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News: Viaje Ships Exclusivo Super Lance, WLP & Zombie Super Shots

Multiple retailers have confirmed to halfwheel they have received invoices for Viaje’s next shipment which includes Exclusivo Super Lance and White Label Project and Zombie versions of Super Shot. Historically, Viaje’s issuing of invoices means the products have begun shipping. We broke the news on Super Lance last year when Andre Farkas was attending events [...]

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 [...]

News: Viaje Adds Friends and Family to December Shipment

Multiple retailers have confirmed to halfwheel, Viaje’s invoices for its upcoming December shipment list the Friends and Family as being included in the shipment, which will also include WLP Stuffed Turkey Dark Meat and White Meat, Holiday Blend Robusto and Holiday Blend Candy Cane. According to the invoice, WLP Stuffed Turkey, which is expected to [...]

News: Viaje Pushes Back WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012

Viaje has announced the 2012 release of the WLP Stuffed Turkey has been delayed until “Christmas.” A message on Facebook blamed a “shipping delay.” Stuffed Turkey is the Thanksgiving release for the WLP series, inspired by a conversation with Stogie Review at the 2011 IPCPR and was expected to add a second release with brand [...]

Review: Viaje White Label Project St. Patrick’s (2012)

In 2011, Viaje introduced the White Label Project, a series of small experimental releases that don’t fall into Andre Farkas’ various series of limited release lines. While the inaugural release was explained as a test blend, the second release was a holiday release. Launched in March of 2011, the WLP Candela was created for St. [...]

News: Viaje Ships Five New Releases

Reports from retailers indicate that Viaje’s latest shipment of cigars has arrived. Included are a total of five different facings from a variety of Viaje’s lines. Viaje Super Shot 12 Gauge, the smaller version of Super Shot compared to the previously released 10 Gauge, was one of two already expected releases. Like Super Shot 10, [...]

Review: Viaje White Label Project Winter Classic

In early February of 2012, Viaje announced that the first White Label Project of 2012 would be shipping with the Super Shot 10 Gauge and the Friends and Family. Dubbed the “Winter Classic,”, it is a 4 1/2 x 48 Rothschild that is an entirely new blend, and comes in bundles of 25. This is [...]

Weekly News (February 20, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This is the week of ProCigar 2012, and as such, much of the news will likely be about the Dominican Republic. Quesada will formally open their new factory (and perhaps give it a new name) and announce the next size of Q d’etat. It sounds like things will be quiet at La Aurora [...]

News: Viaje to Ship WLP Winter Classic & Super Shot 10 Gauge

Andre Farkas announced that Viaje’s next WLP, Winter Classic, was scheduled to ship this week alongside the 10 Gauge version of Super Shot. Winter Classic is a 4 1/2 x 48 Rothschild shape and being described as a totally original blend. The ring gauge is a slight departure for Viaje who normally puts out cigars [...]