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Cohiba XV 660
The Cohiba XV, which stands for Extra Vigoroso, is a creation from cigar master Daniel Nuñez, the President and COO of General Cigar Co., who blended the XV to be the fullest bodied Cohiba available, in direct response to the ever increasing demand for full-flavored cigars.
Cain F by Oliva
The Cain F is the latest offering from Sam Leccia and the Oliva Cigar Family. Billed as a Straight Ligero the Cain F (the “F” stands for Fuerte, meaning strong) is blended with three Habano Seed Ligeros, recognized as the most full-flavored Ligero available. Ligero comes from the top of the tobacco plant and is [...]
Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series
The Partagas label is certainly one of the storied brands in Cuban cigar lore, and since the late 1970s has continued to flourish from its base in the Dominican Republic under the General Cigar Company umbrella. Its latest offering is the Majestuoso, a limited-edition — 5,000 boxes for the U.S. market — creation of the [...]
Gurkha Black Dragon — Dragon Fire
The Gurkha cigar brand, started in 1989 in the Dominican Republic, contains a wide and sometimes confusing variety of blends, strengths and sizes. Known more for their intricate humidors and product presentation, the majority of their cigars are actually made by the Toraño family in Honduras, where the company moved most of its production in [...]
Origen by J. Fuego
Jesus Fuego, known for making such legendary cigars as the Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 and 1992, only recently began selling cigars under his own name. His cigars that you may have already heard of are the Delirium, the Grand Reserva Corojo No. 1, and the 777. The Origen, Fuego’s latest offering, was originally released in [...]
Liga Privada No. 9 by Drew Estate
Mention Drew Estate to your average cigar smoker and he (or she) will likely think of the maker’s infused products, such as the Acid line. And chances are, you either love the fruity/herbal smokes or you hate them. But Liga Privada No. 9 is an entirely different animal. This cigar was originally intended for the [...]
Swag Infamous
“This is not your father’s Dominican cigar” is the slogan behind the new Swag line of cigars. And it isn’t. In an effort to bring a stronger, more complex Dominican to the masses, Rafael Nodal, president of Habana Cuba Oliveros Cigar, has joined forces with Jose Blanco, a veteran tobacco master and co-owner of a [...]
King Havano Black Night
We all know that what you see is not always what you get entirely, and sometimes that’s a good thing. That is certainly the case with the Oliveros King Havano Black Knight.
La Aurora 107
Choosing to celebrate the 107th anniversary of something might strike some people as odd, but then again, anything that has been around for 107 years must have something going for it. In this case, it’s the cigar maker La Aurora, and we should all be thankful the good folks there marked the 107th of operation [...]
E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2010
The E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2010, Cigar Aficionado’s #8 cigar for 2010, is the newest release from Ernesto Perez Carrilllo Jr. and the EPC Cigar Company. It is offered in boxes of 10 with only 1,000 boxes made, which makes us even more grateful to Ernesto’s son, Ernie, for putting a couple on our doorstep.
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