Flor de las Antillas MAM-13
Last month, the latest in what has been a long line of Flor de las Antillas appeared in stores, the MAM-13. It is the first…
Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary
On October 8, 2013, Davidoff of Geneva held a gala at the Grand Havana Room in New York City to release the Davidoff Madison Avenue…
Viaje Skull and Bones M?stery (2013)
Last month, Viaje shipped its annual October release—and for the fourth consecutive year—it included Skull and Bones M?stery. For the first time since the cigar…
CAO La Traviata Maduro Evil Snowman
CAO’s La Traviata line was a boom almost as soon as it was released in 2009 at the industry’s annual trade show which was held…
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Lancero
In late August, My Father Cigars Inc. shipped an exclusive size of the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial to various stores in Hawaii. The 6 x 46…
My Father Corona
It’s hard to think of a cigar that we reviewed last year that was more under the radar than the My Father Corona. The Corona version…
SWAG Foxtoberfest
Last month Fox Cigar Bar held its second annual Foxtoberfest Cigar & Beer Festival in Gilbert, Ariz. A number of manufacturers attended the event, but…
Miró Special Edition Lancero
The American cigar market got its formal introduction to Compañia Hondureña de Tabacos in April 2013, when the company announced the opening of the Kuuts…
Cain FF 543 (Preproduction)
During the annual STUDIO TOBAC World Tour, STUDIO TOBAC Ambassador Bryan Scholle visited some shops in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and I was able to…
JFR Junior Corojo (Prerelease)
To say that Casa Fernández’s JFR (Just for Retailers) line has been a huge success would be an understatement. When I visited with Paul Palmer…
Viaje Full Moon 2013
When we asked Viaje’s Andre Farkas about this year’s Skull and Bones M?stery—a release that has seen glow-in-the-dark boxes for Halloween—he said the company had…
