News: J. Fuego Adds Connoisseur, Drops 777 Maduro

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Jesus Fuego of J. Fuego Cigar Co. recently shot a video with Brandon Puckett of Cigar King in Scottsdale, Ariz., and announced several bits of news, including a new line called the J. Fuego Connoisseur. The new line will debut in mid-April, and Fuego describes it as a “very rich blend” that uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra [...]

Review: La Aurora 107 Maduro Gran 107 (2011)

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The La Aurora 107 Maduro was formally announced shortly after IPCPR 2010. After a fairly successful La Aurora 107 launch, Guillermo León, José Blanco and the Miami Cigar & Co. team sought to capitalize on the line’s popularity. Unfortunately, the cigar continued to remain a mystery through much of 2011, as the delays continued to pile [...]

Editorial: Ten Questions for 2012

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Last year, I published an article entitled Ten Questions for 2011. The concept was simple, what were a few of the topics to watch for in the upcoming year. With the notable exception of E.P. Carrillo’s crazy year, I’d like to think that we covered most of the major topics of 2011. With another year [...]

Weekly News (May 2, 2011)

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Late cigar news is better than no cigar news? Apologies, it’s been a hectic day, shouldn’t happen again. Now for things you care about… A week without Tatuaje news? Almost. A week without Viaje news? Absolutely not. A week with any other news? Yes. Info for new products from Habanos S.A., Nestor Miranda, La Caridad [...]

Weekly News (March 14, 2011)

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Add this to the list of things I forgot last week… Illusione is adding a lot of Maduro. I originally was under the impression that it was only the ~CG:4~, but according to Dion Giolito, the ~88~, ~888~, ~mj12~ and ~CG:4~ will all get Maduro wrappers and be out by the IPCPR show in July. [...]

The winner of the five-pack of Flor de las Antillas Lanceros has been announced.