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Blind Cigar Reviews
Budget friendly brand Penn Standard is cigar using a Pennsylvania Broadleaf maduro wrapper. I haven’t smoked this brand before and I tend to shy away from “budget” smokes as they tend to be under fermented or underfilled. I’d rather spend more on better tobacco and enjoy the time I have to smoke. That being said […]
The Montecristo Platinum Robusto is manufactured in La Romana, Dominican Republic by Altadis, a subsidiary of British conglomerate Imperial Brands. The brand is traditionally known as one of the mose famous and well sought after Cuban cigars in the world. They also are known to be one of the many Cuban cigar brands, that have […]
When Davidoff announced they were rereleasing the discontinued Davidoff Signature number one I was anxiously awaiting to try it. The lancero format is one of my favorite sizes as I feel you get a nice taste of the wrapper and with the concentrated tobaccos in the filler you can really pickup nuanced flavors. That’s not […]
The eleventh edition of Davidoff’s tribute to the signs of the Chinese Zodiac is the Year of the rabbit. It’s a large double perfecto with an Ecuadorian wrapper Mexican binder with Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers respectively. I’ve been able to smoke all the editions thus far and they have all be well received in their […]
The Zino Nicaragua Robusto is produced in Honduras at Davidoff’s Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A., the same factory that is best known for making Camacho cigars. The Zino brand is under the Davidoff cigar umbrella with the Zino Nicaragua Robusto being a “brand-revamping” of sorts. Over the last decade, Davidoff has issued makeovers for their […]
The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I is made by Plasencia Cigars at Plasencia’s factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I is an extension to Plasencia’s regular Alma Fuerte line, changing the original’s wrapper to a lighter leaf that has been aged for 10 years. The toro vitola we […]
Cigar World News
Since 2015, French accessory manufacturer Les Fines Lames (LFL) has lived by two words “creation and innovation.” At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Expo and Tradeshow, Les Fines Lames continue its journey of merging the worlds of wearable fashion accessories and the cigar world. The accessory manufacturer made a significant splash by being a tradeshow […]
It’s mid-afternoon on the third day of the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Tradeshow and Expo, and the tradeshow floor is still abuzz with retailers hustling for last-minute deals in a sea of booths. The permeate haze of cigar smoke is still thick in the air. At the heart of the Freud Cigar Company booth, the […]
General Cigar Company has introduced the CAO Flathead V23, extending the motorsport-themed Flathead series. The V23 is inspired by the iconic Ford GT40, a racecar known for its triple consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1960s. The V23’s packaging mirrors the GT40’s distinct color scheme and even incorporates tufted leather […]
Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars has revealed the release of the Warped Moon Garden Especial. This new edition is similar to the original Moon Garden Lancero in terms of blend, but adjustments have been made to accommodate the different vitola sizes. Notably, the previous Moon Garden iteration from Warped was introduced five years earlier and […]
Spirits News
Tomatin Distillery has announced its latest limited release, “The Italian Collection.” This launch introduces three single malt scotch whiskies, blending Tomatin’s Highland malt with the unique attributes of Italian wine casks. The whisky, first placed in traditional oak casks in December 2010, matured for 10 years. For further depth and complexity, Tomatin aged it for […]
Orkney-based distillery, Highland Park, has announced the addition of the “London Edition” to its Single Cask Series. The whisky will be available in the UK starting from 11th September, priced at an RRP of £390 with an ABV of 58.5%. The 18-year-old London Edition was distilled in 2002 and bottled in 2021. It matured in […]
Maker’s Mark, a notable name in the whisky industry, has announced the release of a new product, the Cellar Aged Bourbon. This release is set to challenge the prevalent notion in whisky production that emphasizes age as the primary quality marker. The company’s 8th generation whisky maker, Rob Samuels, highlighted that Maker’s Mark has traditionally […]
Loch Lomond Whiskies, an independent distillery, has launched Steam & Fire, a distinctive single malt whisky aged in heavily charred American Oak casks. This release underscores the distillery’s expertise in distillation and maturation, and is inspired by the unique practices at the Loch Lomond Distillery near Loch Lomond’s shores. Unique to the distillery is its […]
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