Cubanacan Habano Rothschild The Cubanacan Habano is one of three blends under the eponymous line made by Cubanacan Cigars. Over the past couple of years, Cubanacan Cigars has been building a name for themselves . Last year, the company streamlined its portfolio to focus on four brands – Cubanacan, Mederos, Soneros, and HR. The Cubanacan […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Selección España Beli-Lance
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Quesada, Review
Quesada Seleccion Espana Beli-Lance The Quesada Seleccion Espana Beli-Lance is one of two limited production shop exclusives sizes of the Seleccion Espana being made available to Illinois retailer Casa de Montecristo. The Quesada Seleccion Espana made its debut in 2011 at the ProCigar festival. It was originally intended for the cigar market in Spain, but based on […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2007 (Avo LE07) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
Avo Limited Edition 2007 – Avo LE07 2007 marked the seventh consecutive year of an Avo Limited Edition cigar as the Avo Limited Edition 2007 (Avo LE07) made its debut. The Avo LE07 coincided with brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 81th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition was timed right […]
Assessment Update: Viaje Super Shot Criollo 2015 12 Gauge
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Assessment Update, Viaje
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Cigar Review: Viaje White Label Project (WLP) PL TB#7
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Review, Viaje, Viaje White Label Project
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) PL TB#7 The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) PL TB#7 was a 2014 release by Viaje Cigars. The name stands for “Petite Lancero Test Blend No. 7” The cigar introduced the first petite lancero blend for Andre Farkas’ company. The line is described by Viaje as a “vehicle by which […]
Cigar Review: MBombay Kesara Toro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Bombay Tobak, MBombay, Review
MBombay Kesara Toro The MBombay Kesara is one of four lines currently offered by Bombay Tobak. The company is run by Mel Shah. Shah is a retailer who owns Fame Wine and Cigars in Palm Springs, California. After retiring from the IT industry in 2001, Shah opened his shop and now after more than […]
Cigar Review: Viva Republica Edición Limitada Culebra
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Miami Cigars, Review, Viva Republica
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, we first reported on a series of planned limited edition projects by Viva Republica. One of those projects is a cuelbra offering called the Viva Republica Edicion Limitada Culebra. The Culebra is the second of these projects to be released in 2015 following up the innovative Viva […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Coyol Toro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Alec Bradley, Review
Alec Bradley Coyol At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars launched a new regular production line, the Alec Bradley Coyol. The Coyol gets its name from a farm in Trojes Honduras. Alec Bradley has a long standing manufacturing relationship with the Raices Cubanas factory in Honduras, but it also has produced many Honduran […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Selección España Fabulosos
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Quesada, Review
Quesada Seleccion Espana Fabulosos – Exclusive to Casa de Montecristo The Quesada Seleccion Espana Fabulosos is one of two limited production shop exclusives sizes of the Seleccion Espana being made available to Illinois retailer Casa de Montecristo. The Quesada Seleccion Espana made its debut in 2011 at the ProCigar festival. It was originally intended for […]
Assessment Update: Avo Limited Edition 2008 Tesoro (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Assessment Update, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]