"I would happily smoke this cigar again. The strength by the end was noticeable but enjoyable. I am on the slower side of smoking time but I felt that it was a nice slow burner as well, never needed to relight either. Solid forty-five-minute smoke for me." -Quinn (quinnpins269)
West Tampa Tobacco Company has announced the third core line for the company, West Tampa Red. The blend uses the same Mexican San Andreas wrapper used in their limited edition Attic Series release. The rest of the blend is completely different and uses all-Nicaraguan binder and fillers.
General Cigar has a new Macanudo cigar coming out next month, and it's a new addition to their Inspirado line. The name for Macanudo Inspirado Tercio Aged comes from the technique of tercio aging.
"From start to finish this cigar billows out a ton of smoke. Great complex dark flavors. Starts strong smokey molasses and hickory. Then middle and end notes of coffee and cocoa come in to develop some complex darker flavors. Retrohale started light black pepper and musty flavor with it converting to the end more intense black pepper and no musty flavor. " -Chad M. (Chad Tchad)
La Aurora is marking the 120 year milestone in 2023 with a brand new cigar. The La Aurora 120 Anniversary is desribed as a medium-to-full body cigar. The blend uses a Dominican Habana 92-seed wrapper, Olor dominicano (Cibao Valley) binder, Piloto Cubano (Cibao Valley, Rep. Dom), Olor dominicano (Cibao Valley), and Dominican Corojo fillers.
Crowned Heads has announced it's ninth iteration of their annual TAA Exclusive, this year is The Lost Angel 2023. For the first time since 2019, the cigar was rolled at Tabacalera La Alianza, S.A., in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Fratello Cigars has announced a new size in their Fratello state series; The Texan - a toro. The Fratello Texan 6 x50 Toro was first sold as part of the company’s Fresh Packs and starting April 1st 2023 will be dressed in a new 20 Count box with an MSRP of $10.50 per cigar.
United Cigars is adding four new sizes to their Red Anchor for 2023. The brand goes all the way back to 1772 when Red Anchor was created by Albertus Hillen Sigarenfabriek in Delft, Holland. The brand was passed down through the family until 1890 when it was sold to Martinus Holland who continued to expand the brand into a tin format through the early 1900s until the brand went out of business in 1937.
Rock-A-Feller Cigars is celebrating Kevin Schweitzer's 7th yr in the cigar industry with the 3rd Limited Edition of the Art-Of-Magic called the Magician's Wand. This all-new Limited Edition has been in the world for over 2 years. The compnay offers this description, "Much like the art of cigar making, the magician's wand has a history spanning hundreds of years. The wand helps guide the magician's story as the audience is taken on a journey of sensory delights like one does while enjoying an amazing cigar."
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced a new size in their Espinosa Wasabi line, a Lancero.The Wasabi Lancero, joins the Wasabi...