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Here’s an article from Cigar Aficionado on the new limited La Flor release: La Flor Dominicana creator Litto Gomez has teamed up with artist Ruben Toledo and his wife, fashion designer Isabel Toledo, to make limited-edition cigars and boxes that will be sold to benefit El Museo del Barrio, New York City’s only Latin American [...]

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Every year I wait in eager anticipation at Empire Cigars for the next batch of new releases and every year I am thoroughly disappointed. Bu this year has certainly been something special. It seems that just about every new release has brought something special or unique to the table.

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Size: 5 ½” x 38 Vitola: Pyramid (Cheroot style) Wrapper: I’m assuming Ecuadorian… Origin: Dominican Republic Age: 2 months or so I’m taking a break from my break (?) to write this review (what a trooper). The Cheroot is a very special cigar. Other than flying to the Dominican Republic and knocking on the Gomez’ [...]

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Size:  6 1/2″ x 54 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Origin: Dominican Republic This cigar is different from the other Factory Press II cigar as it has a CBL wrapper instean of a Nicaraguan Sun Grown. The draw was nice for a punch, it has a tight box press  but was slightly spongy to the touch. [...]

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Size:  4 7/8″ x 40 Vitola: Petite Corona Wrapper:  Dominican Origin: Dominican Republic Ok, before I begin the review, let me explain this cigar.  At the La Flor Dominicana event at Empire Cigars the other week, I saw a bunch of LG Diez cigars in different boxes.  I saw on the box (which has a [...]

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Last night, which happened to be the Grand Opening of Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars), featured the unveiling of a brand new cigar for our buddy Hal Rubin – the Cheroot by La Flor Dominicana.  A review of the Cheroot will foloow soon. During the night, the featured cigar was the Cheroot, but it [...]

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It’s fun to be trendy, right? For the longest time, the trend has been to make bigger, fatter cigars.  Robustos became popular in the 90s during the Cigar Boom, and the trend continued into the new century.  it seems that everyone was trying to make a fatter cigar.  I think it stems from the American [...]

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Man, they keep coming! La Perla Habana has to new lines coming out later this year.  A annual release called the Andiamo and a new Black Pearl line called la Perla.  From Perelman’s CigarCyclopedia, “Andiamo captures the spotlight as the inaugural release in our new line of seven annual releases, named ‘Serie 500,’ which honors [...]

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Size:  9″ x 47 Vitola:  Giant Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra            Origin: Dominican Republic This is one huge ass cigar.  It’s actually a little frightening as it is nine inches of Litto Gomez Ligero.  This is a special release cigar that I picked up at Capital City Cigars. It has unbelievably shiny wrapper, and after I punched [...]

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Size: 7″ x 54  Vitola: Perfecto  Wrapper: Oscuro w/ Ecuadorian tips  Origin: Dominican Republic   Now this is a fun looking cigar.  It is a long thin perfecto with a cool wrapped pig-tail head and a Ecuadorian foot.  The rest of the cigar is comprised of a oily shiny Oscuro wrapper. I’m always a little [...]

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