In the beginning of 2019, Black Label Trading Co. announced that they forged an agreement to market and produce Emilio Cigars which are owned by parent company L. J. Zucca. Speeding up to the end of 2022, the Emilio brand under the watchful eye of Fábrica Oveja Negra, released a new line of cigars called Read more about Cigar Review: Emilio Cigars audiophile Robusto – Rated 95[…]
Steve Saka and his Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Cigar company have had a busy 2023, releasing a number of cigars to the market. One of those releases was the 7th iteration of the Muestra de Saka collection, which for those that may not be familiar with, means Sample of Saka. It is line of cigars Read more about Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust – Muestra de Saka Krakatoa – Rated 98[…]
Back in 2012, Miami Cigar & Co debuted a line known as the Nestor Miranda Special Selection that included a three different blends – Habano Rosado, Oscuro, and Connecticut. The line lasted a short couple of years as was phased out in 2014. Then in 2019 they brought back the Habano to celebrate 30 years Read more about Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Connecticut Toro – Rated 95[…]
A few years ago, Nestor Miranda, the creator of Miami Cigar & Co., decided to bring back one of his favorite blends – the Special Selection Habano – which originally debuted back in 2006. It was part of a 30th anniversary celebration of the company. I reviewed the Coffee Break vitola back in 2020. The company Read more about Cigar Review: Miami Cigar & Co. Nestor Miranda Special Collection Habano Toro – Rated 90[…]
Back in September, Drew Estate introduced a completely new version of the Liga Privada 10 at the Intertabac Show in Dortmund, Germany. The company noted that the Liga Privada 10 Selección de Mercado Toro was carefully handcrafted to showcase the bold characteristics of a specially curated Connecticut Criollo capa leaf that was grown exclusively for Read more about Cigar Review: Drew Estate Liga Privada 10 Seleccion De Mercado – Rated 95[…]
The year 2023 marked 55 years since Joya de Nicaragua opened its doors in Nicaragua and cemented itself as the oldest premium cigar brand in the country. In celebration of this milestone, the company rolled out a new brand at the 2023 PCA Trade Show known as Cinco de Cinco and added it to their Read more about Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Cinco de Cinco Toro – Rated 95[…]
It is that time of the year when cigar enthusiasts are enamored with Cigar of the Year lists. As we do every year, Stogie Press will have our list for 2023 at the stroke of midnight on December 31. Now, while I have begun building the list, I thought it would be fun to look Read more about A Decade of Stogie Press Best Cigars of the Year[…]
As Konscious Cigars owner Kevin “King” Brown states – “Ignite Your Konsciousness“, a term he uses to describe the state of mind you should be in when enjoying a fine cigar. I have reviewed some other cigars from this young company, but the spotlight deserves to be on his lancero. The first of his blends Read more about Cigar Review: Konscious Cigar Lancero – Rated 97[…]
By creating the unexpected from the overlooked, Luciano Cigars provides customers with an experience beyond the ordinary: Underrated. Delightfully sweet and bold, Underrated is not just a cigar, but a statement. Constructed with meticulous care and intent, this cigar is the ethos of Luciano Cigars. Underrated showcases a remarkable fusion of premium leaves and innovative Read more about Cigar News: Luciano Cigars Introduces the Underrated Cigar[…]
I recently gifted the new Don Pepin Nicaragua TAA Exclusive by a great BOTL (Lou Piscitelli) and have been waiting to give this one a review. The stars aligned one day as I was sorting through what was on the list to review, the Don Pepin Nicaragua caught my eye and called out, me me. Read more about Cigar Review: Don Pepin Vintage Edition Nicaragua TAA Exclusive – Rated 95[…]
At this years PCA Trade Show, Luciano Cigars and Dalay Zigarren announced a new partnership between the two companies for the exclusive distribution of Dalay products by Luciano Cigars in the United States. The two companies have worked together for nearly five years, with Dalay being the sole distributor of Luciano Cigars in Germany. One of the cigars announced Read more about Cigar Review: Dalay Nicaragua Robusto by Luciano Cigars – Rated 95[…]
The Mi Querida Black was officially introduced at the 2022 PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas in a (7.25 x 54) vitola known as the Mi Querida Black SakaKhan, but some say it was teased out in 2021 when Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s crafted a Limited Edition “EM” Maduro for the 50th anniversary of JR Read more about Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black PapaSaka – Rated 96[…]
The TNT was one of Viaje’s earliest cigars. The company created it to celebrate Independence Day in 2010. Over 7 more years there was a TNT though some years were skipped. The last TNT was released in 2021 and now we have the TNT 2023. The Viaje TNT 2023 is expressed in a single (6 x Read more about Cigar Review: Viaje Cigars TNT 2023 – Rated 89[…]
Timeout Cigars are a new brand of cigars based out of Texas. The company was founded by Neil Ylanan. He reached out to Ryan Frank Rodiguez the owner of Ohana Cigars to craft the company’s inaugural blends – the Maduro and the Habano. The name Time Out and the bands are all a play on Read more about Cigar Review: Timeout Cigars Maduro Toro – Rated 91[…]