halfwheel

Redux: Viaje Exclusivo Tower Cigars 45th (2011)

Back in April of 2011, Viaje released what was then the seventh incarnation of the Exclusivo line to celebrate Tower Pipes & Cigars in Sacramento, CA 45th year in business. The box-pressed Viaje Exclusivo Tower Cigars 45th was released on April 5, 2011 with only 100 boxes of 20 cigars produced. The same vitola with the same blend [...]

News: Tatuaje Cohete Returns as Tower Exclusive

The 4 x 50 Tatuaje Cohete will be returning exclusively to Tower Pipes & Cigars of Sacramento, Calif., this time with more permanence. After months of speculation, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje/Havana Cellars confirmed to halfwheel the Cohete will be a regular release for Mark Just of Tower with the first batch shipping in March. In 2006, a paltry [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Tower Cigars 45th Anniversary (2012)

The first question that you’re probably wanting to ask about the Viaje Tower Cigars 45th Anniversary is: what is different about this year’s release from last year’s? The answer is simple: nothing, according to Mark Just, owner of Tower Pipes & Cigars in Sacramento, CA. That means the size, the blend, the packaging all stayed the same [...]

News: Viaje Exclusivo Tower 45th Anniversary Set For Release

Tonight, Tower Pipes & Cigars will hold its 45th anniversary party at the Chop Restaurant in Sacramento, CA — making an appearance will be the 2012 version of the Viaje Exclusivo Tower 45th Anniversary. The cigar is identical in every way (size, price, release amount) as the 2011 version, although it’s unclear the difference in [...]

Review: Viaje Zombie (2012)

It was April of 2011 when word came out that Viaje was releasing a brand new cigar, but only at two stores, site sponsor Tobacco Grove in Maple Grove, Minnesota and their sister store BURN Premium Cigar Specialists in Burnsville, MN. This new release ended up generating a number of rumors and a fair bit of controversy [...]

News: Viaje Zombie to Return

Earlier today, Viaje announced on their Facebook that the Zombie would be returning this year. Unlike last year’s debut, when it only went to the Tobacco Grove/BURN Premium Cigar group of retailers in Minnesota, it appears three different stores will be receiving this year’s shipment. While there was nothing in terms of price, vitola (see below) and [...]

News: Chaveta Announces Limited Edition Habano Toro

Small batch manufacturer Chaveta has a new limited edition project expected to launch in the coming months, a Toro with a Habano wrapper. Mark Just, who took over the brand last year, says that only 50 boxes of 20 cigars will be released in the coming months. In addition to the Habano wrapper, Just says [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Tower Cigars 45th (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… As I said on Wednesday in the review of the Viaje Exclusivo Corona Gorda, there has been a growing trend in recent years for the makers of cigars to release the blends that they themselves (supposedly) smoke as limited releases for the rest of us to enjoy…Much like [...]