The Daddy Mac is one of two new releases by Cornelius & Anthony launched in 2016. Cornelius & Anthony is the premium cigar division S & M Brands. S & M Brands is owned by the Bailey family and run by Steven Bailey. The family has over 150 years in the tobacco industry. The Daddy Mac […]
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Cigar Review: Crux Guild Toro Extra Marblehead BP
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Crux Cigar Company, Review
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Crux Cigar Company launched several new lines: Crux Sports, Crux du Connoisseur No. 2. Crux Limitada PB5, and the Crux Guild. Over the past three months these cigars have begun reaching retailers. Last month, the Crux Guild was the last of the three to reach the market. For the Crux Guild, this […]
Cigar News: Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar Opens in Miami
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment Places, Tabacalera USA
Casa De Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar has now officially opened its doors. On May 20th, a gala “Gold” carpet event was held. Over 300 guests including VIPs, city officials, and local celebrities gathered at the newly built 1100 Millicento residential tower where the new Casa de Montecristo lounge is located to celebrate […]
Agile Cigar Review: Leaf by Oscar Maduro Lancero
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Leaf and Bean, Leaf by Oscar
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: Recluse Cigar Co. Introduces Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Lancero; Plans Major Line Expansion
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, News, Recluse
Recluse Cigar Company has added its first lancero into its portfolio. The company has announced the Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva has received a 7 x 38 line extension. The new cigar will officially be launched at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, but Smoke Inn Wellington will have an exclusive window to carry the cigar until […]
Cigar News: Las Cumbres Tabaco Launching Señorial Maduro and Freyja Box-Press
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Freyja, IPCPR 2016, News, Senorial
Las Cumbres Tabaco, the company owned by Jose Blanco and his wife Emma Viktorsson will introduce its first box-pressed offerings. The new cigars will be line extensions to the company’s Senorial Maduro Natural and Freyja lines. Plans are for the new box-pressed offerings to be launched at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. It turns out that both […]
Cigar News: Duran Cigars to Unveil Azan Blue Connecticut at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Azan, Duran Cigars, IPCPR 2016, News
Duran Cigars will add a new line under its Azan line. Today the company officially announced the Azan Blue Connecticut. The Azan Blue will become the fourth blend under Duran’s Azan line and will become the company’s first Connecticut Shade cigar. Azan Blue features a Connecticut-seed wrapper that comes from the company’s Fincas Azan plantation […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Family Series Miami Pasha
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, La Palina, Review
In 2010, William C. (Bill) Paley decided to resurrect an old cigar brand that his family produced called La Palin. It was back in 1896, when Paley’s grandfather Samuel Paley opened a cigar store in Chicago named Congress Cigar Company. He produced a cigar called La Palina that was named after his wife Goldie Drell […]
Cigar Review: Rauchvergnügen #42
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, German Engineered Cigars, Rauchvergnügen, Review
Rauchvergnügen #42 is the debut cigar by the German company Rauchvergnügen. The Rauchvergnügen brand was created by Oliver Nickels, Jan-Klaas Mahler, and Joachim “Joe” Sadowski. Rauchvergnügen is described as the “first German Engineered Cigar”. The company describes its product as being driven by technology and design combined with traditional cigar-making methods. To produce its cigar, Rauchvergnügen turns to a factory […]
Cigar News: White House Petition Against FDA Falls Short
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments FDA, News
The petition to the Obama Administration to further review the final rule on premium cigars being subjected to federal regulatory oversight has failed. The petition closed with a total of 24,758 signatures. The petition was launched on May 11, 2016. A total of 100,000 signatures in a the thirty day window was required in order to […]