Today, Aganorsa Leaf announced a new size in the Lunatic Torch line: IMAGINE, a robusto measuring 5 ½ x 50. This new size joins the joins the 6 ½ x 52 Visionary, 6 ½ x 60 Dreamlands, and 4 ¾ x 70 Mad Folk vitolas. Like the rest of the line, IMAGINE has a shaggy foot, exposing the binder for a half inch at the foot of the cigar and allowing the smoker to see what the blend is like without the Corojo 99 wrapper.
Cubariqueño Cigar Co. has announced that their Protocol Themis Corona Gorda will now be a regular production cigar. It will be shown off at IPCPR 2019.
Warped Cigars announced today, a collaboration with Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobacco called 'The Haunting'. Kyle Gellis, President of Warped Cigars, and Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender of Cornell & Diehl, worked for several months on the project to bring the blending process of warped cigars to the pipe tobacco world.
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Overall Score - Very Good
“This is a cigar I would smoke any day of the week. It’s malty chocolate like sweetness really hit the spot. The giant plumes of smoke from the looser draw were quite enticing as well. The only thing I can hold against this one was that it had a very similar flavor profile throughout, however don’t let that stop you from trying one at all, especially if it is priced right!” –John A. (Bostoneo)
The line extensions for Drew Estate Liga Privada 9 and T52 that were announced at the 2018 IPCPR trade show have now shipped to Drew Diplomat Retailers. The Corona Viva, Short Panatela, and Petit corona will become core sizes of the No. 9 and T52 facings, featuring the Liga Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf (No. 9) and Stalk Cut Habano (T52) wrapper, over plantation grown Brazilian Mata Fina binders, and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. Each of the three new sizes will be presented in 24-count boxes.
Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) has announced the second release of their Hyena line. Hyena came out in 2021 and was rated very highly in our blind testing scoring a 94, and placing #7 on our top 25 cigars of 2021. The 2022 edition of the cigar will ship to retailers later this month. It will also be available in Belgium and Germany.
Come September 2020, there will be a new El Güegüense cigar, in the form of the 5yr Aniversario Collector’s chest. Nicholas Melillo debuted the original El Güegüense as one of the first lines in his Foundation Cigar Company in 2015. Now the company is releasing a limited edition 4 ¾ by 60 Perfecto in a special blend for the 5 year anniversary.
Monday, July 3, 2017 — Managua, Nicaragua: The Antaño Gran Reserva asks you to do one thing only: to keep daring. It carries the same character as the Antaño 1970 but instead uses select extra aged, tobaccos only. Over 15 years ago the Antaño cigar defined the standard of full bodied cigars. The Antaño 1970 is an iconic cigar in the Joya de Nicaragua portfolio. Not only because of its unprecedented strength, and rich Nicaraguan character, but also as our best seller cigar in the US.
Black Label Trading Company announced today a new exclusive for R.Field Wine Co. in Honolulu, HI- Hawaii KATO. This is a slightly stronger version of their event-only "Kato" cigar, which is based on the Green Hornet blend. The cigar is rolled at James Brown's Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli Nicaragua.