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 […]
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Cigar News: Partagas Heritage Launched
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2017 Preview, General, News, Partagas
Last month, we reported on a new release from General Cigar known as the Partagas Heritage. The cigar has now officially been nationally launched and today General revealed some more details around the project. “We set out to create a retrospective blend that celebrated the very best of Partagas to date, and took great pride […]
Agile Cigar Review: Viaje Friends and Family Edición Limitada Le Joueur
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Viaje
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 News: Drew Estate Names Stephan Qarimi International Market Manager
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment Drew Estate, News, People, Swisher International
Drew Estate has named Stephan Qarimi as its International Market Manager and Director of Travel Retail. Qarimi comes from Royal Agio Cigars where he spent 11 years as that company’s International Sales and Marketing Manager. Royal Agio Cigars is a company where Drew Estate handles distribution for in the U.S. market. In a press release […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff Connecticut Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Kristoff, Review
The Kristoff Connecticut is a new release introduced by Glen Case’s Kristoff Cigars in 2016. As the name indicates, this is a cigar that features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper. While this would not be the first Connecticut Shade cigar released by the company, it would be the first Kristoff-branded Connecticut Shade cigar released in […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Cigars Announces Availability of Rose of Sharon
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, News, Southern Draw
It’s the first day of Spring and Southern Draw Cigars is preparing for Spring flowers. Today the company announced a limited availability of its new Rose of Sharon offering – a cigar that was first announced back in August, 2016. Rose of Sharon is a cigar that pays homage to Sharon Holt, the wife of Southern […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Announces Rudy Giuliani as Keynote Speaker for 2017 Convention
William Cooper Cigar News, IPCPR 2017 No Comments IPCPR, IPCPR 2017, News, People
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be the Keynote Speaker at its 85th Annual Trade Show and Convention this July in Las Vegas. Giuliani is a well known cigar enthusiast and is the biggest name for a Keynote Speaker since Mike Ditka […]
Cigar News: Viaje Exclusivo Shorts to Return
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, Viaje
It’s a blast from the past for Viaje Cigars. This past week the company announced the return of the Viaje Exclusivo Shorts – a vitola that has not been shipped in the past six years. Viaje Exclusivo Shorts is based off a blend that originally started out as a personal blend for company founder Andre […]
Agile Cigar Review: Xiphos NR Maduro Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Xiphos
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 News: Viaje Ghost Pepper Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, News, Viaje
Two years ago, Viaje launched a cigar called the Viaje Jalapeno. Now there is a bolder, spicier offering coming sequel coming as the company has announced the Viaje Ghost Pepper will be shipping to retailers this month. Also known as bhut jolokia, a Ghost Pepper is hybrid chili pepper grown in India. In 2007, it was certified by the […]