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Weekly News (January 28, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This week, the 2013 list of new releases will be updated, it’s a task and one that we’ve been a bit relaxed on launching, but by Friday a pretty good synopsis of what we know about will be out. It’s been a quiet January in terms of shipped releases, more so than the [...]

News: Exclusive EloGio for Crescent City Cigar Shop

Armando Ortiz, owner of Crescent City Cigar Shop in New Orleans, took to Facebook on Friday afternoon to announce a new store exclusive created by EloGio Cigars. The comments accompanying the two pictures details the release: “The wait is finally over! After several months of working with Roseline and Nabil Sabbah of Elogio Cigars, we are [...]

Review: EloGio Excéntrico

At IPCPR 2012, EloGio released its second limited edition, the massive 7 x 54 Torpedo Excéntrico. The plume cap-covered cigar is limited to only 200 boxes of 10 with a MSRP of $15.00 per cigar. In 2011, the relatively new EloGio released their first limited edition, the Excepcionales, a 5 5/8 x 82 Double Torpedo. EloGio [...]

IPCPR 2012: EloGio

Easily one of the smallest brands, particularly amongst those that claim both factories and tobacco production—EloGio was back at IPCPR with one new size. Production is still right around 50,000 cigars annually with accounts under 30, yet the buzz around the brand remains widespread.   ExcentrícoIt’s a 7 x 54 Torpedo with a gigantic cap [...]

Review: EloGio Excepcionales

At IPCPR 2011, the boutique brand EloGio announced the limited edition Excepcionales, a 5 5/8 x 82 (yes, you read that correctly) Double Perfecto. The 300 boxes of 10 Excepcionales joined EloGio’s two other lines, the Serie LSV and the Serie Habano, both of which are available in the same six vitolas. EloGio is owned [...]

Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012

Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for in the upcoming year. With the notable exception of E.P. Carrillo’s crazy year, I’d like to think that we covered most of the major topics of 2011. With another year [...]

Weekly News (November 21, 2011)

Editor’s Note: This is not the most exciting of these commentaries, but it is the holiday season. Plenty of limited editions being released, as well as the traditional holiday cigars, which includes an Añejo and Opus shipment. The sales meetings will start soon, so cigar news is about to get a bit more interesting. Until [...]

IPCPR 2011: EloGio

One of the busiest booths of the show? EloGio. The boutique’s tiny booth was jammed pack with retailers making it near impossible to get the pictures needed. Who is EloGio? A true boutique. The cigars are blended by Carlos Pereda Robaina, grandson of the late Alejandro Robaina. Their coveted secret is the LSV wrapper that [...]