H. Upmann 520 Aniversario
To celebrate the 520th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the new world and as such new world tobacco, Habanos S.A. released a few special…
E.P. Carrillo Short Run 2013 Robusto
Now in its fourth year, the E.P. Carrillo Short Run has become a regular spring release from the company, a three-vitola project that has showed…
La Aurora 107 Maduro Robusto
While the La Aurora 107 blend commemorating the company’s 107th year in business had a fairly straight forward release in 2010, the Maduro version is…
Viaje Zombie Natural Box (2013)
Back in April of 2011, Viaje brought a cigar blend that had never been seen before to an event at Tobacco Grove in Minnesota. The…
Fonseca Signature Series TAA
By now you should be somewhat familiar with the Tobacconist Association of America, a group just under 100 retailers who represent some of the biggest stores…
XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto
In my original review of the XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto, I gave a fair amount of history on the cigar, including the opposition filed…
Viaje White Label Project St. Patrick’s (2013)
Today we’re looking at what has now become a yearly holiday release for Viaje – the White Label Project St. Patrick’s Day Candela. First released…
Viaje Zombie (2012)
Fewer cigars in Viaje’s portfolio have been the lightning rod that the Zombie was when it was announced in April of 2011. While rumors of…
Rocky Patel II-XXVI Robusto
Back in May 2011, I had the chance to talk with Rocky Patel during an event in Phoenix, when his new factory in Nicaragua, Tabacalera…
Viaje Exclusivo Tower Cigars 45th (2011)
Back in April of 2011, Viaje released what was then the seventh incarnation of the Exclusivo line to celebrate Tower Pipes & Cigars in Sacramento,…
Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo Robusto (Prerelease)
Last month we got the news out of SAG Imports that it was releasing a new Fonseca line called the Cubano Exclusivo. The cigar was developed…
