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Redux: Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge

If there was ever a surprising Viaje release, it was Super Shot. Debuting first in the Super Shot 10 Gauge, then a smaller 12 Gauge version and coming back this year in the form of Zombie Super Shot, the small line delivered. It wasn’t perfect out of the box, but it had a lot worth [...]

News: Viaje Announces Zombie Supershot

Viaje announced a new hybrid project that combines the blend notes of their Zombie line with the format of their Supershot line for the Viaje Zombie Supershot, what Andre Farkas is calling “a mashup.” The release, which was first mentioned on CigarAficionado.com, comes in a 3 1/2 x 54 ring gauge vitola that will be [...]

News: Viaje Announces Super Shot 2013

Almost a year to the day from the initial announcement was made about a new addition to their growing portfolio, Viaje announced the first set of details about the 2013 release of the Super Shot via their Facebook page on Tuesday. A picture of the boxes shows that this year’s release will now come with two [...]

Weekly News (March 12, 2012)

Editor’s Note: March is in full swing. As has been mentioned a few times here before, this should be no surprise. In halfwheel news, we would like to welcome Prometheus as our newest sponsor. For the next few days, Brook and I will be meeting at the super secret halfwheel offices in Dallas, before I [...]

News: Viaje Ships Five New Releases

Reports from retailers indicate that Viaje’s latest shipment of cigars has arrived. Included are a total of five different facings from a variety of Viaje’s lines. Viaje Super Shot 12 Gauge, the smaller version of Super Shot compared to the previously released 10 Gauge, was one of two already expected releases. Like Super Shot 10, [...]

Review: Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge

In September of 2011, Andre Farkas showed off a mysterious and previously unannounced Viaje project, Super Shot. Originally believed to be Shotgun Shells, details of Super Shot slowly emerged throughout winter. From the start, it was believed that Viaje would release two sizes: Super Shot 10 Gauge & Super Shot 12 Gauge, aptly borrowing the [...]

Weekly News (February 27, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This past week halfwheel launched its own blog. While the posts will not appear on the front page, they will show up if you subscribe to the RSS feed and/or get updates via e-mail. As explained here, the purpose of the blog will be to better have a dialogue with the readers about [...]

Weekly News (February 20, 2012)

Editor’s Note: This is the week of ProCigar 2012, and as such, much of the news will likely be about the Dominican Republic. Quesada will formally open their new factory (and perhaps give it a new name) and announce the next size of Q d’etat. It sounds like things will be quiet at La Aurora [...]

News: Viaje to Ship WLP Winter Classic & Super Shot 10 Gauge

Andre Farkas announced that Viaje’s next WLP, Winter Classic, was scheduled to ship this week alongside the 10 Gauge version of Super Shot. Winter Classic is a 4 1/2 x 48 Rothschild shape and being described as a totally original blend. The ring gauge is a slight departure for Viaje who normally puts out cigars [...]

Weekly News (January 16, 2012)

Editor’s Note: So those eighteen posts were what could be described as the first normal week at halfwheel. I am happy to announced that we have added Patrick Lagreid to the halfwheel team. All of us are pleased to have Patrick here and we think he is going to be a perfect fit for what we are [...]