The American Double Robusto
There have been some ambitious projects in the cigar industry, but in the decade-plus that I have been actively covering the premium cigar industry, few…
El Oso Blanco
In 2014, Warped Cigars announced its first new cigar line in more than three years. Dubbed El Oso—which translates to The Bear from Spanish—the blend…
La Palina Goldie Laguito No. 1
Since the Goldie Series started in 2012, La Palina had never released more than one vitola in the same year, until this year when the…
La Palina Goldie Prominente
While I couldn’t tell you exactly what time of year to expect them, ever since its debut in July 2012 I have looked forward to the…
Gran Habano STK Miami Barracuda
I was trying to find a weirder candidate for today’s redux review, so I went digging deep into a cooler of mine and opened up…
Viaje Plata Lancero
In 2011, there was some chatter that Viaje was planning a trio of lancero releases known as Trifecta. It ended up taking three years for…
Cohiba Serie M
There is no brand quite like Cohiba. For whatever reason, the brand has garnered a cache that is unrivaled. While most of that is intended…
La Palina Goldie No. 6
Coming out of a year full of disruptions to daily life, there is a bit of solace to be found when things do go according…
Jason~Dumont Noir
It’s not Warped. Or maybe it is. For the last year, Kyle Gellis—best known as the founder of Warped—has been teasing cigars made under the…
Casa Fernández Aniversario Cuba 109 Maduro
In 2013, Casa Fernández did what any company would do to celebrate a significant anniversary, it launched a cigar. The anniversary was the company’s 35th—more…
Padilla Miami 8 & 11 (2020)
It has been said that “Life is a Circle,” and very few cigars represent that expression as well as the Padilla Miami 8 & 11….
