“Very simply, this cigar can be considered nothing short of a masterpiece.” Wrapper: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Binder: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Filler: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Country of Origin: Honduras (Las Lomas) Elegante: 7 x 38 Price: $8.00 Review: Aladino Elegante by JRE Tobacco Company Brand Appearances on Countdown: 1 (2016) Coming in at #2 is the Aladino Elegante by […]
“There have been some epic smokes in the Small Batch series, and with the Small Batch No. 6, this not only takes its place as one of the best in the series, but overall one poised to be one of La Flor Dominicana’s all-time elite releases.” Wrapper: Dominican Pelo de Oro Binder: Dominican Filler: Dominican […]
“The Davidoff Chefs Edition is a home run for Davidoff. Flavor-wise, this cigar was simply outstanding. I found the flavors to be quite unique and in a way, this made for somewhat of an un-Davidoff like Davidoff.” Wrapper: Habano 2000 Binder: Ecuadorian Connecticut Filler:San Vicente Mejorado Seco, San Vicente Mejorado Visus, Piloto Visus, and San […]
The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. Originally this was done by brand, but last year was expanded to include Country of Origin and Vitola Today we slice this data by Country of Origin. This is not meant to be necessarily […]
“Bombay Tobak has produced some excellent blends, but by far this one is the company’s masterpiece.” Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut desflorado, Variety Hybrid Mejorado 2004 Binder: Ecuador HVA Seca Mejorada Filler: -Seco: Peru Hybrid Habano -Viso: Ecuador criollo 98, Paraguay Hybrid Habano 2000, Dominican Criollo 98. -Ligero: Dominican HVA Mejorado Country of Origin: Costa Rica Box […]
“Mi Querida has been a huge success because it is an excellent and unique cigar. It’s a cigar that lives up to all of the expectations this cigar had going into the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show.” Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua (NACSA) Ancho Largo: 6 x 52 Price: $9.50 […]
“ Overall this ranks as one of Garmirian’s best cigars to date – and one of the best cigars I smoked in 2016..” Wrapper: Not disclosed Binder: Havana Seed Filler: Four Complex Tobaccos Country of Origin: Dominican Republic (Occidental Cigars) Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $19.00 Review: Paul Garmirian 25th Anniversary Connoisseur Brand Appearances on Countdown: […]
“…this is a cigar that elevates the Davidoff Nicaragua line to the next level as this is one outstanding offering.” Wrapper: Nicaragua Habana Oscuro Binder: Nicaragua Habana Jalapa Filler: Nicaraguan tobaccos from Ometepe, Condega and Esteli Country or Origin: Dominican Republic (TABADOM) Box Pressed Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $17.90 Review: Davidoff Nicaragua Box Pressed Toro […]
“Since the company launched three years ago, owner James Brown has done an excellent job at growing his company and portfolio. With the Bishops Blend Robusto, this perhaps is his company’s finest work to date.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Maduro Binder: Ecuadorian Habano Filler: Nicaraguan, Pennsylvania Broadleaf, Connecticut Broadleaf Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Fabrica Oveja Negra) Robusto: 5 […]
“ Overall, this is a cigar that fired on all cylinders. It delivered excellent flavor, had a nice amount of complexity, and excellent construction…As for the vintage tobaccos. there is something intangible about smoking a cigar that contains this type of tobacco, and it’s something that I found to be a positive” Wrapper: Ecuadorian DesFlorado […]
