Santa Muerte Corona Gorda (2017)
In 2016, Black Label Trading Co. released Santa Muerte, a two-size limited edition release made to celebrate Día de Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday honoring…
Quesada Selección España Lancero
There was a time in which my solution to everything was to put it in a lancero. Every single company asked what they needed to do was…
Viaje Super Shot 12 Gauge (2018)
While Viaje is a company that has somewhat eschewed the idea of “regular production” cigars, it certainly has embraced the idea of “regular appearances.” The…
Oscar Valladares Ciseron Edition
Art and cigars are familiar bedfellows, and whether it be modern, classical or street, it seems there’s a cigar designed to be paired with it….
Viaje 5th Anniversary (2017)
It’s rare that I wait just over five years to revisit a cigar, yet that’s exactly the case with a redux of the Viaje 5th…
Viaje Circa ’45 Maduro No. 2
In 2016, Viaje introduced a new cigar line just for Europe—or so that was the plan. Circa ’45 was shown off at the 2016 Inter-tabac…
Muestra de Saka Unicorn
OIn the cigar world, an ultra expensive or extremely hard to find cigar is often referred to as a unicorn, after the mythical horned horse….
Viaje Cache
In the encyclopedia of Viaje releases, there should be a special section devoted to the company’s unique packaging styles from the decade of Andre Farkas’…
La Flor Dominicana Elite Torpedo
The era of single store and small batch release cigars isn’t quite dead as new projects continue to arrive on shelves, including a new cigar…
Zino Platinum LE 2014 “The Make of Texas”
In 2014, Davidoff of Geneva USA expanded its urban art-themed Zino Platinum Collector’s Edition series, which featured a collaboration with a different urban artist who supplied…
VegaFina Robusto Extra PigTail Añejado 7 Años
Let the record show that I have never tried to claim responsibility or influence for any decisions made by a cigar company. However, after a…
