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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: 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: CroMagnon Fomorian

On March 15, RoMa Craft Tobac’s most limited publicly-released cigar debuted, a green version of the company’s CroMagnon EMH. The cigar came about because the company set aside about 250 cigars for aesthetic issues, those cigars were re-rolled with a Candela wrapper and released at the 2013 DC Tweetup. We covered details of the cigar [...]

Redux: XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto

In my original review of the XIKAR HC Series Habano² Robusto, I gave a fair amount of history on the cigar, including the opposition filed by Corporación Habanos S.A. and Empresa Cubano del Tabaco, otherwise known as Cubatabaco, the organization who runs the Cuban cigar industry. In short, on September 22, 2008, they filed an [...]

Press Release: Father and Son Debuts Cameroon Line

May 23. 2013 (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) — Rolando Reyes Jr. has responded to the public’s demand for Cameroon blends with the introduction of his latest flavorful creation, the White Mutineer. This is the first foray into producing a Cameroon line for the cigar smoking by public by Reyes or his father, the late Rolando Reyes Senior. A medium to full [...]

News: Good Karma Cigar Working on Updated Donkey Dropping

Good Karma Cigar in Amarillo, Texas has confirmed that they are working on an updated version of their Donkey Dropping cigar and hope to have it in store by mid-July. Todd Dailey told halfwheel that the cigar is being made at Esteban Carreras’ factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and will be available in four sizes: Corona, [...]

Press Release: Moya Ruiz Cigars Adding 6 x 60 to La Jugada – Prieto Line

May 17, 2013 (Miami, Fla) — Moya Ruiz Cigars has announced they are adding a 6 x 60 vitola called Ancho to their La Jugada – Prieto line. The line is available in five sizes, Robusto (5 x 52), Belicoso (6-1/8 x 52), Toro (6 x 52), Doble Corona (7-1/2×49), and now Ancho (6 x [...]

Press Release: La Gloria Cubana to Launch Its First Nicaraguan Cigars

May 15, 2013 (Richmond, Va.) — La Gloria Cubana® is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin. Both expressions will mark the expansion of the top-selling Serie R line which started the large ring, [...]

News: CAO Hurricane Appears

The CAO Hurricane has begun appearing at retailers, including TopQualityCigars.com, the online presence of Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. The cigar was first mentioned on halfwheel in October 2012, when a representative from General Cigar confirmed that a tweaked version of the ‘O’ blend from CAO’s “Last Stick Standing” promotion that ran from April [...]