Category: Erik Espinosa
Blind Cigar Review: Cubariqueño | Protocol Official Misconduct Toro
“This one ran the spectrum of boldness. It started out with a medium bold taste that grew very bold and biter and then became mild in the final third. I was happy with the consistent flavors of wood and nut throughout which helped maintain some of the enjoyment of this smoke. The second third saw some bitterness come in but it wasn’t so bitter that I wanted to out it down. I was surprised by how it mellowed towards the end. Still, all in all, a very nice experience.” -Eric (smalls29)
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Cigar News: MoyaRuiz Cigars Announces Hand Gripper Microblend for Smoke Inn
MoyaRuiz Cigars and Smoke Inn have collaborated to create the 13th installment in the Microblend series: Hand Gripper. With a unique presentation, the two cigars actually connect together with a spring to resemble a real pair of hand grippers, a workout tool used to exercise the hand muscles.
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Cigar News: Espinosa Announces Crema Rabito
Today, Espinosa Cigars announced a new vitola to their Crema line: Rabito. This will be the fourth vitola joining a Robusto (5 1/2 x 52), Toro Grande (6 x 56), and Churchill (7 x 48). The cigar was first teased on the company’s Facebook Live, Tuesday, January 8, and is now available to retailers.
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Cigar News: Espinosa Hires Jack Toraño as Director of Sales
Today, Espinosa Premium Cigars is announced that Jack Toraño would be joining the company as...
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Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Announces Sombrero de Copa
Espinosa and Small Batch Cigar teamed up for an exclusive release: Sombrero de Copa. The cigar is also a collaboration with Reddit’s /r/cigars community. The name Sombrero de Copa (top hat) is a reference to /r/cigars’ selection of “Aficionado of the Month”.
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Quick Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony | The Gent Corona
This was a very enjoyable cigar. There were plenty of flavors to keep me interested and kept looking at the cigar like mmmm mmm. This cigar would an excellent choice as your first cigar of the day with your favorite cup of joe. The draw was very nice and open, and had a razor sharp burn that needed no touch ups. I smoked the cigar with an inch to go, and would liked to have continue on, but it went out.
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Cigar News: Cigar Dojo & Espinosa Cigars Announce Feng Shui
Today Cigar Dojo and Espinosa cigars announced their latest collaboration, a cigar called Feng Shui. This marks the third release between the two companies.
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Cigar News: Cornelius & Anthony Announce The Gent & Mistress
Cornelius & Anthony will have two new lines at this years IPCPR trade show: Mistress, and The Gent. Both cigars are being rolled at Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. Both will also have 4 vitolas and come in 20 count boxes for retail. They are also both limited production and exclusive to IPCPR attendees and not available again until next year’s show.
Read More Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Reveals IPCPR 2018 Releases
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced three new releases for the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show:
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Cigar News: Cubariqueño Announces Protocol Official Misconduct
Cubariqueño Cigar Co. has announced their fourth regular production cigar: Protocol Official Misconduct. Like all other Protocol cigar, they are being rolled at La Zona in Esteli. This will be initially available in one size, a 6 x 50 toro in boxes of 10 priced at $98.90 for the box. Official Misconduct carries on the tradition of Law Enforcement names for their cigars as owners Juan Cancel and Bill Ives are polices officers.
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Cigar News: Cigar Dojo Announces Protocol K9 with Cubariqueño
Cigar Dojo and Cubariqueño have announced a collaboration in the creation of a new cigar, the Protocol K9. Cubariqueño’s releases have been themed around law enforcement with their Protocol, Probably Cause, and Themis releases. Eric Guttormson’s brother-in-law is a K9 officer so it’s only fitting that their collaboration would center around a K9 theme.
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Top 25 Cigars of the Year – 2017
Each of our panelists were given 10 votes to towards our top 25. Order mattered on their votes as their #1 vote is worth twice as much as their #10. Our list is made up of cigars that had a wide release this year. The cigars that are eligible do not have to have been reviewed on Blind Man’s Puff, but the reviewer must have smoke it at some point to vote for it.
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