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Review: Ortega The Wild Bunch Iron Mike I-Beam (Preproduction)

In July 2012, Eddie Ortega began talking about a new project he was working on, the Dirty Dozen. While he didn’t release a ton of details at the time, his fondness for social media – Facebook in particular – became a vehicle for little bits of information to be released. When the project was announced, Ortega had [...]

Review: Viaje White Label Project Stuffed Turkey Dark Meat

Earlier this month, Viaje shipped retailers two versions of the second release of its WLP Stuffed Turkey, White Meat and Dark Meat. Brooks reviewed the former recently and I decided to tackle the latter of the 5 x 60 vitola and the latest entry into Viaje’s White Label Project series. Andre Farkas, owner of Viaje Cigars, described [...]

Review: Viaje White Label Project Stuffed Turkey White Meat

In November of 2011, Viaje released the WLP Stuffed Turkey, a cigar created based on a conversation with Stogie Review’ Jerry Cruz. The Stuffed Turkey is officially part of the White Label Project series, which has had multiple releases this year and last. However, while the cigar was supposed to be sent to retailers in [...]

Review: Angelenos Robusto Gordo JM

In October of 2011, Prometheus released a limited edition version of their Angelenos blend with part of the proceeds of each cigar going to the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, which helps physically and emotionally battered children. The Angelenos Robusto Gordo JM was produced in conjunction with actor Joe Mantegna, who co-hosted the God of Fire charity dinner [...]

Review: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Connecticut 5.5 x 54 (Prerelease)

In addition to the Grand Reserve 2012 and Añoranzas, Miami Cigar & Co. debuted the newest Nestor Miranda Special Selection at IPCPR 2012, the Connecticut. It’s the third different wrapper for the regular production version of the Nestor Miranda Special Selection, which has previously been offered in Habano Rosado and Oscuro, both from Nicaragua. The [...]

Review: Viaje C-4 (2012)

In a never ending quest to conquer the summer cigar market, last year Viaje added a new cigar to their mid-year releases, a uniquely shaped cigar with a triple cap on both the head and foot and named for a popular and highly-charged explosive: the Viaje C-4. The cigar joined an existing lineup of the [...]

Review: Viaje Platino Five Fifty Eight

In 2010, Viaje continued its then two year-old tradition of selecting two retailers to receive an exclusive cigar from one of its two core lines, Oro and Platino. For that year, Habana Smoke Shop received a Short Figurado from the Oro line called La Pequeña, while The Humidor selected what was the biggest Viaje to [...]

Review: VegaFina Sumum Edición Especial 2010

In February of 2012, Altadis released the VegaFina Sumum Edición Especial 2010 in limited quantities to select retailers in the U.S. For years, VegaFina has been one of the most popular non-Cuban brands in the European market and is alleged to be the best selling non-Cuban cigar in Spain. Altadis released limited editions for just [...]

Review: Viaje White Label Project Stuffed Turkey

For those of you that don’t know… This past year, Viaje has started to release cigars in a new series. Dubbed the White Label Project (WLP for short), these cigars are meant to be basically one-off releases that most likely will never be seen again, unlike most of his other blends, which are released around [...]

Review: Viaje Holiday Blend 2010 Petit Robusto

For those of you that don’t know, in December of 2009, Viaje Cigars released another of their small batch cigars dubbed the Holiday Blend and it was a 5×54 cigar with only 100 boxes of 30 cigars (so only 3,000 cigars total) released (you can see our review of the original release Holiday Blend HERE). About [...]