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Cohiba Medio Siglo is #19 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Cuba’s best-known cigar brand, Cohiba, released three cigars: the Cohiba 50 Aniversario, the Cohiba Majestuosos 1966, and the Cohiba Medio Siglo. The latter is the first new vitola to join the Siglo series since 2002 – a very successful new release indeed!
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Read the Story Behind Glen Case’s Boutique Cigar Brand Kristoff
Glen Case has been smoking cigars since his teens and spent about 18 years in the financial industry. The stress of the corporate world took its toll, and in the early 2000s, Glen decided to try something different.
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Gurkha Heritage Toro is #20 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
The man responsible for the blend of Gurkha Cigars’ Heritage line, which debuted at IPCPR 2015, is none other than the company’s sales director, Juan Lopez. The Heritage line’s intriguing blend hooked us right away, and in 2016 the cigars finally made their way to Europe.
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Punch Supremos ER 2015 Suiza is #21 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
Launched in early 2016 for the Swiss market, the Punch Supremos is an Edición Regional 2015 that was commissioned by Swiss Habanos importer Intertabak. The Edición Regional Suiza 2015 was produced in a limited run of 50,000 pieces in Cuba.
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Villiger 1888 Set to Ship Nationally to Cigar Shops in the U.S.
Villiger Cigars is set to ship the new Villiger 1888 today Monday, December 12, 2016 nationally to cigar shops in the U.S. Villiger 1888 was first released in 2010 as a limited edition with a black and yellow band, commemorating the company’s 100 year anniversary in Germany.
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Dunhill Aged Maduro Short Robusto is #22 of the Top 25 of 2016
Released in 2016, Dunhill Aged Maduro is the newly arrived Maduro version of Dunhill’s long-established “Aged” series. This new line from the BAT producer won over our tasting panel and earned itself a place in Cigar Journal’s Top 25.
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Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes Toro Named No.23 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
As the name suggests, Hamlet Paredes was responsible for Rocky Patel’s Tabaquero by Hamlet Paredes line, which debuted in the US in mid-2015. The line is rolled at Rocky Patel’s TAVICUSA factory in Nicaragua and has been available in Europe since early 2016.
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Villiger San’Doro Colorado Robusto is #24 of Cigar Journal’s Top 25 of 2016
In fall 2015, three Villiger San’Doro variations were introduced in Toro formats. In 2016, the blends became available in Robusto and Churchill formats. The San’Doro Colorado Robusto our tasting panel smoked for the winter issue of Cigar Journal has lingered on our minds.
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La Aurora Black Lion Cameroon Toro is #25 of the Top 25 of 2016
Newly released in 2016 by La Aurora, the Dominican Republic’s most time-honored cigar manufacturer, the Black Lion line kicks off Cigar Journal’s list of the best cigars of 2016. In particular, the La Aurora Black Lion Cameroon Toro won over the tasting panel.
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Cuban Cigar Website Suffers Complete Data Loss, Now Offline
Cubancigarwebsite.com, the biggest online data base of cuban cigars, is offline after suffering a complete data loss on December 7, 2016. Website manager Alexander Groom disclosed the reason to be corrupted backup files on the servers and said that the lost files are not retrievable.
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