E.P. Carrillo 15 Year Anniversary
The limited edition was created to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the E.P. Carrillo brand that Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. founded with his daughter and son. Interestingly, the blend features a Nicaraguan binder from the country’s Jalapa region that E.P. Carrillo claims is 15-years-old.
Matilde Special Edition
Enrique Seijas was inspired to add Peruvian tobacco to the blend of the Special Edition because of his father’s love of tobacco from that country. Sadly, José Seijas passed just a few weeks after the cigar was released.
Davidoff Oro Blanco Special Reserve 111 Years
The 111 part of the name refers to the combined 111 years of age of the tobacco inside each cigar. That said, you’ll probably remember this cigar for another three-digit number: 750. Yes, it’s $750 per cigar.
Fuente y Padrón Legends (Arturo Fuente)
Yes, its the biggest release of the (last) year. No, it is not cheap.
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Sungrown Oscuro Signature
In October, the Hemingway line got a fourth wrapper option: habano-seed oscuro. As of now, it’s only offered in two vitolas and only sold at TAA stores.
Lost&Found Don’t Sit on the Furniture
In March 2024, Laudisi Enterprises acquired Caldwell Cigar Co. and the Lost&Found brand as it looks to grow beyond simply being a pipe company. The Lost&Found Don’t Sit on the Furniture is one of the three first cigars to be released following the acquisition.
Paul Garmirian 25th Anniversary Belicoso
Paul Garmirian celebrated the 25th anniversary of his eponymous brand in 2015. Nine years later, the line gets its third size, a belicoso.
Villiger Cuéllar Krēmē Lonsdale
Ten years after the Villiger Cuéllar Krēmē line debuted, the company added a lonsdale to the line. It launched the cigar at a fairly new trade show hosted by Quality Importers Trading Co.
La Gloria Cubana Gran Legado
The cigars that make up this limited release were made by 20 workers, each of whom have at least 15 years of experience. The blend includes tobacco from higher priming leaves that are taken from closer to the top of the tobacco plant to add more flavor and strength.
Blackbird Crow Box Pressed
Blackbird’s Crow is offered in three regular production vitolas. Over the summer, the Dominican company added a box-pressed toro of the same blend.
Firsat F52
As with OZ Family Cigars’ first two core lines, the company’s third regular production line draws inspiration from Tim Ozgener’s Turkish roots. It’s a cigar made in the Dominican Republic, though there’s no Dominican tobacco used.