Originally launched in Norway in June of 2021, the Buffalo Ten Connecticut found its way to the US later in the year. It is the 3rd blend in the company’s Buffalo TEN series which started in 2018 the brand’s debut in San Andres maduro blend. For the Buffalo TEN Connecticut, El Artista went with a Read more about Cigar Review: El Artista Buffalo TEN Connecticut – Rated 90[…]
The Last Barbarian is the latest creation from Sinistro Cigars. Originally introduced to a limited audience back in the summer of 2021, the cigar had its national debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show in summer of 2022. Like the company’s Last Cowboy release in 2018, the Last Barbarian pays tribute to Read more about Cigar Review: Sinistro Cigars – The Last Barbarian Robusto – Rated 92[…]
Sinistro Cigars has announced they will begin shipping, the Sinistro 2022 NV, to select retailers Friday, November 18, 2022. Coleman Fine – Co-owner of Sinistro Cigars Notes: “Last years release was limited to 10 retailers, each receiving 30 boxes. For 2022, we wanted NV to be available to more retailers and consumers by adding 20 Read more about Cigar News: Sinistro Cigars Announces the 2022 NV[…]
Artista Cigars, formerly El Artista Cigars, announces the completion of a full rebrand, a new brand strategy, and the launch new cigar lines including a new Master Brand: ARTISTA. ARTISTA REBRAND According to Ram Rodriguez, President of Artista Cigars: “The shift from El Artista Cigars to Artista is a natural progression for the company. We Read more about Cigar News: Artista Cigars Announces Rebrand and New Products[…]
Late last year I had the pleasure of attending the Cigar heritage festival in Ybor city Florida. The festival as always celebrated the history of Ybor city and brought out both large and small brand owners. I always like going to festivals like this and getting to meet new brands and get reacquainted with old Read more about Cigar Review: Osvaldo Morales Essential Blend No. 4 – Rated 94[…]
Earlier in the year, I offered a review of the Sinistro Cigars El Burro Corojo that I felt was a fine cigar and garnered a solid 92 rating on Stogie Press. Today I am pleased to present my review of its sibling the the El Burro Maduro. The El Burro was showcased at the 2021 Tobacco Read more about Cigar Review: Sinistro Cigars El Burro Maduro Robusto – Rated 90[…]
Sinistro Cigars, has announced the release of the NV Project – a well aged corojo maduro that is best describe by Sinistro’s own Coleman Fine: “The NV project is very dear to James and I. We’re showcasing our Corojo from a small farm that we purchased a few years back with El Artista. Thankfully, the Read more about Cigar News: Sinistro Cigars announces the NV Project[…]
Introduced this year at the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas, the El Burro by Sinistro Cigars is their latest offering building upon the company’s successful portfolio of blends. The El Burro is offered in two blends; a Mexican San Andrés maduro or a Dominican corojo. Each is expressed in three different vitolas. For Read more about Cigar Review: Sinistro Cigars El Burro Corojo Robusto – Rated 92[…]
Sinistro Cigars has announced their latest blend – The Last Barbarian. Handcrafted at Tabacalera El Artista in the Dominican Republic, The Last Barbarian has a bold multi-country blend described as: Wrapper: Dominican Maduro Binder: African Cameroon Filler: Dominican Super Ligero, Nicaraguan Ligero, Pennsylvania Ligero, Nicaraguan Seco The Last Barbarian will be expressed in two vitolas: Read more about Cigar News: Sinistro Cigars Announces The Last Barbarian[…]
Earlier this year, El Artista, one of the largest cigar producers in the Dominican Republic, announced a number of new and revamped products in their cigar lines. In the announcement, the company noted that one of their oldest brands – Puro Ambar – was being re-blended due to the fact they could not obtain the Read more about Cigar Review: El Artista Puro Ambar Robusto – Rated 94[…]
Tabacalera El Artista announced today, two new line extensions for existing brands and one full rebrand. The company noted that the Fugly Cheroots and Buffalo TEN will get a new line and the eight-year-old Puro Ambar will get a whole new look and blend. Puro Ambar With regard to the Puro Ambar line, the company Read more about Cigar News: El Artista Announces New 2020-2021 Products[…]
Near the end of day one at the 2019 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, I caught up with Radhames ‘Ram’ Rodriguez, President of El Artista Cigars at their booth. El Artista was showcasing two new introduction this year, The Slugger and the Buffalo Ten. In the video below, we talk about the new introductions, the Read more about IPCPR/PCA News – A Cigar Chat with Ram Rodriguez of El Artista Cigars[…]
When we think of cigars from the Dominican Republic, we envision a tropical island paradise, one of the first places in the “new world” landed on by Christopher Columbus. The Dominican Republic is one of the largest producers of cigars in the world and is dotted with fields of tobacco, a plant that is indigenous to Read more about El Artista Gets Wild and Lives Free with the Cimarron[…]
Now that football season is over it is time to turn my attention to baseball and my beloved Red Sox. Last year was a pivotal year for the team without the bat of Big Papi in the lineup. I can only think about how many more games they may have won if that bat was Read more about El Artista Introduces the Big Slugger and Big Papi Humidor[…]