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News: Viaje Announces 2013 Zombie Retailers

On Tuesday, Viaje announced the four retailers who will be getting the 2013 edition of the Viaje Zombie, an annual release that has been limited to just a small handful of stores since being introduced in 2011. The announcement was made via the company’s Facebook page. The 2013 edition of the Zombie comes in two [...]

News: Montecristo Chicago Connoisseur Edition Shipping Next Month

As was reported last year, Altadis USA is preparing to launch its fifth regional edition next month, the Montecristo Chicago Connoisseur Edition. The Windy City release follows two New York City releases, Texas Edition and Las Vegas Edition. The Chicago Edition will launch the cigar at an April 11 event at Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, [...]

News: L’Atelier Slates LAT 46 SS for March, Maduro for May

The L’Atelier LAT 46 Selection Spéciale will be begin shipping in mid-March. Retailers have begun to be informed by the company that the newest edition to the LAT family will be shipped on March 19, although the Corona Gorda will debut at Federal Cigar’s 92nd Anniversary Party on March 15.   Announced late last year, [...]

Review: My Father Commemorative 911 Blend 343 Firefighter Limited Edition 2012 Connecticut

For the second year in a row, My Father and Casa de Montecristo in Chicago have teamed up to release a cigar to commemorate the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City.  Last year’s release featured a single blend with two different wrappers: Habano Rosado and Oscuro. This year’s release features a tweaked version of [...]

Review: My Father Commemorative 911 Blend 343 Firefighter Limited Edition 2012 Maduro

Last year to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Jaime García and Casa de Montecristo released a limited edition My Father 911 343 with two different wrappers: Habano and Oscuro. Here is a little more of the back story directly from the 911 Cigars website: Last year Jeffrey Holst, a battalion chief here in Lombard Illinois, brought [...]

Review: Liga Privada Único Serie UF4 (2012)

Having gone through a few iterations of names, this recent Drew Estate release was named the UF4. Back in 2010, Brooks reviewed the preproduction sample which was called the JD4. That preproduction cigar went on to be named the MF4, which was the official name for quite awhile. Towards the end of 2011 however, the [...]

Weekly News (June 25, 2012)

Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site, if you have any issues, please contact us. Brooks posted the first new Icons of Cigars™ portrait on halfwheel, one of Steve Saka of Drew Estate. In addition we are [...]

Review: La Sirena A

On November 19th, 2010, the La Sirena A, which means the mermaid in Spanish, was officially launched at an event at Casa de Montecristo in Chicago. Like the Nestor Miranda collection, La Sirena is a Miami Cigar & Co. brand made at Jaime García’s My Father Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. There are six [...]

Weekly News (March 26, 2012)

Editor’s Note: Today is a slightly different note. Legendary sports historian Bert Sugar passed away yesterday at 75. Bert was a noted boxing historian and as a fan of boxing, his insight and memory was remarkable. Bert was also a cigar smoker, a noted cigar smoker. Need proof? Every picture of him on the first [...]

Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Reserva (Prerelease)

Tomorrow, Pete Johnson will launch the Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 at Casa de Montecristo in Chicago. It will be the sixth iteration of one of the original Tatuaje series and the first time Johnson will use a book style packaging for any release. There are a total of three versions of the 2012 release (Capa Especial, [...]