Illusione H-Town Lancero
A few days ago, Brooks Whittington and I were having a conversation during which on of us brought up Illusione. And with that, I had…
Cohiba Spectre (2018)
In November 2018, General Cigar Co. shipped the first incarnation of the Cohiba Spectre, a 7 1/4 x 54 Churchill extra that included a number of…
Buckeye Land
As I was looking for an interesting opening for this redux, I had to look back to see when Crowned Heads’ first cigar, Headley Grange,…
Tatuaje Musubi (2015)
A few weeks ago, after the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, one of the people I follow on Instagram put up a picture…
La Flor Dominicana Mickey Blake’s Edición Exclusiva
In November 2013, La Flor Dominicana announced a single store exclusive for Southington, Conn.-based retailer Mickey Blake’s. Appropriately named Mickey Blake’s Edición Exclusiva, the new…
Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch Campeon
There’s a saying in the world of advertising that if you want to sell something, use babies or puppies. While the former isn’t an option…
Camacho Diploma Special Selection
In 2017, Davidoff of Geneva USA brought back one of the most storied labels in Camacho’s history: Diploma. And it did it in style. …
Fernando León Family Reserve Preferidos
During the 2012 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars debuted a brand new line that was meant to commemorate the life and work…
Flor del Valle Seleccion del Valle
For the sixth size in his Flor del Valle line, Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars invoked the three numbers that seem to get some attention among…
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño CT Robusto
Last week I was on El Oso Fumar, a podcast hosted by Bear Duplisea. Pretty early onto the show—which you can watch here—Duplisea asked if I…
Quesada Dojo de Luxe
Since 2014, the online cigar community and blog Cigar Dojo has been partnering with a number of cigar makers to create a series of co-branded…
