Rocky Patel Summer Collection 2008 Over the past few weeks, we have sampled various releases from the Rocky Patel Seasonal Collection. This line by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars were a series of limited run cigars meant to coincide with each of the four seasons. This series was discontinued in 2009, but with was brought back […]
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Toraño Family Cigar Co. Announces Winner of Grand Prize Trip to Arrington Vineyards
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Press Release, Toraño
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Miami, FL) February 6, 2012—Torano Family Cigar Co. is happy to announce Timothy Hudson as the grand prize winner of the month-long Torano-Arrington wine fridge contest. This contest saw 25 lucky winners walk away with a Torano branded stainless steel wine fridge and the grand prize winner being awarded a weekend trip […]
Cigar Review: Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Nice to Have, Review
Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 4 The Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch series was first introduced by La Flor Dominicana back in 2006. This was a limited release Dominican puro that used the concept of taking the best tobaccos from Litto Gomez’s La Canela farm from a single crop year. At the end of […]
Cigar Review: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes Connecticut Shade
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Memorable, My Father, Review
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes Connecticut Shade In 2011, it is well known that one of the big stories in the cigar industry has been the large amount of releases of Ecuadorian/ Connecticut Shade wrapper cigars. For the Garcia family, much of the activity has been more limited and experimental in […]
Cigar Preview: Burn by Rocky Patel Cigar (Lounge Exclusive)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Rocky Patel
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars will be launching a new cigar that will be available exclusively in Rocky Patel sponsored lounges. The cigar will be called “Burn by Rocky Patel”. This information was revealed on the Feburary 4th, Cigar Dave show. Burn by Rocky Patel is also the name of the Rocky Patel sponsored lounge located […]
Assessment Updates: Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig, Liga Privada No. 9
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, Drew Estate, Liga Privada, Memorable
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars from Drew Estate’s […]
Press Release: General Cigar Kicks off Super Bowl Weekend in Style
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments General, Press Release
General Cigar will be the toast of Indianapolis this weekend, with sampling events that are on par with the Big Game itself. In fact, two of the three events that General Cigar is participating in have been named to BleacherReport.com’s highly-publicized ranking of the “10 Best Parties of Super Bowl Week.” According to Alan Willner, […]
Cigar Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial TAA Edition
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment My Father, Nice to Have, Review, TAA
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial TAA Edition Recently, My Father Cigars released a special limited edition cigar of its Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial series for TAA retailers. Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes available to its member retailers an exclusive cigar from a leading manufacturer (this is not a large volume of retailers). The Jaime Garcia […]
Press Release: Macanudo Welcomes Two New Frontmarks
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, General, Macanudo, Press Release
Macanudo Maduro Gigante Macanudo, America’s best-selling premium cigar brand, is adding two new large-ring frontmarks to its lineup. Making their retail debut this week are Macanudo Cafe Gigante and Macanudo Maduro Gigante. Created in response to consumer demand for large-ring offerings, both the Macanudo Cafe and Macanudo Maduro Gigante cigars measure 6” x 60. Each […]
Press Release: CAO Debuts New La Traviata Frontmark
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, CAO, Press Release
CAO La Traviata will introduce the popular “Luminoso” frontmark in a new Maduro version, making its retail debut later this week. Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Ecuadoran-wrapped CAO La Traviata Luminoso, the new Maduro version features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper to lend a touch of sweetness to the critically-acclaimed blend. At 4.5” […]