Davidoff Especiales <<7>> Robusto Real
If you asked most of our readers to name the two most prolific companies when it comes to limited edition cigars, I’m confident that Tatuaje…
La Palina Excellentes (1920s)
If you’ve been in a humidor or read pretty much any cigar publication in recent years, you’re undoubtedly familiar with La Palina, the brand owned by…
Camacho Super Limitado
My first halfwheel “Holy Grail week” cigar was the Camacho Super Limitado. Since I reviewed it three years ago, there has been one big change. Rolled…
Fuente Fuente OpusX Double Corona (1995)
In 1995, the cigar world was changed forever with the introduction of the Fuente Fuente OpusX, the first cigar to utilize all Dominican tobacco. It’s challenging…
Bolívar Armonía (ER China 2008)
Ba. That’s crucial to this review. In Chinese culture, the number eight, 八 pronounced ba, is considered lucky because it sounds similar to 發 pronounced fa, which is used…
E.P. Carrillo Elencos Oscuro Elites
In late 2011, it became known that E.P. Carrillo was planning an extensions to its limited Elenecos line, Elencos Oscuro. That December, the company shipped…
Elogio Excéntrico No. 3
In 2011, Elogio released Excepcionales, an extremely limited release that bucked the trend of what had otherwise been relatively conservative cigars. It was a massive…
Casa Fernández Reserva Connecticut
Last month, Tampa, Fla.-based retailer Thompson Cigars launched a new exclusive release that it had been working on with Casa Fernández for the past two…
Illusione H-Town Lancero
At the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show I was told a plan had been hatched. The plan: Illusione had agreed to be the latest entry…
Bella Dominicana M
Launched earlier this year, Bella Dominicana is a new brand that was founded by Armando Diaz of Mel Caribbean Corporation and José “Jochy” Blanco, who owns…
Nomad H-Town San Andres Lancero
When Jorge Ahued of STOGIES World Class Cigars in Houston announced his plans to commission a 10-cigar series of lanceros, it became a waiting game…
