Reviews

Holy Grail Week provides the opportunity to light up a cigar created for the new millennium.

For the second Holy Grail Week in a row, it’s time to taste a limited edition cigar that was created to celebrate the year 2000.

This cigar was released in 2005 to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the original Partagás Real Fabrica de Tabacos factory.

There have been hundreds of different Edición Regional releases from Habanos S.A. Without question, the most unique packaging of the series was 2008’s Bolívar Armonía. In keeping with the eight theme, it’s time for a redux, nearly eight years to the day after the first review.

Tatuaje celebrated 20 years in the cigar business in 2023, and did so with a new regular production line.

The Alfonso Gran Selección is described as a darker version of the Alfonso Extra Añejo. Given that the Extra Añejo was #1 on halfwheel’s Top 25 of 2022, the bar has been set very high.

La Palina once again turned to Oliva Cigar Co. to make a blend to commemorate a major milestone. This time, it marks the 75th birthday of Bill Paley, the company’s chairman.

The newest member of Joya de Nicaragua’s top tier of cigars celebrates the company’s 55th anniversary and draws on an interesting source for its blend.

While limited edition cigars celebrating anniversaries are quite common in the cigar industry, there’s not a ton of limited edition anniversary flavored cigars. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Tatiana brand, so it got a special cigar to celebrate the achievement.

To paraphrase those amazing bards, Blink-182, let’s have Halloween on Christmas. Sort of.

The name of the new regular production line was chosen after Stolen Throne recently opened a new headquarters in Yorktown, Va.