“Like my prior experiences with other sizes of the Aging Room Bin No. 1, the D Major surprised me. It delivered a very different smoking experience than I would have expected from a blend with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and Dominican tobaccos.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Aged Cuban Seed Dominican Filler: Aged Cuban Seed Dominican […]
“Overall, I found this to be one of the standout cigars released by the company (Rocky Patel Premium Cigars) in 2015 and a blend that shines in lancero size.” Wrapper: Honduran Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran (Jamastran Valley), Nicaragua (Jalapa, Esteli) Country of Origin: Honduras (El Paraiso) Lancero: 7 x 38 Review: Rocky Patel Twentieth Anniversary Lancero […]
“It wasn’t a surprise to me that bourbon barrel aged tobacco could deliver some very good flavor in a cigar. What I was surprised about was the (higher) level of complexity of this cigar…” Wrapper: American Broadleaf Binder: American Broadleaf Filler: American Broadleaf, Pennsylvania Maduro, Honduran Corojo Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Toro: 6 x 50 (Box Press) […]
“MoyaRuiz has been producing some excellent cigars. The Rake continues the pattern of excellence established by this company as this is one very enjoyable and complex cigar.” Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Not disclosed Filler: Nicaraguan (including four ligero leaves, two from Jalapa and two from Esteli) Country of Origin: Nicaragua (La Zona SA) Cut: 5 […]
They say change is good…. and this year big changes are coming to the 2015 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown. The countdown originated back in 2010 and the concept involves ranking the Top 30 Cigars over the past year. For 30 days throughout December, we countdown from 30 – all the way to […]
Drew Estate has introduced a new size in its Kentucky Fire Cured line that will become an event only offering. Today the company announced the Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird will be a 5 x 50 torpedo offering based on the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. The cigar made its debut at the second annual Drew […]
The Cigar Coop 2014 Honorable Mentions follow the criteria set forth in 2014. The purpose of this list is to select ten standout cigars smoked in 2014 that did not meet the criteria to qualify for the Cigar of the Year Countdown. For the most part, this list will include cigars released prior to the […]
“The Joel Sherman 75th Celebration is simply the total package when it comes to a cigar. It has excellent flavor, a good amount of complexity, and top-notch construction. Nat Sherman and the Quesada family really took things to another level with this cigar.” The 2014 Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year is the Joel Sherman 75th […]
“The Quesada 40th Anniversary Corona Clasica is a cigar that represents the highest level of work by the Quesadas. This cigar is nothing short of a grand slam home run…this may be talked about as an all-time historic cigar” Coming in at #2 is the Quesada 40th Anniversary Corona Clasica. In 2014 Quesada Cigars celebrated 40 years […]
Note: Cigars #1 and #2 on the 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown will be announced on 12/31/14. “…this is one of the best perfectos I have had in sometime – and easily is the best perfecto I’ve had this year.” Coming in at #3 is the Davidoff Art Edition 2014. This is a limited edition […]
