With IPCPR 2019 in the books, Brian and Ben sit down to discuss the trade show and some of their favorite moments.
Red Meat Lovers by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
Smoke Inn has introduced their 12th microblend release with the Red Meat Lovers cigar blended by Steve Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. Named after the famed Red Meat Lover’s Club in South Florida, Steve blended the cigar to be a perfect accompaniment to a huge steak dinner. Steve tried several wrappers and eventually decided […]
Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto
Diesel Cigars and Rabbit Hole Bourbon have teamed up again to collaborate on another cigar called the Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask. The Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask follows the very successful Diesel Whiskey Row which was a huge success in the retail market. Both cigars are part of the new cigar lines by Diesel […]
San Pedro de Macoris Nicaragua Robusto
We continue our San Pedro de Macoris reviews with the Nicaragua this week. This is the other new release from this year that accompanied the Sun Grown. The blend and binder are the same, but feature a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper. Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican Size: 5 1/8 x 52 Vitola: Robusto MSRP: […]
San Pedro de Macoris Sun Grown Robusto
Royal Agio introduced the San Pedro de Macoris line at the 2018 IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas with an Ecuador and Brazil lines. They have followed those two successful lines this year with the Nicaragua and Sun Grown lines which debut at the 2019 TPE show in Las Vegas this past February. You can […]
Henry Clay War Hawk Toro
The Henry Clay line has a rich history that started in 1840 and was revived a few years ago by Altadis USA. The Henry Clay line has always been a line of modest cigars that have a more rustic appearance. In March of 2019, the Henry Clay line was expanded to include the War Hawk. […]
Cazadores by La Aurora Robusto
La Aurora introduced a new value cigar line called the Cazadores by La Aurora earlier this year. The line is available in 3 sizes all priced under $4.25 per cigar. The Cazadores enters a crowded field with several cigar companies introducing value priced cigars over the past few years. It’s actually a nice turn in […]
Padron Black Label No. 89 Maduro TAA Exclusive
After reviewing the Padron Black Label No. 89 Natural TAA Exclusive, I figured it would only be appropriate to also check out the Padron Black Label No. 89 Maduro TAA as well. The Padron Black Label No. 89 Maduro TAA Exclusive has been the most popular as Padron usually makes amazing cigars with their maduro […]
Padron Black Label No. 89 Natural TAA Exclusive
The Padron Black Label No. 89 TAA is one of the most anticipated releases in recent years for Tobacco Association of America (TAA) and was released in both natural and maduro wrappers. The Padron Black was originally released in very limited quantities for Jose Orlando Padron’s 89th birthday in 2016. They were a huge hit […]
H. Upmann Grupo de Maestros Connecticut Toro
Following the success of the H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez, Altadis USA released the H. Upmann Grupo de Maestros Connecticut at IPCPR 2018. Created by the Grupo de Maestros, a group of blenders at Tabacalera de Garcia lead by master blender Rafael Nodal, the H. Upmann Grupo de Maestros Connecticut features a proprietary tobacco called […]