Illusione ~eccj~ 20th
Illusione has released relatively few limited editions over the years, so it is always an event when the company announces a new addition to that…
Hammer + Sickle LE14
In 2014, Hammer + Sickle released its second limited edition of that year, simply called the Hammer + Sickle LE14. Measuring 6 3/4 x 48, the toro…
Zino Platinum LE 2014 “The Make of Texas”
In 2014, Davidoff of Geneva USA expanded its urban art-themed Zino Platinum Collector’s Edition series, which featured a collaboration with a different urban artist who supplied…
Surrogates Cracker Crumbs
I had an early flight to the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival and a redux review I needed to tackle, so I spent five minutes opening…
Arandoza Red Label Toro
Looking at the cigars I had in my humidor and their initial review dates, I ran across something that I had initially reviewed just a…
Casa Fernández Aniversario Serie 2014 Ares
In 2013 Casa Fernández celebrated its 35th anniversary with the Aniversario Bohème No. 35, then for the next two years released new Aniversario blends to…
Crux Sports
While it may seem like nearly every cigar being released these days comes in a ring gauge that starts with a five, fortunately there are…
Passport Half Corona
While Crux hasn’t released any new sizes in the Passport line since my original review of the Half Corona, they certainly haven’t been sitting on…
Crux Sports
In the spring of 2014, Crux Cigars began what looked like it would be a quick rise to prominence in the cigar industry. The company…
Crux Ships du Connoisseur & Sports
It’s been a long time coming, and in one case a longer time coming, but Crux cigars is finally shipping du Connoisseur and Sports. View…
Ten Questions for 2016
What a year it’s been. But enough reminiscing on that. It’s time for 2016 and before you move all of your 2014-purchased cigars into the…