It’s been quite awhile since I did a Week in Smoke; a year actually. It’s about time that I did another one. I’m going to try to do these once a week or at least every other week as I know everyone seems to like these posts from Brian and I. For those that haven’t […]
Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Robusto
Crowned Heads cigar introduced the Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII at this years IPCPR in Las Vegas. I hadn’t heard much about the cigar before we arrived at the show so I was excited when we met up with Jon Huber of Crowned Heads to get the scoop on this exciting new release, which you […]
Davidoff Florida Selection Limited Edition 2018
The Florida Sun Grown tobacco has been around for quite awhile in several cigar blends, but none seem to have really made the tobacco shine. Davidoff decided to give it a try by introducing the Davidoff Florida Selection. The Davidoff Florida Selection was introduced in October 2018 to appointed merchants and Davidoff flagship stores in […]
Warped Cigars Gran Reserva 1988
At IPCPR 2018, Warped Cigars introduced a few new cigar lines including the Warped Cigars Gran Reserva 1988. The cigar was blended to commemorate the birth year of Warped Cigars founder, Kyle Gellis. We talked to Kyle about the Gran Reserva 1988, along with other topics, at IPCPR 2018 which you can watch here. The […]
Balmoral Anejo XO Connecticut Gran Toro
One of my favorite cigars that has been released in the past 5 years has been the Balmoral Anejo XO by Royal Agio, so I was really excited to visit their booth at the 2018 IPCPR show in Las Vegas. Royal Agio had a distribution deal with Drew Estate to distribute the Balmoral line in […]
Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Sin Compromiso Selección No. 5 Parejo
One of the most anticipated releases for IPCPR this year was the Sin Compromiso from Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. The Sin Compromiso is made with some of the best tobaccos available which took Steve Saka 3 years to get the blend right. Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust uses unique tobaccos for the Sin Compromiso that I’ve […]
IPCPR 2018: Protocol Cigars
We meet up with the amazing Bill Ives and Juan Cancel at the Protocol Cigars booth. Bill and Juan discuss their new releases for the year including a new corona gorda in the Probable Cause line, Themis lancero, and Official Misconduct.
IPCPR 2018: Black Label Trading Company
We catch up with James Brown with Black Label Trading Company to discuss what is new for their 5th anniversary. New this year is a Killer Bee with a Connecticut wrapper and a new size in the Deliverance called the Porcelain which features a Connecticut wrapper, as well.
IPCPR 2018: Avo Cigars
We catch up once again with Scott Kolesaire to talk about what is new with Avo Cigars. Scott tells about all the new cigars for the 30th anniversary of Avo Cigars. He tells us about the 6 new releases to celebrate 30 years of Avo Cigars. 1. Avo Improvisation 30 Years 2. Avo 22 (Avo […]
IPCPR 2018: Camacho and Zino Cigars
We meet up with Scott Kolesaire of Davidoff to talk about what is new with Camacho and Zino Cigars, which are lines under Davidoff. Scott shows us the new 3 pack of the Zino Platinum Z-Crown and the Back2Back cigar from the amazing Mike Baca and Fernando Romero of UR New York, also featuring their […]