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Review: Davidoff Masters Edition 2013 “Club House” Toro

While much of the focus regarding Davidoff Group has been the rebranding of its Camacho brand and the launch of Davidoff Nicaragua—both of which have events scheduled for tomorrow for formal their respective formal launchings—Davidoff has been busy with other things as well. One of them was the launch of the Davidoff Masters Edition “Club [...]

Redux: E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar 15th Anniversary

Today we’re going to take a look back at the E.P. Carrillo Atlantic Cigar 15th Anniversary cigar I reviewed back in June 2012. The E.P. Carrillo was the third of four limited edition cigars from four different manufacturers that Atlantic Cigar Co. released between November 2011 and October 2012. These cigars were released over the [...]

Review: Viaje Zombie Super Shot

Today we’re looking at a mash-up of two of Viaje’s limited release lines—the Zombie and the Super Shot—into a new cigar named the Zombie Super Shot. The Zombie Super Shot is based off the blend from the Zombie line and packed into the size of the Super Shot 10 Gauge. Originally released in 2011, the Zombie returned [...]

Review: CroMagnon Mode 5 (Prerelease)

CroMagnon was not only RoMa Craft Tobac’s debut line, but it was also the personal blend made for brand co-owner Skip Martin. In the little over two years since the line first debuted, some things have changed, while others remain the same. While the cigars still lack bands,  there are now boxes, more retailers and [...]

Review: Viaje Exclusivo Super Lance

A little more than a year ago, we posted information about one of Viaje’s newest cigars, the Exclusivo Super Lance. At the time, it was appearing in a 7 1/2 x 48 vitola, although at the time it was known the ring gauge would be a bit thinner at 46 ring gauge. As has become [...]

Review: Tatuaje Bombazo

In 2006, the relatively new Tatuaje Cigars Inc. released three different cigars, all exclusive to different stores. One of the three was the Bombazo (bomb blast in Spanish), a 4 x 46 Petit Robusto that was sold exclusively to Illusione’s Dion Giolito’s shop, FUMARE in Reno, Nev. Only 50 boxes of 25 were released making it [...]

Redux: Liga Privada Único Serie Papas Fritas

The Papas Fritas was one of the largest releases last year for the cigar market: a cheaper Liga Privada, a more accessible Liga Privada and an expensive mixed filler cigar. There are few cigars that I think we at halfwheel were asked about more last year, and I think with reason. There’s also, to this [...]

Review: Fonseca Signature Series TAA

By now you should be somewhat familiar with the Tobacconist Association of America, a group just under 100 retailers who represent some of the biggest stores across the country and have been releasing limited edition versions of cigars for some time. We’ve reviewed a number of their cigars and they have been in the news more and [...]

Review: Padrón Serie 1926 TP40

Padrón is not a company known for single store releases, however, the company has released a plethora of releases for retailers all over the globe, its most recent release was the TP40 celebrating Tobacco Plaza’s 40th year in business. It was the third release for the New York-based retailer’s 40th anniversary, although we broke the news about [...]

Review: Flor de las Antillas Lancero (Prerelease)

Earlier this week, we posted info on the first official line extension to the Flor de las Antillas line from My Father, a Lancero made just for Dallas, Texas-based Up In Smoke. With Father’s Day just around the corner, it’s a particularly special cigar with a lot of tie-ins: On October 8, 2012, Dallas-based Up [...]