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Weekly News (December 17, 2012)

Editor’s Note: LOTS OF CONTEST. This week winners will be announced for the following contests: Four five-packs of Herrera Esteli & a Cigar Safari — here. Preproduction Papas Fritas, two tins of Papas Fritas, bundle of Ratzillas & “MIxed Mystery Bag from JD” — here. Cain Dayton NUb 460 & STUDIO TOBAC Corona Gorda — [...]

Review: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas (Prerelease)

If I were to do a Top 10 list simply based off of the amount of a particular cigar I smoked in the past year, finding number one would be easy. Over the course of the last 15 months, I have smoked through bundles of the newest Liga Privada, the Único Serie Papas Fritas. A [...]

(The) Contest Day 13: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas (Preproduction)

Papas Fritas will finally hit selves this months, or that’s the plan, and there will be a frenzy. Personally, it’s been my go-to cigar for 2012 and here’s one from an early bundle. This is from a preproduction batch from over a year ago. Given the prerelease versions I’ve smoked, the difference between the two [...]

IPCPR 2012: Drew Estate & Joya de Nicaragua

The focus of Drew Estate’s IPCPR is Joya de Nicaragua’s Cuenca y Blanco. The cigar, which is the work of José Blanco is the center of attention thanks to the lack of debut for Willy Herrera’s Herrera Estelí. Despite a year with less buzz on paper, the Drew Estate booth remains as busy as can [...]

Weekly News (July 30, 2012)

Editor’s Note: It’s the last Weekly News before IPCPR 2012 and it’s a busy one. The halfwheel guide to IPCPR will debut Wednesday morning and our IPCPR coverage continue all throughout the week. There will be plenty more tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday—as there is shockingly, a lot more to announce. In addition to visiting halfwheel, [...]

News: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas Coming to IPCPR 2012

The long-awaited Papas Fritas will now be part of the Liga Privada Único Serie. After over a year in planning, Drew Estate will debut the new line at IPCPR 2012. The 4 1/2 x 44 Petit Corona uses the cuts from all three Liga Privada lines packed in the Connecticut broadleaf #1 darks from the [...]