Davidoff No.1
For many years, a Cuban Davidoff lancero was one of the cigars I most wanted to smoke. My fascination with lanceros is well-documented on this…
La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial
My Sunday started in Houston following STOGIES World Class Cigars’ annual Wingding event on Saturday. It ended in Dallas with me staring at my redux…
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Lancero
Arturo Fuente isn’t known for lanceros, yet, when they make one, it generally has a pretty noted following. There is the Fuente Fuente OpusX Phantom,…
Tatuaje Especiales Reserva Broadleaf
There have been a lot of legendary releases wrapped in broadleaf, but, in my opinion, no manufacturer deserves more credit for bringing it back into…
La Sirena Box-Pressed Lancero
During the 2016 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Sirena announced it would be releasing a 7 x 42 box-pressed lancero vitola in the La Sirena…
601 La Bomba Warhead III
In 2013, Espinosa Premium Cigars released the first of what has become a semi-regular release, the 601 La Bomba Warhead. As the name suggests, the Warhead is…
Duran Cigars Neya F8 Texas Tactical Lancero
The lancero is an interesting vitola; flat-out shunned by some yet coveted by others, it has become a rarity in the release of the majority…
Herrera Estelí Edición Limitada H-Town Lancero
By now, STOGIES World Class Cigars’ H-Town Lancero Series should need no introduction. There is no store that is known for selling lanceros, typically the slowest…
La Palina Illumination Lancero
La Palina is undergoing a transformation.
The brand has new leadership in the form of Clay Roberts and Sam Phillips—both previously served in marketing roles at Alec Bradley and Rocky Patel—and that’s led to a host of new products and new looks. It’s admittedly somewhat challenging to figure out how much was part of the planned transformation and how much is thanks to FDA, but it’s safe to say that even without the Aug. 8 deadline for new products set by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), there would be new product.
Neanderthal OM
In mid-August, Houston-based retailer STOGIES World Class Cigars received 53 boxes of the newest addition to its H-Town Lancero Series from RoMa Craft Tobac, the Neanderthal…
Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Lancero
Originally released by the Iconic Leaf Cigar Co. at the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva debuted in six different vitolas,…
