Romeo y Julieta Churchill Reserva Cosecha 2008
Outside of why is it called halfwheel?, the question I get asked the most is some version of, are Cuban cigars the best? For many years, my…
La Escepción Longos
Since the first Cuban cigar brand was registered in 1797—the brand was named Cabañas—the landscape of Cuban marcas has been littered with the graves of…
Quai d’Orsay Baalbeck (ER Libano 2018)
When it comes to looking for the interesting aspects of a cigar release, some are more of a challenge to turn up than others. Yet…
San Cristóbal de La Habana Harimau Malaya (ER Malasia 2020)
In April, Pacific Cigar Ltd. hosted the debut of the first Edición Regional release for Malaysia. The San Cristóbal de La Habana Harimau Malaya is…
Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras
In November 2019, Habanos S.A. joined the list of cigar companies making Zodiac calendar-inspired cigars with the Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8, a 6 1/10 (155mm) x…
Por Larrañaga Galanes
If there’s been one fairly common topic in my recent conversations about what Habanos S.A. has been releasing, it’s that the new cigars all seem…
La Gloria Cubana Unifree (ER Turquí 2018)
I spend quite a bit of time trying to make sure that none of halfwheel’s reviewers are reviewing the same brand of cigars consecutively. Typically that…
H. Upmann Connossieur No.2
After more than 25 years in existence, there when it comes to cigars there are relatively few vitolas—specifically outside of the 60-80 ring gauge variety—that…
H. Upmann Regalías
As the saying goes, what’s old is new again. Case in point, in October 2017, Habanos S.A. announced that it would be releasing a new…
Ramón Allones No. 2 (EL 2019)
Amongst Habanos S.A.’s massive portfolio of Cuban cigars, there are various series that produce new, limited releases every year. The largest source of new releases…
Montecristo Supremos (EL 2019)
For as much as Cuba’s Habanos S.A. would like to be isolated from all non-Cuban cigar companies—and in many, if not most ways it is—one…
