Illusione Singularé 2011 Vimana
In August of 2010, Illusione cigars released their first limited edition cigar, a 6 x 50 Toro dubbed the Singularé Phantom. Only 1,000 boxes of 15…
Quesada Jalapa Belicoso
At the 2011 ProCigar festival in the Dominican Republic, the Quesada family showed off its newest creation—the Quesada Selección España. As implied by the name,…
Padilla Miami Maduro Robusto (Prerelease)
A few months ago, Ernesto Padilla announced he was—for lack of a better term—blowing up his portfolio. Gone were the staples such as 1932 and…
Redux: Coronado Maduro Corona Especial
Released way back in April of 2009, the Coronado by La Flor Maduro Corona Especial never really caught on with consumers. Intended as an experiment of sorts,…
Review: Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Salomon
It’s July 22nd, which means it’s about one cigar and one story—the Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ and Jeremiah Cruz Jr. We’ve explained it a few…
Review: Viva Republica Rapture Harasha (Prerelease)
Tucked inside the La Aurora booth at IPCPR 2012 will be a new brand, Viva Republica. The company is owned by Jason Holly and over…
Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4 Oscuro
As the tidal wave of buzz about new releases for the IPCPR 2012 trade show was steadily building, La Flor Dominicana released, somewhat quietly, a…
Camacho Liberty Series 2012
It was July 2002 when the Eiroa family decided to celebrate the freedom they found in the United States by issuing a limited run cigar…
NUb USA
It’s the sixth and final review of the STUDIO TOBAC World Tour Sampler 2012 and perhaps the most interesting cigar in the sampler, the NUb…
Tatuaje Little Boris
In 2008, Pete Johnson announced his first Monster Series release, The Frank, named after the movie monster of the 1931 classic film. After the fanfare…
Redux: La Aurora 107 Lancero
About two years ago, myself and others went to Twitter to convince Guillermo León and José Blanco that the popular La Aurora 107 blend needed…
