Punch Diademas Extra (ER Italia 2009)
In 2008, the Punch Diademas Extra was scheduled to be released as an Edición Regional series. Unfortunately, there were significant delays, reportedly due to the fact…
My Father El Picador
About two weeks ago, I heard that a new My Father cigar had been released at Empire Cigars in Raleigh, N.C. It seems that the owner…
Portraits: Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr.
Last week I was invited to an event at Two Brothers Cigars, a great B&M in Plano (and I would say, one of the best…
Review: Illusione Epernay Le Matin
For those of you that don’t know. Illusione is releasing some very interesting cigars in the near future (including two new Lanceros with Maduro and…
Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Rosado (2002)
In 2002, Arturo Fuente produced a one time release in the extremely popular Arturo Fuente 858 blend with a rosado wrapper. There were only 87 boxes of…
El Rey del Mundo Choix de L’Epoque (ER U.K. 2009)
In 2009, El Rey del Mundo released the Choix de L’Epoque, a French name, translating the choice of the age, which honestly seems a bit…
Portraits: Jorge Padrón
Last week, I had the pleasure of photographing cigar legend Jorge Padrón for my Icons of Cigars series when he made a stop into Dallas…
Don Pepin Garcia Lancero (Puff ‘N’ Stuff)
In May of 2007, El Rey de los Habanos/Tabacalera Cubana rolled 100 boxes of a limited release vitola in the Blue Label line, a lancero. These…
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2010 Delirios (Prerelease)
Back in August, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr. released his first cigar under his new company E.P. Carrillo, the E.P. Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009, a released limited to…
Tatuaje Petit Cazadores Reserva (Prerelease)
Tatuaje is going to be releasing quite a few different cigars in the next couple of months, so I wanted to preview their Petit Cazadores…
Viaje Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter
One of the hottest new releases in recent months is from Viaje, the Skull and Bones Daisy Cutter. Released with much fanfare last week, only…
