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Review: Viaje Satori Zen Edición Limitada 2012

The 2012 Viaje Satori release marks the third year that the Satori has been released. In 2010 Brooks reviewed the Zen and in 2011 Steve reviewed the Karma. Here is the background on the Satori line from Steve’s review: In 2010 Andre Farkas and his brand Viaje showed up at the IPCPR trade show in [...]

Review: Viaje Oro Reserva Double Torpedo

Following up on a #2 finish in the 2010 cigar of the year rankings by Cigar Aficionado, Viaje put out another installment of their heralded Oro Reserva line in June 2011, this time in a Double Torpedo vitola with a closed foot. The V.O.R., as it’s known, seemed to slip under many people’s radars when it was released in 2010,and with its extremely [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Double Edged Sword

The Viaje Exclusivo Double Edged Sword was a limited release by Andre Farkas in the summer of 2010. It continued the line of limited releases under the Exclusivo name. There is no need to reword what’s been written before, so I’ll let Brooks briefly explain the Exclusivo line: There has been a growing trend in [...]

Review: Viaje Platino Reserva Double Torpedo (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at the Viaje Platino Reserva Double Torpedo 2011, a very special cigar indeed that consists of aged tobacco and is only rolled twice a year. The V.O.R. stands for Viaje Oro Reserva and the V.P.R stands for Viaje Platino Reserva. A lot of you may be familiar with [...]

Review: Viaje Satori Zen

Sit down and relax, this is going to be a long review. During the IPCPR show in New Orleans in August, Viaje was showing off another one of their Limited Releases. Dubbed the “Satori”, which is named for a Japanese word that means “sudden spiritual enlightenment”, they were released last week, and sold out pretty [...]