Ah the power of social media, and what one can learn on Twitter. Dion Giolito who’s bio reads, “Cigar Brand owner – illlusione – Cruzado – Epernay – Cuchillos Cubanos – Stray Dog – Singularé 2010 EL. Straight-up boutique cigars for heavy cigar enthusiasts” shared with the cigar community his changes for the Cruzado Packaging. From a band tweak to slimmer boxes for the retailers the subtle changes seem to be a huge plus.
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As we get closer to IPCPR information on new cigars slowly start to emerge. La Aurora Cigars has a new brand coming out. Tatuaje Cigars has a few size extensions. Alec Bradley has a Connecticut Shade due to hit the shelves. Miami Cigar has a new cigar debuting at IPCPR. CAO has the La Traviata Maduro due to hit the shelves. This list is starting to grow on a daily basis and as stuff becomes more official you can be assured we will have the news about it.
For now though these are the items of the week:
The New Yankee Stadium. It is a 1.1 billion dollar bust. in 3 home games there have been 17 home runs which is absolutely ludicrous. I find it hard to believe the engineers did not realize they created a wind tunnel to right field. Yesterday’s 22-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians would of made no [...]
Posted in Cigar Reviews Tags: CAO America Bottlerocket, Cruzado, dion giolito, New Yankee Stadium, Siglo, Tatuaje Reserva Noella, yankees 5 Comments »The last Sunday in March is here and we are about 1/4 done with 2009. The first quarter of the year has seen some nice cigar releases that has left me satisfied as a cigar smoker. The highlights of the first quarter for me have been: Ambos Mundos Sumatra Oliva Connecticut Reserve Rocky Patel Winter [...]
For me my world changed when i was introduced to cigars that were not common place in many cigar ships. Cigars by Dion Giolito fit that bill. The creator of Illusione cigars is at it again with the Cruzado cigar. This cigar was introduced at the IPCPR trade show earlier in 2008. The sizes are [...]
