For those of you who like larger vitolas (cigar sizes), there’s good news for you, if you can get your hands on them. Habanos S.A., of Cuba, has just released their thickest Romeo y Julieta vitola, the Wide Churchill. At 5 1/8 inches and 55 ring gauge, this oversized robusto with a newly redesigned ornamental [...]
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The launch happens nationwide on July 30, 2010 and W. Curtis Draper shelves will be stocked! The pre-release reviews have been good and the excitement has been building. So get down to Drapers to celebrate the Rocky Patel 15th anniversary. via W. Curtis Draper
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There are only eight more days until the official launch date, and you too can go out and pick up some Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary smokes! The Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary cigar will be released nationwide on Friday July 30, 2010 and will be available in four sizes: Corona Gorda, Robusto, Toro and Torpedo. Earlier [...]
Pete Johnson’s much-anticipated experiment with vintage cigars is finally ready to be cut and lit. La Vérité Tatuaje A.O.C. uses tobacco from one vintage and one farm. The tobacco was grown on Pepin Garcia’s La Finca Estrella and was plucked in 2008. The cigars were rolled a year ago.
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The newest La Aurora 107 size will be coming out in stores soon. The latest in this line is going to be a corona, which I was able to smoke for the first time last night. It’s well constructed, burns evenly and bursts with flavor, largely as a result of the smaller ring gauge. The [...]
The launch of La Palina has been a nationwide affair. The Washington, DC event, held with W. Curtis Draper at Morton’s, was particularly well attended, with the celebrities of the Beltway turning out for the occasion. Photo gallery below.
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Pepin Garcia has a new cigar. La Reloba was just released by My Father Cigars, the latest creation from the busy My Father Cigars company in Esteli, Nicaragua. The cigar is available in two wrapper styles, according to Cigar Aficionado. This is a value cigar, part of a growing trend to keep consumers engaged even [...]
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Habanos S.A. is rehashing old turf. After putting a can of 50 Cohiba Mini cigarillos out at the beginning of the year, the company is following up with the same concept for Montecristo Clubs. It’s a limited-edition product – like its predecessor, consisting of 50 cigars – with the sticks not even 4 inches long [...]
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Well, it’s been a hell of a day for cigar launches, right? I just heard over Twitter that there’s another to be celebrated: the Zino Platinum Emperor Edition … and it exudes luxury. According to the announcement on the Zino Platinum Cigars Facebook page: Masterfully blended aged tobaccos create a cigar exceptional to the sight, [...]
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The former owner of La Gloria Cubana is back in action. Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. has just released a small-batch cigar called EP Carrilllo Short Run. They aren’t as expensive as the EP Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009 Encore, reports Cigar Aficionado, which appeared on shelves back in December.
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