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Team Cigar Review: My Father La Promesa Toro
The My Father La Promesa Toro has some interesting complexity in the first third of cream, baking spices, cocoa, cedar and the trademark My Father pepper. That complexity fades moving into the second third and the experience is fairly average for the remainder of the cigar.
Cigar News: Fratello Esclusivo Connecticut Announced as Old Virginia Tobacco Exclusive
The Esclusivo Connecticut uses an Ecuador Connecticut wrapper over a Nicaragua binder and Nicaragua and Dominican filler. Esclusivo Connecticut will debut in a 6 x 52 parejo and the initial production is set to 300 Boxes of 20 cigars.
Team Cigar Review: Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Brimstone
The Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Brimstone is a nice offering in the line, but I don't feel it reaches or goes beyond the previous iterations. The profile is dark and strong, but the dryness just took away from the overall enjoyment. For fans of the brand and the line, it's a definite try, but for my preference, I'll go with one of the previous versions.
Team Cigar Review: A.C.E. Prime A Cuban Experience El Elegante
Overall, the A.C.E. Prime A Cuban Experience El Elegante had a good flavor profile. It was a small core number of flavors, but they were good. This is my first experience with the brand and it has me interested in smoking their other offerings.
Cigar News: Alec & Bradley and Cigar Dojo Collaborate on Uru Doshi to Commemorate Leap Year
Uru Doshi has been rolled at the Raíces Cubanas factory, located in Danlí, Honduras. The blend is flavor-forward and bright on the palate, offering an atypical profile not commonly seen from the renowned Raíces Cubanas facility. Uru Doshi will be packaged in soft bundles of 10 cigars, being rolled in a singular Toro format.
Cigar News: A.C.E. Prime Announces M.X.S. Signature Series with Adrián González
Baseball legend and a cigar connoisseur, Adrián González has worked closely with ACE PRIME to create a big-hitting blend, for his M.X.S. Signature Series cigar.
Team Cigar Review: CAO Flathead V19 Camshaft
The CAO Flathead V19 Camshaft is a solid additional to the lineup. With interesting flavors of cedar, baking spices, sweetness, bread, molasses, earth and cinnamon combine to satisfy the palate. I found the first and second thirds to be the most satisfying with the last third to be fairly average.
Cigar News: Cubariqueño Protocol Confidential Informant Announced
The Confidential Informant will be available in a 6 1/2 X 52 box press format placed inside bundles of 10. The blend consists of an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers. Initially, 500 bundles have been produced for the project.
Cigar News: Collaboration Between Drew Estate and Crowned Heads La Coalicion Begins Shipping
Today Drew Estate and Crowned Heads announce the nationwide shipping of their collaborative release “La Coalicion”, manufactured by La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate and sold through Crowned Heads.
Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Announces Sarah Santos Taking Over for Craig Reynolds
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announces today that Craig Reynolds, Executive Vice President of STG and President of the company’s North American Online and Retail Division (NAO&R) will transition full leadership responsibility of the NAO&R division to Sarah San-tos, currently Senior Vice President of STG’s North American Online Business, effective January 1, 2020.
Team Cigar Review: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 552
I was impressed with the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 552. Overall, an enjoyable experience with a near flawless burn and draw. I'm looking forward to lighting up another Triqui Traca at my earliest convenience.
Cigar News: Davidoff Launches New Flagship Store in Hong Kong
Davidoff of Geneva is proud to announce the expansion of Asia's best-selling outlet – in the new "Davidoff of Geneva since 1911" store concept. The Landmark is the most prestigious and home to Hong Kong’s most famous shops and international luxury brands.
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Co. Last Rites Viaticum Shipping This Week
Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is shipping LAST RITES VIATICUM to select retailers this week. Viaticum is hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.
Team Cigar Review: Plasencia Alma del Fuego Concepción
The first third of the Plasencia Alma del Fuego Concepción really reminded me of Christmas for some reason, but after that, things became average until the final third when creamy coffee rescued the cigar from continuing to be average. I'm interested to smoke this in another vitola in hopes of seeing that first third profile last longer as I really enjoyed it. I would smoke this again and see this as a nice addition to the company portfolio.
