Smaller Size Cigar Companies

[idrivea9]

Hey everyone,

Hard at work over here at Cigar Hunnies, and I wanted to put together a list of some of the smaller, less known cigar companies. We all know CAO, Padron, etc, but what about some of the small ones like Taboo and such?

I think having a list of these smaller companies that make killer smokes would be a great resource!

Brian
www.cigarhunnies.com

 

[dpricenator]

So boutique brands basiclly.

Tatuaje and Illusione and Padron are my top 3.

 

[Moro]

Pinar del Rio

 

[Moro]

Cruzado. What about NHC E.L. and E.L.O.?

 

[Moro]

Sudeste Cubano...there's a blood load out there.

 

[rabbgp]

Sudeste Cubano...there's a blood load out there.

How many exactly is "a blood load" ? :grin:

 

[Headbanger]

How many exactly is "a blood load" ? :grin:

Must be a Mexican metric thing. :rofl:

 

[uvacom]

I'll start a list. Expect to be modified frequently. Let's put only brands not owned by swedish match, altadis, general tobacco, etc. Are padron, fuente appropriate? What about a cigar like Mi Dominicana (boutique-like production and presentation but owned by altadis?) Silo cigars is kind of the go-to retailer for "boutique" brands.

Arganese

• Connecticut
• Maduro
• Nicaraguan
• CL3 (Corojo)
• ML3 (Brazilian Maduro)

EO

• 601
  • Green (Oscuro)
  • Red (Habano)
  • Blue (Maduro)
  • Black (Connecticut)
• Cubao
• Mi Barrio
• EO No. 21

El Titan De Bronze

• Gold
• Maduro
• Cameroon
• Redemption
• Sudesto Cubano (client brand for Silo Cigars)

Xicar Defiance

E Zarzuela

• E Zarzuela
• EZ

Esencia

Kristoff

• Corojo
• Corjo Ligero
• Maduro
• Maduro Ligero

J Fuego

• 777
• Corojo
• Delirium
• Natural

Lars Tetens

Pinar Del Rio

• Sun Grown Habano
• Oscuro

Savinelli

• ELR Natural
• ELR Maduro
• Liga Especial
• Nicaraguan Reserve

Viaje

• Oro
• Platino

 

[Moro]

How many exactly is "a blood load" ? :grin:

Must be a Mexican metric thing. :rofl:

:grinFU:

 

[CWS]

Jesus Fuego might be a good one.

 

[uvacom]

I added some more brands. I'll start adding hyperlinks to the brands to link to the companys' websites (where available) for easy reference. There are so many tiny brands so I think it's best to only list those with some kind of reputation.

I haven't added tatuaje or illusione partially because they are relative giants compared to most of the list, and partially because I'm not sure how to organize (for example, should la riqueza, cabaiguan, el triunfador be listed under tatuaje?)

Come to think of it, does anybody find this list useful? It seems cool to me, but I don't need to make a list for myself.

 

[Swampfox21]

I dont know much about them, but ive heard good things. they are based out of Charleston. I hear that they use the same wrappers as the opus x, though it could just be a rumor. its worth checkin out http://www.havacigar.com/

 

[idrivea9]

Yea guys keep it going!!! I knew that a list of the smaller rollers would be helpful!!!

Keep it up!

Brian
www.cigarhunnies.com

HELP WANTED: We are looking for a few people to help us here at Cigar Hunnies...we pay in sticks! Email me for more info.

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

Seriously, there is an ass load. Check out the IPCPR website for a complete list of retailers for the last trade show. They also give you links to their websites.

PS - I think Kristoff is part of Executive Cigars.

 

[elderboy02]

Warped Cigars

 

[uvacom]

Seriously, there is an ass load. Check out the IPCPR website for a complete list of retailers for the last trade show. They also give you links to their websites.

PS - I think Kristoff is part of Executive Cigars.

Fair enough - but how many of them have any reputation to speak of? I think the preponderance of small cigar companies is what makes compiling a "short list" worth doing - to separate the what from the chaff for those who want to venture outside the major brands without it being a total crapshoot.

 

[Hardcore]

So boutique brands basiclly.

Tatuaje and Illusione and Padron are my top 3.

I agree with that!

 

[uvacom]

Padron is hardly a "boutique" brand though. Tatuaje and Illusione, they might qualify, although they are pretty f'ing huge compared to El Titan De Bronze, for example.

 

[Zen Cigar Man]

Good points everyone. There is boutique and then there is boutique boutique.

As to the other point made, the beauty of the boutique is that there is always something special around the corner. Boutiques have the luxury of incredible small batch releases of exceptional tobacco and cigars that are too small for the big guys.

It's harder to define a boutique than it is a giant. The Giants are really just a hanful of companies:

General and Altadis make up over 80% of the market (don't quote me on that) and the rest really compete for the remainder. Although I would agree that Fuente is probably third...

 

[idrivea9]

Zen gets what am trying to say... The small guy who makes just a killer stick!

Brian
www.cigarhunnies.com