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Brian Burt

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I have been smoking cigars since 2005 and reviewing them as a hobby since 2010. Initially, I started out small with a 50-count humidor and only smoking one or two cigars a month. Not knowing anybody else that smoked cigars, it was only an occasional hobby that I took part in. In March of 2010, I joined Nublive and Cigar Asylum, connecting me with many people who also shared an interest in cigars. Reading what they had to say about brands I had never heard of, I quickly immersed myself in the boutique brands of the industry and it was then that cigars transformed from a hobby into a passion.

Hoyo Robusto

Last year General Cigar Co released a special edition Hoyo de Monterrey to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the brand. Called the Hoyo de Monterrey…

Punch Rare Corojo Regalias Perfecto Limited Edition 2016

In February, General Cigar Co. shipped the latest limited edition size for the Punch Rare Corojo release, the Regalias Perfecto. Previous years have seen other…

Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan (2016)

For the fourth year in a row, Alec Bradley is releasing the Black Market Filthy Hooligan for Saint Patrick’s Day. This year however, sees the…

Camacho Double Shock Toro

Blackout. Double Shock. Shellback. Three years into the Camacho relaunch and three limited editions have been released each year, being shown off at the IPCPR…

J.W. Marshall

In January it was announced that Black Label Trading Co. and Cigar Federation were teaming up to do a special release called the J.W. Marshall….

La Escepción Don José (ER Italy 2015)

Back in 2011, Habanos S.A. brought back a marca that had been out of production for decades, La Escepción. The return was in the form…

Cigar King Gold Series II by Rocky Patel

Cigar King in Scottsdale, Ariz., working with Rocky Patel, has released the third cigar in what they call their Cigar King Gold Series. There were two…

Viaje Friends and Family Edición Limitada Le Joueur

Viaje has many limited edition or limited production cigars, and there are a number of them where specific details such as one part of the blend…

Por Larrañaga Sobresalientes (ER Great Britain 2014)

In 2014, Great Britain received an Edición Regional Por Larrañaga in the form of the 6 x 53 Sobresalientes. Last year saw Edición Regional releases for…

La Verdad Serafines Habano Corazones

Launching its debut cigar in December, La Verdad entered the cigar world with a single size—the Serafines Habano. La Verdad is the dream of Doug…

Nat Sherman Sterling Churchill

At the 2013 IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Nat Sherman introduced a new line called the Sterling with four sizes at launch. In January 2014,…