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Review: Pinar Del Rio Reserva Superior Salomon

In August of 2012, Pinar del Rio debuted a new vitola in the Reserva Superior line at the IPCPR show in Orlando, Fla., a 6 x 66 Salomon that would be limited to 1,000 boxes of 10 with each cigar in its own coffins. The defining characteristic of the Reserva Superior blend is that made up of [...]

Review: Quesada Q d’etat Daga

In December of 2011, Quesada announced the Q d’etat line, a series of limited editions meant to bring attention to unfair taxation and overall mistreatment of the cigar industry by the government. Says the original press release: The brand is intended to create awareness of the dangers increased government regulation and taxation will produce, specifically [...]

Press Release: New Shape for Gurkha Cellar Reserve Churchill

September 21, 2012 (Miami, FL) — The Gurkha Cigar Group are proud to announce a new 7 x 54 Prisoner Churchill salomon shape in its flagship Cellar Reserve brand. This cigar will replace the current 7 x 54 Churchill in the Cellar Reserve range. This decision was made due to the vast popularity and demand [...]

Redux: La Aurora 107 Salomon

Back in January, I reviewed the La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage, which at the time was a cigar that was only available at Buckhead Cigar Club’s tweet-up in December of 2011. However, Miami Cigar & Co. had just announced it would be making 1,000 boxes of the blend, which were released last month. While the size [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Salomon

It’s July 22nd, which means it’s about one cigar and one story—the Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ and Jeremiah Cruz Jr. We’ve explained it a few times before, including a year ago when I reviewed the JJ Lancero: In 2005, the newcomer Don “Pepín” García introduced the Series JJ, a cigar that he worked on with [...]

Review: Nat Sherman Timeless Collection No. 16

At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, Nat Sherman showed off the first of its new brands under the direction of its then newly-appointed executive director for retail and brand development, Michael Herklots. While no new product was offered for sale, Herklots gave out a variety of test samples of the company’s newest project, Timeless. At [...]

Review: La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage (Prerelease)

On December 9, 2011, Buckhead Cigar Club held their second annual ATL Tweet-Up. This year’s featured guests were Guillermo León of La Aurora and Jason Wood of Miami Cigar & Co. That Friday, La Aurora showed off two unofficial additions to the La Aurora 107 line: the La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage and the La [...]

News: La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage To Be Limited Edition (Exclusive)

Miami Cigar & Co. confirmed that a seventh size would be added to the La Aurora 107 Line, the 107 Puro Vintage. While the name may change, the concept won’t. Take the Puro Vintage 2003 mold (7 1/4 x 52 Salomon) and the La Aurora Serie Aniversario 107 blend and make a gigantic limited edition [...]

Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2004 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a prerelease cigar from La Aurora who because of their exclusive American distributor Miami Cigar Cigar & Co., fall into this weeks category. Many of you may be familiar with a cigar that came out in 2008 called the La Aurora Puro Vintage 2003, a 7 1/2 x [...]

Review: Tatuaje Anarchy (Prerelease) (Face-Off)

In early 2010 the hype drums started rumbling about an exclusive Tatuaje cigar dubbed Anarchy. No details were given about who was behind the project, but what was known was that it wasn’t Pete Johnson himself behind the marketing of the project; he was only part of the blending process. It was most likely a store owner celebrating an anniversary but that was all we knew. Well less than 2 weeks ago that mystery was solved….