Hoyo de Monterrey Double Coronas Gran Reserva Cosecha 2013
Holy Grail Week 2023 starts with a large Hoyo de Monterrey made of tobacco from a harvest planted a decade ago.
Manolo Quesada 75th Anniversary Limited Edition
Manuel “Manolo” Quesada Jr. turned 75 years old in 2022, which calls for a new limited edition cigar.
Illusione of Excalibur #1
Dion Giolito of Illusione was given the opportunity to bring his blending skills to a brand he smoked during college before he was making his own cigars.
Mil Días Escogidos Edición Limitada 2021
There are many different sources of inspiration for new cigars. Few companies disclose those sources in as detailed a way as Crowned Heads does, and…
OpusX Rare Black Double Corona
When I was getting into cigar smoking, the name OpusX was seemingly one of, it not the holy grails of the regular cigar smoker. It…
AVO Improvisation LE21
There are some companies that can be penciled in for having new items on the annual cigar release calendar. For example, February typically brings a…
New World Double Corona
In 2014, Abdel Fernandez of AJ Fernandez developed a brand new blend with his father, Ismael, who had joined his son’s company after spending 17…
Arturo Fuente Naked Kings
There are companies who are fairly secretive about their cigars, and there are companies who are very forthcoming about the details of their cigars. And…
Sobremesa Brûlée Double Corona
Not that long ago, I was listening to a podcast that spent some time on the word nostalgia, but stressed something that I had largely…
Hoyo de Monterrey Escogidos
While Edición Limitadas, Edición Regionals and (Gran) Reservas get most of the attention as far as new Cuban cigars are concerned, Habanos S.A.’s family of…
Partagas 150 AA
It’s arguably one of the most storied releases in the history of General Cigar Co.: the Partagas 150. The line celebrated the 150th anniversary of…