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IPCPR 2019

Rocky Patel LB1 Sixty

When cigar blends are being developed—much like many other man-made creations—sometimes they get names, sometimes they get codes, sometimes it’s just “that new blend we’re…

Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Brimstone

As we chronicled quite a bit last year, Southern Draw Cigars has grown immensely and in just about every way. While I’m not sure how…

Gurkha Nicaragua Series Ships

Gurkha has begun shipping what the company is describing as its fullest cigar to date. The Gurkha Nicaragua Series is a Nicaraguan puro that uses…

Ventura Ships Archetype Chapter 3

Ventura Cigar Co. has announced that it has begun shipping the Archetype Chapter 3. As the name implies, it’s the third chapter for the Archetype Series,…

Tatuaje Limited Series Mexican Experiment Robusto (2019)

In 2012, Pete Johnson of Tatuaje decided to venture from his generally Nicaraguan-forward cigar blends and release a cigar with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper,…

CAO Orellana Arrives in Stores

The next cigar in CAO’s popular Amazon Basin Series has arrived in stores. It’s called the CAO Orellana, a reference to Francisco de Orellana, the…

Agio Ships Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble

Royal Agio Cigars collaboration with Litto Gomez of La Flor Dominicana is now off to stores. The company has announced that it has begun shipping…

Tatuaje ME II Belicoso

Back in 2012, Tatuaje was known for releasing small batches of cigars with little to no warning and even less explanation. That was the case…

AVO Unexpected Celebration

During the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Davidoff of Geneva USA released a quartet of new cigars under its AVO brand, each of which features…

Montecristo Cincuenta Ships

Late last month, Altadis U.S.A. quietly began shipping its flagship release of the year. The Montecristo Cincuenta celebrates not the 50th anniversary of the Montecristo…

Sir Robert Peel Natural

One of the best backstories for a cigar I’ve heard all year is that of Sir Robert Peel. When I saw the news of the…