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Review: Viaje Exclusivo Double Edged Sword

The Viaje Exclusivo Double Edged Sword was a limited release by Andre Farkas in the summer of 2010. It continued the line of limited releases under the Exclusivo name. There is no need to reword what’s been written before, so I’ll let Brooks briefly explain the Exclusivo line: There has been a growing trend in [...]

Review: Viaje Late Harvest LH 550 (2012)

For Viaje fans, May was the planned release of Zombie, but as is the case with Andre Farkas and his stable of lines, there was more than one shipment. The first one came early in the month featuring a new version of the Exclusivo Robusto and 2012′s version of the Late Harvest, a cigar that [...]

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 [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Robusto (2012)

News of the latest Viaje releases surfaced in early May, as retailers began receiving a trio of new cigars from Andre Farkas: a pair of Viaje Late Harvest, one of which was reviewed here, and today’s cigar, the Viaje Exclusivo Robusto. Shipped in metallic bundles of 25, this latest installment of the Exclusivo joins a pair of Robustos [...]

Review: Viaje Late Harvest LH 648 (2012)

Last week, alongside a new Exclusivo Robusto, Viaje retailers began receiving the latest shipment of Late Harvest in the same two sizes it debuted in last year. Charlie explained what Andre Farkas told him about the Late Harvest blend at the IPCPR show in 2011, right before the original release was shipped: Andre’s ode to [...]

Redux: Room 101 LTD Namakubi Papi Chulo

Matt Booth’s Room 101 introduced their third major line at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas in 2011. Dubbed Namakubi, the brand features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and uses Dominican and Honduran tobacco for the filler and binder. There are 100,000 total cigars released among five different vitolas. They are: Papi Chulo — 4 x 42 [...]

Review: Viaje Summerfest 2011 Churchill

Along with the Holiday Blend, the Summerfest is part of Viaje’s Holiday Series and is an annual limited release of 6,000 cigars that will see its third installment come out in the coming weeks. The Summerfest made its debut in 2010 to a mixed chorus with a bit of fuss made about the shaggy foot, [...]

Review: Rocky Patel Edición Unica 2011

In late 2011, Rocky Patel quietly shipped the Rocky Patel Edición Unica 2011 to a select amount of retailers. For most, this was just another in the long line of releases for a company noted for their sometimes overwhelming amount of new cigars. The reality is, it wasn’t just another release, it actually might have [...]

Review: Viaje Platino Five Fifty Eight

In 2010, Viaje continued its then two year-old tradition of selecting two retailers to receive an exclusive cigar from one of its two core lines, Oro and Platino. For that year, Habana Smoke Shop received a Short Figurado from the Oro line called La Pequeña, while The Humidor selected what was the biggest Viaje to [...]

Review: Illusione ~ULTRA~ OP No.4

At the IPCPR show in Las Vegas last July, Illusione showed off a new line of cigars based off of one of their most popular releases to date. The ~ULTRA~ line, named after the 2006 MKULTRA, started with the new version of the Corona, ~ULTRA ~ MKULTRA, which was shipped to a few retailers right [...]