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Review: Tatuaje Barclay Rex 100th Anniversary (Prerelease)

If you are a Tatuaje fan, you will be excited to know that Pete Johnson has honored a Cigar shop in New York City called Barclay Rex by making a cigar to celebrate their 100th Anniversary in business. 100 years in the cigar business…That’s a beautiful thing. Here is a little info on Barclay Rex [...]

Review: Liga Privada JD4 (Preproduction)

About 6 months ago, there were sightings and mentions of a new preproduction blend that the guys over at Drew Estate were handing out to specific people. Dubbed the “JD4″, it is a 6 x 52ish cigar that uses the same stalk-cut wrapper (and shares quite a bit of the same characteristics) as the much loved T52 blend.

Review: Tatuaje “The Face”

For those of you that don’t know… Released around Halloween every year, the Tatuaje “Monster” series is one of the most anticipated cigars on the market…Each year, a different classic movie Monster is immortalized with a different blend, with the box and cigar itself being representative to the Monster it is named after (i.e. “The [...]

Liga Privada T52 Flying Pig (Prerelease)

When I think of fantastic cigars of the past year, one that jumps right out at me is the Liga Privada #9 Flying Pig (which we reviewed here). If you are active in the cigar community, you have definitely heard, seen or experienced Drew Estates rise to the top of the Premium cigar world. There [...]

Review: Tatuaje Seleccion de Cazador 7th Reserva

In the spring of 2010 word started spreading about a few very exciting Tatuaje line extensions. Among many fairly normal size extensions and a few band changes were the talk of 3 broadleaf wrapped regular production sticks! Now, if you are any kind of Tatuaje fan you know that is VERY exciting news. The Noella [...]

Review: Liga Privada Único Serie Dirty Rat

One of the most anticipated cigars of the year is the first in Drew Estate’s Único Serie. Dubbed the Dirty Rat, or Rata Sucia in Spanish, is not all that new. Drew Estate began handing out preproduction samples as early as October of 2009. I first reviewed a preproduction sample of the Dirty Rat way back [...]

Review: Toraño Exodus 1959 50 Years Box-Pressed Robusto (Prerelease)

Today we will be reviewing another new release from the 2010 IPCPR trade show. Many of you are very familiar with the Carlos Toraño name as well as their Exodus 1959 50 years line. There are currently 3 vitolas in the line…. Robusto (Box-Pressed) — 5 x 50 Short Churchill — 6 x 48 Torpedo [...]

Review: My Father Limited Edition 2010

For those of you that don’t know, in October of 2009, the rumor mill started putting out some details on a brand new, very limited Pepín cigar that was going to have quite a few firsts for the industry. While unnamed at the time, it was eventually dubbed the My Father Limited Edition 2010. At [...]

Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 46 Maduro

It’s been 46 years since José Orlando Padrón started selling cigars. Having sold over 100 million cigars to date, Padrón is one of the most prestigious brands out there today. The skill and passion they have for cigars is obvious in the many different cigars they release. Whether you are smoking a Padrón 2000 or [...]

Review: Nestor Miranda Art Deco Robusto Grande (Prerelease)

[Editor's Note: Well, it seems that despite all of the information, marketing and rumors to the contrary, there is NO Pelo de Oro leaf in the Nestor Miranda Art Deco blend. It must have been an EXTREMELY bad FU, as even the samples from the the IPCPR show, that was only 3 weeks ago, if [...]