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: Nat Sherman Ends Relationship with The Knickerbocker Hotel
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Nat Sherman, News, Places
Nat Sherman and announced it has ended it’s relationship with the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City. The retailer and hotel chain had teamed up to open a rooftop cigar lounge at the hotel’s Times Square location. The lounge was operated by Nat Sherman In a press release, Bill Sherman, Executive Vice President of Nat Sherman […]
Cigar News: Boutique Blends Brings Back Black Knight
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Boutique Blends Cigars, News, Oliveros
Boutique Blends has resurrected an old brand in its portfolio. The company has announced that the Black Knight brand is returning. The new Black Knight features an all new blend and will be an exclusive to JR Cigar and its distribution arm, Santa Clara Cigars. The original Black Knight was a part of the King […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Federal 95th Anniversary
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Review
The E.P. Carrillo Federal 95th Anniversary is a limited edition shop exclusive cigar to New Hampshire based retailer Federal Cigar. Since 2011, when it celebrated its 90th anniversary; the retailer has commissioned various manufacturers to produce exclusive cigars for the shop, including ones for subsequent anniversary. This year (2016), for its 95th anniversary, Federal Cigar […]
Cigar News: House Agriculture Appropriations Bill Clears Subcommittee With Premium Cigar Exemption
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment FDA, News
It’s the first step in a long process, but the proposed House Agriculture Appropriations Bill has cleared a subcommittee with the language that has an exemption for premium cigars. Yesterday, a draft of the proposed Agriculture Appropriations Bill was released that allowed for an exemption for premium cigars. What that means is that Federal funding […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat by Drew Estate
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 91-93, Drew Estate, Liga Privada, Review
A couple of weeks ago, Drew Estate opened up a branded cigar lounge at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida – the home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers. As a part of the partnership, a new cigar called the Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat is being sold exclusively at the lounge. Year of the Rat […]
Cigar News: Gran Habano La Colección de Elegancia Introduces Three New Sizes of Corojo #5
William Cooper Cigar News 2 Comments 2016 Preview, Gran Habano, News
Gran Habano Cigars has announced a new sampler collection called La Coleccion de Elegancia (The Elegance Collection). The new fifty count sampler includes five sizes of Gran Habano’s Corojo #5, including three never before released sizes. The La Coleccion de Elegancia will be geared toward smaller ring sizes. All five vitolas in the sampler are under a 48 […]
Cigar News: Proposed House Appropriations Bill Includes Premium Cigar Exemption from FDA
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments FDA, News
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations committee has released the fiscal year 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill makes fiscal appropriations (i.e. funding) for programs covered in the areas of agriculture, rural development, and Food and Drug Administration. In the draft, language has been included an exemption for premium cigars. What that means is essentially that funds in […]
Cigar News: Viaje Jalapeño Returns for 2016
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2016 Preview, News, Viaje
The Viaje Jalapeno, a cigar project that pays homage to the spicy pepper with the same name is returning for 2016. Today Viaje announced that the Viaje Jalapeno 2016 edition will begin shipping to its authorized retailers beginning on 4/18. Details were announced on the company’s Facebook page today. Like the 2015 edition of the Viaje Jalapeno, […]
Cigar News: Viaje Exclusivo Reserva Coming Soon
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, News, Viaje
Viaje Cigars is getting ready to release new extension to its Exclusivo line called the Viaje Exclusivo Reserva. The Exclusivo Reserva uses a concept that was used in the past with the Viaje Oro and Platino Reserva releases. The Reservas feature tobaccos that have been aged longer, and once the cigars are rolled they are […]