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Review: E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4 (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a limited store release, the E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 No.4, a Federal Cigar anniversary exclusive! A couple months back Rick Gadway, owner of Federal Cigar in New Hampshire, told me about a E.P. Carrillo cigar he had coming down the pike, he explained that it would [...]

Review: Crémo Classic Excelsior (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a cigar that has yet to be released, the Crémo Classic Excelsior! Handcrafted in “Little Havana” (Miami, Florida) the Crémo brand is a revival of sorts of an old New York City brand that gained much popularity in the early 20th century. The company which rose out of beautiful [...]

Review: Four Kicks Corona Gorda (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In November of 2010, C.A.O. Director of Lifestyle Marketing Jon Huber decided to leave the company after Scandinavian Tobacco (which had acquired C.A.O. in January 2007) moved C.A.O.’s operations from Nashville to Richmond, Virginia, where General Cigar Co., is based. Soon after that, it was announced that Huber, [...]

Review: Viaje Oro Koa (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a highly anticipated cigar for all you Corona Gorda lovers out there, the Viaje Oro Koa! In 2009, Viaje started allowing two different retailers to choose a vitola of one of their two core lines of cigars, the Oro and the Platino, with different numbers (usually under [...]

Review: Padilla 8 & 11 (2011) (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… At the 2011 IPCPR show in Vegas, I talked with Ernesto Padilla (of Padilla Cigars fame) about many things, but one of the most interesting tidbit I picked up was that he was reblending the classic Padilla 8 & 11 cigar in a Robusto vitola, and that it [...]

Review: Tatuaje “The Wolfman” (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… Released right before Halloween every year, the Tatuaje Monster Series is one of the most anticipated cigars to hit the market each year. Each year, a different classic movie monster is immortalized with a different blend. The box and cigar are supposed to be representative of the Monster [...]

Review: E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2011 “Dark Rituals” (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… If you are not familiar with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., he is the man behind El Credito Cigar Company and most importantly La Gloria Cuban cigars. La Gloria Cubana has experienced many years at the top of the cigar world. Ernesto has always been known for putting out remarkable [...]

Review: Berger & Argenti Entubar V32 Khilla Korona (Prerelease)

According to Al Argenti, this is the first review of the V32, so there’s your breaking news. It’s a cigar that I had honestly been really looking forward to, particularly given the other Entubars and the concept that was being approached with this even more unique project from Berger & Argenti. There honestly really isn’t [...]

Review: Davidoff 100 Years Geneva Robusto (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In 2006, Davidoff released a three cigars created in honor of (what would have been) Zino Davidoff’s 100th birthday. All three cigars were the same blend, but in very different vitolas: a Robusto (5 x 50), a Diademas Finas (6 3/4 X 50) and a Davidoff Diademas (9 [...]

Review: Oliva Serie V Maduro Especial 2011 (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In 2008, Oliva released the first incarnation of the Serie V Maduro Especial, which used a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, to great critical acclaim. They followed that up in 2009 and 2010 with other releases, that mostly did not seem to live up to the standard that the Original [...]