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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.

Room101 Master Collection Three Roxxo

For three years in a row Room101 has released a limited edition series called the Master Collection. It started with Master Collection One, followed by…

Flor de las Antillas DeSocio

After My Father Cigars introduced the Flor de las Antillas in four regular production sizes in 2012, there was a flurry of special release sizes…

Quesada Selección España Petit Belicoso

This year Quesada Cigars continued with its limited edition Selección España program, this time with the special size being 4 1/2 x 40 Petit Belicoso….

Casa Magna D. Magnus II Trajan

Towards the end of last year it was announced that Quesada Cigars would be releasing three new sizes in the Casa Magna Domus Magnus II…

Balmoral Royal Selection Añejo 18 Rothschild Masivo

Early last year, Drew Estate announced a distribution agreement with the Netherlands based cigar company, Royal Agio Cigars. Royal Agio was started in 1904 by…

Cabal Event Short Robusto (2015) (Prerelease)

Cabal Cigars brought about a change to its Event Short Robusto, if not necessarily by choice. Back in December we reported that the blend was…

Quesada Oktoberfest Lancero

For the past two years, Quesada has done an interesting thing at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show. Starting in 2013, they raffled off the…

Señorial 65th Anniversary

To say it’s been a big year for José Blanco would be somewhat of an understatement. He started his own company, Las Cumbres Tabaco, and…

Guillermo León by La Aurora W. Curtis Draper 126th Aniversario Lancero

W. Curtis Draper has been around for a bit of time and because of that they regularly enjoy celebrating its anniversaries with specially-commissioned cigars. Last year…

Davidoff BLEND Bar Cigar Inaugural Anniversary

This year Davidoff revealed their anniversary program at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July. The program allows retailers who carry Davidoff’s White…

Por Larrañaga Sobresalientes (ER Great Britain 2014)

Last month saw the release of the latest in the Edición Regional series, the Por Larrañaga Sobresalientes Edición Regional Gran Bretaña. Not only was this…