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Review: Berger & Argenti Entubar V32 Khilla Korona (Prerelease)

According to Al Argenti, this is the first review of the V32, so there’s your breaking news. It’s a cigar that I had honestly been really looking forward to, particularly given the other Entubars and the concept that was being approached with this even more unique project from Berger & Argenti. There honestly really isn’t [...]

Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a very special cigar that generated some buzz at the 2011 IPCPR, the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011! Coming off of the success of the My Father Limited Editions (which we reviewed here and here), Jaime García, president of My Father Cigars, has decided to [...]

Review: La Caridad del Cobre Javelin

Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in. One Corona out from a half century worth of Lanceros, and here is yet another one. I really hoped the La Caridad del Cobre’s Javelin could have been part of the fifty days of fun, but Frank Herrera wasn’t ready with his newest [...]

Review: Quesada Selección España Corona

It would be wrong to refer to the Quesada España as “legendary”, but it has without a doubt reached mythical status. Part of that has to do with the limited nature. Part of it has to do with the blend profile and its distinct reminders to Havana. But at the end of the day, a [...]

News: Viaje Summerfest (2011)

There are six total cigars coming out from Viaje this week, the two that have gotten the least amount of press? Summerfest. The details were first leaked here, but it has been relatively quiet since. While there are two sizes, this is a relatively small (one-hundred boxes) release, even for Andre Farkas’ Viaje. Anyways, details [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro Lancero

And it goes a little something like this… Two years after Pepín introduce the Series JJ, he added a Maduro. The line was first shown off at the 2007 rendition of the RTDA (now IPCPR) show. The idea? Take the Series JJ line and put Nicaraguan Corojo on it. What a damn great idea. The [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic Lancero

They just keep coming. The one that’s not talked about? I guess that’s what we would call this one. The Cuban Classic blend is just not one that has seemed to gain traction in any format. Part of it might have come that it came in the midst of the flooding of new blends from [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Lancero

The Blue Label is the only offering from the Holiday Lancero Sampler to be available in another form, or so we think. I’ve had a few of the Puff n’ Stuff, but haven’t been able to compare them directly to those in the sampler. (This review is one out of the sampler.) Given the timeline [...]

Review: CAO Lx2 Lancero

CAO has made a few Lanceros over the year, but a rather minimal amount considering the company’s time in the industry. I’m not really sure what the explanation was for not making them, but it seems pretty clear there was an aversion at the Nashville-based company. Now under the ownership of General Cigar Co., it [...]

Review: San Cristobal Lancero

San Cristobal. I got nothing. San Cristobal is another Ashton line made by Pepín, similar to La Aroma de Cuba. I’ve tried a few, my thoughts are obviously after the jump, but that’s about it. An overlooked cigar, a cigar that is available at every online retailer and then some, and a cigar that is [...]