Drew Estate has officially announced details of its new Florida Sun Grown, a collaboration between Drew Estate and Corona Cigar Company founder Jeff Borysiewicz. As the name indicates, the blend features tobaccos from the State of Florida, grown on Borysiewicz’s farm in Clermont, Florida. Plans are for the Florida Sun Grown brand to be available in June where it […]
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Cigar Review: Black Works Studio Killer Bee
William Cooper Reviews 3 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Black Works Studio, Boutiques United, Review
The Killer Bee is one of the first three blends released by Black Works Studio. Last year, Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) announced it was launching a second brand known as Black Works Studio (BLK WKS). When the new brand was announced company founder James Brown explained that he had considered cigar making an art form and […]
Cigar News: Matilde Quadrata to Debut at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, Matilde, News
Matilde Cigars, the company founded by Jose Seijas and his family are getting ready to release its third line. The company has announced it will debut the new Matilde Quadrata at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show this July and will ship immediately after the show. The Quadrata will add the first box-pressed offering into Matilde […]
Cigar News: Crux Guild Heading to Retailers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Crux Cigar Company, News
Crux Cigar Company has announced it has begun shipments of the Crux Guild to retailers.. The Crux Guild is long-awaited release as it was announced prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show The release of the Guild becomes the tenth blend to be released by Crux Cigar Company. The Crux Guild is meant to pay homage to […]
Cigar News: Black Patch Cigar Company Adds Kenbano Oro and Kenbano Platino
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Black Patch Cigar, News
Black Patch Cigar Company has announced the addition of two new lines to its Kenbano brand – the Kenbano Oro and Kenbano Platino. Black Patch Cigar Company was established in 2000 in Kentucky. The company derives its name from the “Black Patch” region of Kentucky – which has been used for growing tobacco for over […]
Cigar News: Ocean State Cigars Adds J. Grotto Anniversary Double Robusto
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, News, Ocean State Cigars
A fifth size is coming to Ocean State Cigars’ J. Grotto Anniversary line. Today the company announced the addition new 5 1/2 x 54 box-press J. Grotto Anniversary Double Robusto. The J. Grotto Anniversary line made its debut in 2014. It introduced a maduro offering into the company’s portfolio. The J. Grotto Anniversary was the […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Names Derek Matthews National Sales Manager
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, Boutiques United, News, People
Black Label Trading Company has named Derek Matthews as its new National Sales Manager. Matthews will have responsibility for both the BLTC and Black Works Studio premium cigar brands. Matthews is an avid cigar enthusiast and a Tobacconist University Certified Retail Tobacconist. He has many years of cigar retail experience as well as experience in […]
Agile Cigar Review: Long Live the King Harem by Caldwell Cigar Company
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Caldwell Cigar Co, Caldwell Collection
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: Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edición Colorado 2015 by E.P. Carrillo
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Review
Ernesto’s Humidor No. 1 Edicion 2015 by E.P. Carrillo is a special new limited edition collection introduced at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The collection features three distinct blends – each described as being a personal blend of company founder Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. The blends include: Colorado (an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper blend); Connecticut (an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper blend); and Maduro […]
Cigar News: Cavalier of Geneva White Series Coming to U.S. Market
William Cooper Cigar News 2 Comments 2016 Preview, Cavalier of Geneva, Cigar Art, IPCPR 2016, News
Cavalier of Geneva, a cigar company based in Switzerland will introduce its line of cigars, Cavalier Genève White Series to the U.S. market. The company announced it has entered that Texas-based Cigar Art will handle its distribution in the United States. Plans are for the company and the White Series line to officially have its […]