Dominican Republic

In September 2022, Skip Martin turned 50. In October 2023, the cigar celebrating that milestone birthday was reviewed. In November 2024, it gets a redux.

The fourth release of General Cigar Co.’s Weller by Cohiba series features a blend that uses a binder aged in barrels that once held Weller Full Proof Bourbon. It’s offered in a lone 6 x 50 toro size that comes packaged in fancy tubes and boxes.

The first review of the La Aurora 115th Anniversary Limited Edition Gran Toro generated a score of 92. After five-and-a-half years, it’s time to revisit the cigar.

When he retired after the 2016 season, there seemed to be little doubt that David Ortiz would be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. That happened in 2022, and two years later, a cigar line has been released to celebrate the accomplishment.

The Long Live The Queen Maduro is an important moment: the first new cigar from Caldwell after the Laudisi acquisition, one of the first cigars from the rebuilt Tabacalera William Ventura, and the follow-up to one of last year’s headlining releases.

Last year, Zander-Greg/Epic Cigars teamed up with the actor Chazz Palminteri for a limited edition cigar called “A Bronx Tale.” Now, it’s back as a regular line with four vitolas.

In 2020, following its purchase of Royal Agro, STG stopped selling the Balmoral cigars in the U.S. It’s time to take a look back at one of the last new releases from the brand.

After four years of no new products, Sans Pareil added a new blend earlier this year. Somewhat confusingly, the “gran robusto” is really the standard toro dimensions.

In 2022, ADV & McKay Cigars Co. released Barbarroja’s Invasion, not only a new chapter in the ADVentura storyline, but with a talking cigar box. Two years later, the cigar gets a response and another talking cigar box makes its way to humidors.

This year mark a significant anniversary for Quesada Cigars: the company celebrated 50 years in the cigar business. As would be expected, the Dominican cigar manufacturer released a limited edition cigar line to commemorate the occasion.

Sinistro’s highest-end offering made its third appearance at the end of 2023. It’s a blend built around a decade-old wrapper leaf that undergoes a unique fermentation process.