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Review: Padrón Serie 1926 TP40

Padrón is not a company known for single store releases, however, the company has released a plethora of releases for retailers all over the globe, its most recent release was the TP40 celebrating Tobacco Plaza’s 40th year in business. It was the third release for the New York-based retailer’s 40th anniversary, although we broke the news about [...]

Review: Robaina Family La Bestia

To kick off 2013, I had the opportunity to return to Cuba for several days, a trip that included a visit to one of the most well-known farms not just on the island but in the cigar world: Vegas Robaina. Located about three hours southwest of Havana in the town of San Luis in the [...]

Review: Sosa Classic 6 x 60 Natural (Prerelease)

Sosa Cigars recently announced it was jumping on the large ring gauge bandwagon by releasing a 6 x 60 Gordo vitola in its Classic line. Blended by Juan B. Sosa, all of the tobacco for the Sosa Classic line is aged for a minimum of three years, and is rolled at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia Factory [...]

Review: Viva Republica Rapture Harasha (Prerelease)

Tucked inside the La Aurora booth at IPCPR 2012 will be a new brand, Viva Republica. The company is owned by Jason Holly and over the last few years he has been working on bringing Viva Republica to life—something that will come to fruition at IPCPR. Charlie broke the news on most the details last [...]

Review: Quesada Q d’etat Howitzer

Back in December SAG Imports announced a new Quesada line called the Q d’etat which was created to help raise awareness about the government’s involvement in cigar regulation. The first release in the line was the Molotov, which Charlie reviewed here. Soon after the Molotov’s release the announcement was made about a Memorial Day release [...]

Review: Casa Magna Colorado Gigantores

Released in 2008 the Casa Magna Colorado line was well received by consumers and reviewers alike. With the Robusto named Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of the Year, this Nicaraguan puro quickly became a popular cigar not only because of the enjoyable blend, but also because of its very agreeable price point of $5.25. There are [...]

Review: Litto Gomez Diez Vintage 2012 Galego

In February of this year, La Flor Dominicana announced that it would be adding two additional sizes to the portfolio of the Litto Gomez Diez Vintage line. One was a Robusto Extra called Paisano and the other was Galego, a name that was a not new to the Litto Gomez line. The Galego was introduced [...]