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Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Reserva (Prerelease)

Tomorrow, Pete Johnson will launch the Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 at Casa de Montecristo in Chicago. It will be the sixth iteration of one of the original Tatuaje series and the first time Johnson will use a book style packaging for any release. There are a total of three versions of the 2012 release (Capa Especial, [...]

Review: Viaje Platino Samurai Maduro (Prerelease)

A few weeks ago, we broke the news that the Viaje Platino Samurai Maduro had arrived in Minnesota at BURN Premium Cigar Specialists and Tobacco Grove. Tomorrow (March 5, 2012), pre-orders will ship from both stores, both of whom still have a limited supply in stock. Rather than rewriting history, here’s what we wrote a [...]

Review: Intemperance EC XVIII The Faith (Prerelease)

Last week, Charlie reviewed the Intemperance BA XXI The Intrigue, a new cigar from RoMa Craft Tobac. As was mentioned in the review, there were four vitolas in two different wrappers. Today’s review is of one of those other vitolas in the other wrapper, the Intemperance ECX VIII The Faith. Charlie did most of the [...]

Review: Pinar del Río Small Batch Reserve Habano Robusto (Prerelease)

At the end of January, rumors of two new cigar lines from Pinar del Río started circulating, with confirmation coming from the company in early February. The Small Batch Reserve is the first to come out, expected to be released in late February or early March. Small Batch Reserve is offered in both a Habano wrapper, [...]

Review: Pinar del Río Small Batch Reserve Maduro Robusto (Prerelease)

Rumblings of two new cigar lines from Pinar del Río started circulating around the internet in late January, and on February 2, we broke the details of the new additions: the Small Batch Reserve and Flores y Rodriguez. The Small Batch Reserve will be the first to come out, with a due date of late this month or [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo NWC Short Run 2012 Invictos (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In June of 2010, the relatively new E.P. Carrillo released the first in what has become an annual tradition for the company, the Short Run. Each year, E.P. Carrillo produces the same 3 sizes in close to the same numbers, but with different blends. The 2010 version used [...]

Review: Room 101 OSOK Filero (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… Sometime around August of 2011, word started spreading about a new cigar that Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars was giving away at events on his Cigarmageddon Tour. Dubbed OSOK, which stands for One Shot One Kill. Very little is known about the cigar blend-wise and until now, [...]

Review: La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage (Prerelease)

On December 9, 2011, Buckhead Cigar Club held their second annual ATL Tweet-Up. This year’s featured guests were Guillermo León of La Aurora and Jason Wood of Miami Cigar & Co. That Friday, La Aurora showed off two unofficial additions to the La Aurora 107 line: the La Aurora 107 Puro Vintage and the La [...]

Review: Liga Privada Ünico Serie Feral Flying Pig (Prerelease)

In 2009, Drew Estate introduced the Liga Privada No. 9 Flying Pig, the vitola of which Steve Saka picked the shape from a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size-selection case, to impressive reviews. The T52 Flying Pig was released in 2010 to rave reviews as well. Unlike the No. 9 and T52 Flying Pigs, [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Atlantic Cigar Co. 15th Anniversary Lancero (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… There has been a growing trend in recent years for the makers of cigars to release the blends that they make for themselves to smoke as limited releases for the rest of us to enjoy. Much like Pete Johnson’s Black Label and Steve Saka’s Liga Privada No. 9, [...]