Review: Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo Robusto (Prerelease)

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Last month we got the news out of SAG Imports that it was releasing a new Fonseca line called the Cubano Exclusivo. The cigar was developed with the idea that they wanted to take the easily recognizable Fonseca branding and develop a cigar that breaks out of the expected smooth and mild Fonseca profile. The cigar [...]

News: Fonseca’s Bold New Cubano Exclusivo Debuts at ProCigar

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SAG Imports is bringing a bolder flavor to their Fonseca line of cigars, a line generally known as being geared toward the milder palate. The Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo will debut during the 2013 ProCigar Festival, being held February 17-22 in the Dominican Republic. According to Terence Reilly of SAG Imports, the Cubano Exclusivo uses a [...]

News: SAG Imports Raises Prices On Casa Magna & Others

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SAG Imports, the parent name for the companies owned by the Quesada family that include the namesake brand, Fonseca and Casa Magna, is the latest to announce price increases. With Nicaragua being the epicenter of the price increases, SAG Imports is an interesting look given that many of the companies products are made by the [...]

Weekly News (May 30, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: Outside of the Monday news, this site has seen various formats in its news… For the next week, there will be at least a trial in more coverage to all stories, not just your Viaje and Tatuaje new releases. Feedback is always appreciated. Oh yeah, Lancero50 is in full swing, in case you [...]

Weekly News (May 16, 2011)

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Editor’s Note: A lot of tidbits of cigars that we haven’t mentioned this week, but the two major stories are the information regarding the El Rey de los Habanos lawsuit and Michael Herklots’ departure from Davidoff of Geneva. I’ll use this editorial space to comment on some of the interesting reactions to Maryland’s most recent [...]

Weekly News (April 25, 2011)

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It hasn’t been the same sort of week as last week in regards to new releases, but there’s still quite a bit of cigar news. The sun is out and the cigar event schedule is getting full. After the jump news on tons of boutiques, My Father, Tatuaje, Illusione, Viaje, Hammer & Sickle, 601, Casa [...]

Weekly News (April 18, 2011)

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Who said April was a slow cigar news month? After the jump is a massive news post with perhaps more release announcements than any other week besides IPCPR. I’m not sure what’s going on in the middle of May, but there sure are a lot of cigars coming out then. Anyways, after the jump, Viaje, [...]

Weekly News (February 14, 2011)

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The Tatuaje CMF5 was announced. The newest limited edition to honor a retailer’s anniversary, this time Fresno, CA’s Cigars Más Fino. It’s a closed foot Robusto based off the Havana VI blend, to be released February 24th. There are 100 boxes made, information about the waiting list is on the original post. Charlie Stahl (Ray) [...]

Review: Fonseca No.4 (ER Benelux 2010)

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Today we will be taking a look at the very first Edición Regional cigar for the Fonseca line of cigars. Fonseca is a current pre-revolution brand that currently has only four Standard Production cigars to its lineup. The Fonseca brand was registered in 1907 and is made up of mild to medium body cigars. All [...]

Weekly News (November 29, 2010)

The Tatuaje Anarchy went on pre-order at Smoke Inn this past Friday, orders should start arriving around December 10th. Alec Bradley gave out more information regarding their upcoming New York line. Cusano has taken over U.S. distribution for Heavenly Cigars. Toraño has filed opposition to MATASA/SAG Import’s Quesada Tributo name. You can read more about [...]