This April, L’Atelier Imports release a new limited edition project called La Tache. This follows-up L’Atelier’s 2015 limited edition called Côte d’Or. La Tache is a cigar that is based on the Côte d’Or blend, but with a different size than the Côte d’Or. Details about La Tache were reported by New Havana Cigars – the retail outlet owned […]
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Agile Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon Torpedo
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Rocky Patel
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: 10th Anniversary Mombacho Magnifico Cigar to be Released at 2016 IPCPR
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IPCPR 2016, Mombacho, News
Mombacho Cigars SA, the cigar manufacturer behind the Tierra Volcan and Liga Maestro brands is celebrating ten years in business. To commemorate the occasion, the company has planned a limited edition cigar appropriately titled the 10th Anniversary Mombacho Magnifico. Plans are for the Mombacho Magnifico to be released at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. The […]
Cigar News: Surrogates Animal Cracker AC550 Coming in March
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, L’Atelier Imports, News, Surrogates
Next month, L’Atelier Imports will introduce a new line extension to its Surrogates Animal Cracker blend. The Surrogates Animcal Cracker AC550 will add a traditional 5 x 50 sized offering into the popular line.The AC550 becomes the third vitola based on the Animal Cracker blend. The announcement of this new size was reported by New Havana Cigars […]
Cigar News: Edgar Hoill to Attend TAA; Plans Event Schedule for 2016
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments CLE, Edgar Hoill Cigars, News, People
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Edgar Hoill Cigars, the namesake brand of Edgar Hoill under CLE Cigar Company launched two new Honduran blends – Everyday Hustle and OG OSOK. However, since then things have been quiet for Hoill and the brand. This year, things will change as Hoill will have a more active presence […]
Cigar News: Famous Smoke Shop Adds Romeo y Julieta 75th Anniversary Releases
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Altadis, News, Romeo y Julieta
As Famous Smoke Shop continues to celebrate its 75 years in business, it has announced a pair of shop exclusive cigars by Altadis USA to commemorate the occasion. Both cigars are line extensions of the Romeo y Julieta Capulet and Montague lines – lines that are already exclusive to Famous. The Romeo y Julieta 75th Anniversary Capulet […]
Cigar News: Mombacho S.A. Takes Liga Maestro Regular Production
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Mombacho, News
Liga Maestro, a brand by Mombacho SA originally developed for the Italian Market and then had a limited U.S. run in 2015 will be a regular production line. Plans are for the Liga Maestro to be available to retailers beginning in March 2016. The Liga Maestro brand originally started as acollaboration between Mombacho Master Blender […]
Cigar News: IndianHead Cigars Announces La Galera Exclusive Sampler
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, IndianHead Cigars, La Galera, News
IndianHead Cigars has announced it will release a ten count sampler of its La Galera brand offerings called the La Galera Exclusive Sampler. The samplers will contain both a five sizes of the La Galera line in both the La Galera Connecticut and La Galera Habano lined. The samplers will contain three vitolas geared for […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed Details Announced
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2016 Preview, Davidoff, News
Late last year, Davidoff announced the Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed line. As the name indicates, it is a box-pressed line extension to its Davidoff Nicaragua line. These cigars are the first box-pressed cigars to carry the Davidoff name. Like the original Davidoff Nicaragua, the cigar is a Nicaraguan puro, but with a slightly different blend. […]
Feature Story: 2015 TAA Exclusive Series
William Cooper Feature Story 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, Feature Story, TAA
For the second year in a row, we at Cigar Coop have delivered complete coverage of the annual Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. Each year numerous manufacturers are given an opportunity to make exclusive cigars for the TAA. While some cigars are made available on a recurring basis, others have been made available as a […]