Back in June of this year, Espinosa Premium Cigars announced the Espinosa Ten Years. It is a cigar to celebrate the company’s Ten Years in the premium cigar industry. Blended by Hector Alfonso and hand crafted at the San Lotano factory in Estelí Nicaragua, it is expressed in a single (6 x 52) Toro and Read more about Cigar Review: Espinosa Cigars – Ten Years – Rated 92[…]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the release of two anniversary cigars that will debut at the PCA in July 2022. La Zona 10 Year Anniversary The first is the La Zona 10 Year Anniversary cigar. This cigar is a celebration of the La Zona factory, where Espinosa Cigars started making cigars in 2012 when Erik Read more about Cigar News Espinosa Premium Cigars Announces Two 10-Year Anniversary Cigars[…]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the release of our new 601 La Bomba Warhead VIII, the eighth installment of one our most successful limited year releases. This year’s release, the Warhead VIII (8) is a (6 x 60) box pressed Gordo. Erik Espinosa states: “This is the release that I am asked about every year, Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Announces the Warhead VIII[…]
It has been all the buzz these past couple of months – the special collaboration between Espinosa Premium Cigars and Celebrity Chef and the Mayor of Flavortown himself, Guy Fieri. It was only a matter of time till a chef of the stature of Guy Fieri, who is a big cigar guy too, created a Read more about Cigar Review: Espinosa Cigars – Knuckle Sandwich Maduro – Rated 97[…]
Debuted at the 2021 PCA Trade Show, the Protocol Bass Reeves line is the next in the company’s “Law Men Series” of cigars. The Lawmen Series is a more classic, traditional, refined, and regal look Protocol Cigars has been offering since it’s launch of the Protocol Sir Robert Peel. The Lawmen Series is the company’s Read more about Cigar Review: Protocol Cigars Bass Reeves Maduro – Rated 89[…]
After 18 months of discussions, blending sessions, packaging design, and manufacturing, Espinosa Premium Cigars has officially announced a most anticipated collaborative cigar – the Knuckle Sandwich. This cigar is the result of the company having teamed up with restaurateur, Emmy Award-winning TV host and cigar smoker, Guy Fieri. The Knuckle Sandwich cigars will be available Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars in Collaboration with Guy Fieri Announces the Knuckle Sandwich Cigar[…]
In late 2020, Protocol Cigars announced the release of The Protocol Eliot Ness. It is the second installment of the newly created “Lawmen Series.” The company kicked off the series in 2019 with the introduction of the Protocol Sir Robert Peel. With the release of the The Protocol Eliot Ness the company has officially forged Read more about Cigar Review: Protocol Cigars Eliot Ness Natural – Rated 91[…]
Earlier this year Espinosa Premium Cigars decided to cancel their November 2021 – La Zona Palooza event, due to a huge surge in COVID-19 related cases in Florida. The company immediately began planning another virtual event like they did in 2021 but were faced with logistical constraints that they believed would not have allowed them Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Switches 2022 La Zona Palooza Back to In-Person Event[…]
Sometimes in the cigar industry, bringing back the past pays dividends. In the case of Erik Espinosa, owner of Espinosa Premium Cigars, that may well be the one of the stories for 2021.The original 601 Black was introduced over a decade ago, so far back in cigar time that it was part of the EO Read more about Cigar Review: Espinosa Cigars 601 Black Toro – Rated 96[…]
Received with great anticipation and a bit of fanfare, the Protocol Cigars Cyber Crimes Unit (CCU) cigar is newest addition to the Protocol Cigars core line portfolio. This is the fifth Protocol Core Line release. It was announced in September 2020 and hit the Stogie Press lounge a couple of months ago. After an early Read more about Cigar Review: Protocol Cigars Cyber Crimes Unit – Rated 90[…]
If you are planning to attend the upcoming Protocol Pool Party this coming July 17th, you are going to be in for a treat with this years Protocol Pool Party Year 2 cigar. These cigars are not available for sale but everyone who attends the Pool Party Event will be getting their hands on these Read more about Cigar Review: Protocol Pool Party Year 2 – Rated 89[…]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the newest new member of the Laranja Reserva family, the Laranja Reserva Azulejo. Originally released in 2014, the original Laranja Reserva was the first breakthrough cigar for Espinosa Premium Cigars. It was followed by the Laranja Reserva Escuro in 2019 and now Azulejo in 2021. The name Azulejo originates from Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Announces the Laranja Reserva Azulejo[…]
Seven years after the original run, Cigar Dojo and Espinosa Premium Cigars have reunited, bringing back the Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla project in its original size and blend. Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla (or “Sassy,” as it has become known) first launched in the fall of 2014, marking the second-ever Cigar Dojo collaboration. The cigars—named for exhibiting a Read more about Cigar News: The Sassy is Back – Cigar Dojo and Espinosa Premium Cigars Have Reunited[…]
Espinosa Premium Cigars announced today, the release of the third installment of Las 6 Provincias, “Las Villas.” The Las Villas is a box-pressed 5½ x 54 robusto, made at A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Factory in Ocotal, Nicaragua. The Las Villas are individually packaged in their own branded coffin and presented in a 10-count curio display Read more about Cigar News: Espinosa Premium Cigars Announces 3rd Installment of Las 6 Provincias – Las Villas[…]