Casa Magna Colorado Gigantores
Released in 2008 the Casa Magna Colorado line was well received by consumers and reviewers alike. With the Robusto named Cigar Aficionado’s #1 Cigar of…
Four Kicks Selección No.5 (Prerelease)
In late 2011, the long-awaited and much-anticipated Four Kicks debuted from Crowned Heads, the Nashville-based company formed by Mike Conder, Nancy Heathman, Jon Huber and…
La Dueña Petit Robusto (Prerelease)
In the early parts of last year, Charlie discovered a trademark for La Dueña that was registered by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje. A month later,…
Review: Por Larrañaga Robusto (ER Alemania 2010)
The Por Larrañaga brand traces its history to 1834, when it was registered by Ignacio Larrañaga, making it the oldest marca in the Habanos S.A….
Los Libertadores Robusto
A little known fact to today’s cigars smokers is that Litto Gomez produced another cigar before starting the famed La Flor Dominicana brand. After being…
Rocky Patel Edición Unica 2011
In late 2011, Rocky Patel quietly shipped the Rocky Patel Edición Unica 2011 to a select amount of retailers. For most, this was just another…
La Aurora 100 Años W. Curtis Draper 125th Robusto
On April 13, 2012, La Aurora Cigars’ Guillermo León appeared for an event at W. Curtis Draper in Washington D.C. to celebrate Draper’s 125th year…
Viaje Platino Five Fifty Eight
In 2010, Viaje continued its then two year-old tradition of selecting two retailers to receive an exclusive cigar from one of its two core lines,…
Redux: La Caridad del Cobre Javelin Maduro
Last year, after the conclusion of Lancero50, I reviewed a prerelease version of the newest La Caridad del Cobre, the Javelin Maduro. The Javelin was…
Review: Cain F (Prerelease)
At the 2009 IPCPR show Oliva released Cain, the second of their two new age lines following NUb’s release in 2008. Sam Leccia was pegged…
Tatuaje Miami Tan FF
In November of 2009, Pete Johnson shipped Dan Welsh of New Havana Cigars a batch of 6 3/4 x 49 torpedoes that were originally slated…
