros is set to be released at IPCPR. These cigars come in tins of 6 and each cigar measures in at 4 ⅛ x 34 and have an MSRP of $29.00. They will be available in both Nicaragua & Nicaragua Maduro for the first time as well as the newly re-packaged Dominican & Dominican Maduro. According […]
A.J. FERNANDEZ TO INTRODUCE THEIR NEWEST CIGAR BRAND AT THE IPCPR: NEW WORLD (Miami, Florida) July 11, 2014— AJ Fernandez Cigars, known for producing consistently highly rated and sought after cigars is proud to unveil “New World” at the 2014 IPCPR in Las Vegas. New World will be showcased as a value brand featuring the same quality, consistency, and workmanship that is expected from A.J. Fernandez. The New World Cigar brand is the first blend […]
As reported around the web, My Father Cigars will be adding a new line this summer under the My Father brand. At the IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this new blend will be showcased. The Connecticut blended by Jose “Pepin” Garcia and his son, Jaime Garcia features an Ecuadorian Connectict wrapper over a Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder. The filler contains Criollo grown in Nicaragua. The result is a cigar that is mild with an […]
KUUTS, LLC TO RELEASE KUUTS NICARAGUAN BLEND AT IPCPR Kuuts, LLC is slated to release its 4th brand into the US market at this year’s IPCPR Convention in Las Vegas, NV in mid-July. The Kuuts Nicaraguan Blend is a solid medium bodied cigar that is sure to please the masses. It features a Nicaraguan filler and binder with an Ecuadorian wrapper. This new release will be available in 5 vitolas for the US Market and […]