Quai d’Orsay Capitolio (ER Francia 2018)
While it’s not as country-specific as the Edmundo Dantes brand is to Mexico, if I had to name another Cuban brand that was as heavily…
Tatuaje Anarchy (2010)
While retailer exclusive cigars were not exactly a new concept back in 2010, they were quite a bit more common than retailer exclusive series. One…
Ramón Allones Nuevo Mundo (ER Costa Rica 2017)
In 2016, Habanos S.A. shipped the Ramón Allones XXL, a 5 9/10 x 54 toro extra that was designated as the Edición Regional release for…
Headley Grange Black Lab LE 2018
Back in 2012, Crowned Heads followed up its debut creation of Four Kicks with Headley Grange, named after the building in England where Led Zeppelin recorded…
Davidoff Limited Edition 2019 Year of the Pig
Last week was Chinese New Year. And while it’s a holiday I don’t celebrate, I coincidentally found myself smoking Davidoff’s limited edition cigar made for…
Espinosa 20th Anniversary
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: someone’s releasing a cigar in celebration of an anniversary. It has become a fairly regular occurrence, whether it…
Bellas Artes H-Town Lancero
Almost exactly one month after the Guardian of the Farm Guapo H-Town Lancero hit the shelves of Houston-based STOGIES World Class Cigars, the 14th addition to…
HVC La Rosa 520 Maduro
For the first maduro version of the La Rosa 520, HVC decided to keep it limited. Just 300 boxes of 10 cigars, and all headed to…
Gran Habano Blue in Green Gran Robusto
Yes, it looks like Johnnie Walker Blue. And with that out of the way, a lengthier explanation of one of the newest lines from Gran Habano….
Ramón Allones Sur (ER Libano 2014)
In August 2015, Habanos S.A. shipped the newest Edición Regional release for the country of Lebanon to retailers: the Ramón Allones Sur, a 5 1/2 x 52…
Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Sublime
If there was one theory of branding and marketing that Crowned Heads seemed to eschew, it was putting its name on its products. Four Kicks,…
