At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo showcased a new limited edition collection called Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edicion 2015. The collection features three limited different limited production blends – each described as being a personal blend of company founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The blends include: Connecticut (an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper blend); Colorado (an […]
Cigar Review: Macabi USA Royal Corona by Sosa Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Antillian Cigar Corporation, Macabi, Review, Sosa
Macabi USA is a new line introduced by Antillian Cigar Corporation, best known for making the Sosa Cigars brand. While this is a new line, the Macabi brand as a whole is actually one of the oldest in Antillian’s portfolio. Back in 2014, Sosa Cigars celebrated its 50th anniversary. As a part of this milestone, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Eiroa CBT Maduro Robusto by CLE Cigar Company
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, CLE, EIROA, Review
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition 2016
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review
On the Stogie Geeks Four Year Anniversary Show, La Flor Dominicana Vice President of Sales Jonathan Carney announced the second installment of the La Flor Dominicana Special Football Edition cigar. Early in 2015, the first Special Football Edition was released exclusively to retailers in the State of Arizona, the home state for the 2015 edition of the […]
Cigar Review: Ditka Special Game Day Edition by Camacho Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 88-90, Camacho, Davidoff, Ditka, Review
The Ditka Special Game Day Edition is the eighth blend to be released in Camacho Cigars’ Ditka line – a line of cigars that Camacho is doing in conjunction with NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. The Special Game Day Edition release coincides with the “Big Game” being held on February 7th 2016 in Santa Clara […]
Cigar Review: La Antiguedad TAA Exclusive 2015 by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, My Father, Review, TAA
Today we complete our look at the ten cigars making up the 2015 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the La Antiguedad TAA Exclusive 2015 by My Father Cigars. For this installment by My Father Cigars, the company provides a version of its regular production La Antiguedad line that incorporates an Ecuadorian Habano Rosado wrapper as […]
Cigar Review: Cigar King Gold Series II by Rocky Patel
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Review, Rocky Patel
Late in December 2015, Scottsdale Arizona-based retailer Cigar King announced a new shop exclusive project with Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The project is called Cigar King Gold Series II. This is actually the second Gold Series release by Rocky Patel for Cigar King. In addition, there has also been a release from El Titan de Bronze released […]
Agile Cigar Review: Flor de las Antillas MAM-13 by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, My Father
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Review: A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada Capa Maduro SP52 by PDR Cigars
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, PDR Cigars, Pinar Del Rio, Review
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, PDR Cigars launched a new line of cigars known as the A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada. The line gets its name from PDR Cigars owner Abraham Flores with 1975 representing the year he was born. The A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada is an all-box-pressed offered that […]
Cigar Review: Nomad Esteli Lot 8613 Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Boutiques United, House of Emilio, Nomad, Review
The Nomad Esteli Lot 8613 is the fifth regular production line to be released by Nomad Cigar Company. Since launching his company back in 2012, company founder Fred Rewey has split the production of his lines between the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. As the name indicates, this is a cigar out of (Esteli) Nicaragua. The Nomad Esteli […]