Graycliff Espresso Elegante
Released in late 2003, Graycliff’s Espresso line of cigars became their fullest bodied blend in the entire brand. Originally blended by the creator of the…
Liga Privada Único Serie UF-13 Dark (Prerelease)
It’s been a long wait, but Drew Estate is finally ready for the national release of perhaps its most anticipated Liga Privada ever, the UF-13…
Cigars of Habanos Custom Rolled Piramides
Today we are looking at the original release of a custom rolled Cuban cigar for the Cigars of Habanos of Hong Kong. These were originally…
Ortega The Wild Bunch Iron Mike I-Beam (Preproduction)
In July 2012, Eddie Ortega began talking about a new project he was working on, the Dirty Dozen. While he didn’t release a ton of…
Tatuaje Limited Series Mexican Experiment Robusto
On May 28, 2012, news began to circulate about a new Tatuaje Limited Series release dubbed the Mexican Experiment. Details were a bit sketchy at first,…
Robaina Family La Bestia
To kick off 2013, I had the opportunity to return to Cuba for several days, a trip that included a visit to one of the…
Viva Republica Guerrilla Warfare (Prerelease)
Viva Republica is a fairly new brand produced out of La Aurora’s E. León Jimenes Tabacalera factory in the Dominican Republic. Its first release, the Rapture,…
Jameson La Resolución Toro (Prerelease)
In July 2012, just a few weeks before the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Jameson Cigar Co. announced that they would be adding a new single-vitola line…
Tatuaje Avion ’12
At the 2012 IPCPR trade show, Tatuaje introduced the newest version of its box-pressed Perfecto version of Fausto, Avion 12. It was the second year of…
Oliva Serie V Culebra
Back in the first week of halfwheel’s existence in January of 2012, I reviewed one of the rarest Oliva cigars made, the Oliva V Culebra….
Partagás Dunhill Selección Suprema No. 281 (1950s)
About two years ago, a good friend of mine called me up and told me he had purchased a sealed box of Dunhill Selección Supremas…
