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Review: CAO Odyssey

Over the years, CAO has put out a host of limited editions for just about every occasion: anniversaries, television shows, events, etc. Presentation-wise, 2000 would be the year of the big CAO limited editions thanks to two cigars: the CAO 65th Anniversary and the CAO Odyssey. The former was made for company founder Cano A. [...]

Review: STUDIO TOBAC Cain F Maduro

By now you’ve likely heard about the second installment of the STUDIO TOBAC World Tour and the accompanying six-cigar sampler available only at the events and only with purchase of a box of Oliva or STUDIO TOBAC cigars, as we’ve reviewed three of them and the tour is over a month along. Here’s what Brooks had [...]

Redux: El Centurion Lancero

The El Centurion Lancero was the last cigar of the Lancero50 project and was one of the entries most had no clue about. Overall, the El Centurion line is one of the least talked about Pepín creations, even as it came on the tail end of his plethora of releases in the early part of [...]

Review: My Father S Special

In early 2011, rumors started flying that there was a special cigar being handed out at My Father cigars events. Dubbed the My Father S Special, it came in a red cardboard three-pack in only the 5 x 50 Robusto size when you purchased a box of cigars at said events. The My Father S [...]

Review: Tatuaje La Casita Criolla HCR

Just shy of a year from the debut of the La Casita Criolla, Pete Johnson announced that a new size would be joining the lineup, a 5 x 50 Robusto. In what is becoming a trend, the cigar was given a limited introductory release in a specific region, in this case, in the Southwestern part [...]

Review: Oliva Grand Maduro Torpedo

In between the world famous clothbands and the current line-up of Serie G, O and V was the days of the Oliva Grand Series. Offered in both Cameroon and a Maduro wrapper the line was discontinued in 2006 in favor of the Serie G and O, although neither retained the same blend. The cigars were [...]

Review: Tatuaje Avion 12 (Prerelease)

At the 2011 IPCPR show, Tatuaje introduced the Avion, a limited production box-pressed Perfecto version of the Fausto blend. Each vitola is named for the year of its release, thus this year’s version will be dubbed the Avion 12. The blend for both the Fausto and the Avion is based off of the Tatuaje T110, (which in [...]

Review: STUDIO TOBAC Cain Daytona Maduro Figurado

Last week Brooks reviewed the first cigar in the new STUDIO TOBAC sampler from the 2012 World Tour. This week I will continue the series with the Cain Daytona Maduro Figurado. Here’s what he said about the tour and the sampler: On April 5, 2012, STUDIO TOBAC launched their 2012 World Tour at Tampa Humidor [...]

Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Little Robusto

On December 11, 2011, Jerry Cruz of Stogie Review fame announced a limited run of Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ would be produced in a never before seen vitola. Dubbed the Little Robusto, it is a 4 /12 x 50 Short Robusto made in honor of Jerry’s son, who died of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death [...]

Review: STUDIO TOBAC ST-002

On April 5, 2012, STUDIO TOBAC launched their 2012 World Tour at Tampa Humidor in Tampa, Florida, which has one of only three Oliva Lounges in the USA. The Tour is meant to introduce people to the STUDIO TOBAC brand and the events include rolling from Bryan “The Show” Scholle, the Ambassador of STUDIO TOBAC, [...]