Weekly News (July 4, 2011)

Editor’s Note: Two weeks away from the IPCPR show and another quiet week. There’s a lot of chatter and I imagine this week will be…

Review: La Caridad del Cobre Javelin

Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in. One Corona out from a half century worth of Lanceros, and here is…

Review: Casa Magna Domus Magnus Optimus (Prerelease)

For those of you that don’t know… In 2008, Cigar Aficionado shocked the cigar world (and yes, I think that “Shocked” is the appropriate term)…

Quesada Selección España Corona

It would be wrong to refer to the Quesada España as “legendary”, but it has without a doubt reached mythical status. Part of that has…

Berger & Argenti Entubar CRV Debuting at IPCPR 2011

Mentioned in the news a few days ago, word from Berger & Argenti after the jump. As a bit of an editor’s note, expect a…

Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 1

In 2006, Litto Gomez released the first of his “Small Batch” cigars. The last few years have seen a rise in the “small batch” and…

Weekly News (June 27, 2011)

Busy week, slow week, busy week, slow week. Or at least that’s how I’d like to think of it. The reality is the weeks keep…

Winners: E.P. Carrillo Week

The E.P. Carrillo week has come to an end and what a week it has been! First off we would like to thank Ernie, Ernesto…

Redux: E.P. Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009

Today we will be looking at the , a cigar I reviewed way back in August of 2009. This turned out to be one of those…

E.P. Carrillo Elencos Don Rubino

In Late 2010 E.P. Carrillo, released its Edición Limitada, a 6 x 54 double robusto sporting a Brazilian habano wrapper with only 1000 boxes of 10 produced. The…

Lancero50 Redux

Some Random Thoughts… Lanceros are a Pain in the Ass to Photograph — Or at least if you try to stand them up. They are…