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Erik Espinosa

Weekly News (February 6, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This one is pretty simple. There are some technical issues plaguing the site currently. We know of two somewhat major issues. First and…

Press Release: Eddie Ortega Resigns From EO Brands

January 31, 2012 — Effective immediately, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EOBrands Cigars. His former duties will be taken over by his…

EO Brands 929

United Tobacco/EO Brands have released a lot of cigars. The brand owned by Eddie Ortega and Erik Espinosa is most famous for its 601 and…

Changes in Cubao’s Distribution (Updated)

Rocky Patel confirmed that EO Brands’ Cubao line is now being sold exclusively through mail-in order retailer Thompson’s. There’s a slight caveat in that the…

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…

Review: Cubao No. 3

EO Brands is one of the quieter companies in the industry. Cubao? Perhaps the quietest brand. 601 takes most of the attention, and those that…

Review: 601 La Bomba Nuclear (Prerelease)

Today we will be taking a look at a new cigar from the EO Brands team Eddie Ortega and Erik Espinosa, the 601 La Bomba!…

Weekly News (April 25, 2011)

It hasn’t been the same sort of week as last week in regard to new releases, but there’s still quite a bit of cigar news….

Weekly News (March 28, 2011)

Pete Johnson gave an update to Saints & Sinners. Pete is waiting on swag for the club, which he says won’t be in until May,…

New Bands for 601

Eddie Ortega has promised new 601 bands for a while, and here they are. Earlier today, Patrick Vivalo of Rocky Patel, the company who has…

Weekly News (February 21, 2011)

At the end of each Monday, I wonder what cigar news we could possibly have for next week, each week we seem to deliver. It’s…