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December 13th, 2011

In Our Memory Of: Bolivar Corona Extra

The biggest shock of all the cigars in the deletion list is the presence of one of the best Bolivars available on the market today, the Corona Extra. Since Rob and Smithy from Friends of Habanos posted their video expressing their feelings about the future if this cigar, the interest on them has sparked again. [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos

September 16th, 2011

2012 Habanos new releases and deletions

The first rumors on what to expect from Habanos SA in 2012 have started circulating on the internet, somewhat earlier than we would have expected. Rob Ayala was first to comment on the deletions, while Trevor was as usual the first to give us information on the new releases through cubancigarwebsite.com. But lets see what [...]

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By yiorgos

January 11th, 2011

The Lonsdales of Christmas, Day 19 - Bolivar Inmensas

Day 19 of the Lonsdale journey and there is two cigars left to review. After the Bolivar Gold Medal on day 1 and the Bolivar Lonsdale on day 11, today’s menu has another Bolivar, the Inmensas. Until 2009 that it was discontinued, the Bolivar Inmensas was considered one of the (if not the) fullest of [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos

January 3rd, 2011

The Lonsdales of Christmas, Day 11 - Bolivar Lonsdale

Lonsdale is a popular size for Bolivar, as there have been no less three in regular production in the last 10 years. The very first Lonsdale I reviewed on Christmas Eve was the Bolivar Gold Medal. I really enjoyed this cigar, which has improved a lot since 2007. Today I will be smoking one with [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos

December 24th, 2010

The Lonsdales of Christmas, Day 1 - Bolivar Gold Medal

It is Christmas eve, 7:45 am and I have just finished feeding a little man, who decided to give start roaring to let me know he is hungry at 6:30 am. With the whole family asleep again, and a long day ahead of me, I decided to  get the review out of the way as [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos

December 20th, 2010

The Lonsdales of Christmas - Starting Dec 24th

It is Christmas again, and a great time to take out those special cigars from the bottom of the humidor. Last year we went through a robusto for each one of the 12 days of Christmas. It was great fun so I decided to to it again this year, only with a different size. The [...]

Posted in Featured
By yiorgos

September 28th, 2010

Mini Piramides

As we have said before, the trend of Habanos is to release cigars that are either long and thick, or short and thick. Thick cigars sells well, and we barely see anything new with a ring gauge smaller than 50. 2009 saw the arrival of another short and thick cigar, this time in a pyramid [...]

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By yiorgos

August 18th, 2010

2011 Regional Editions - Preliminary list

A little later than last year, the preliminary list of the Regional Editions of 2011 has surfaced. Long as always, the list includes 23 vitolas in total, from 12 different brands and for 17 regions.

An interesting addition to the list is the thin and slender “Selectos Finos” from La Escepción, a brand which was discontinued [...]

Posted in News
By yiorgos

July 6th, 2010

Bolivar Greco - RE Greece & Cyprus

The Bolivar Greco is the first ever Regional Edition cigar to be allocated to Greece & Cyprus. Originally, the intention was for the name of the cigar to be “El Greco”, after the famous painter and architect of greek origins, but was then changed to “Greco” possibly due to copyright reasons. The Greco was released [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Regional Edition, Reviews
By yiorgos

January 2nd, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 8: Bolivar Royal Corona

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 8:
Bolivar Royal Corona
The Royal Corona is Bolivar’s robusto in regular production. It measures 124 x 50 and is presented in dress boxes of 25. It is produced in small amounts yearly (300,000 sticks) in the H Upmann factory. Following the standards of the marca, the Royal Corona is known to [...]

Posted in Bolivar, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos