BOTL™LE2013 Corona Gorda The BOTL™ LE2013 Corona Gorda is one of three ultra limited release vitolas released by Drew Estate for the online forum Brothers of the Leaf (BOTL.org). The cigars have been distributed through Tim Podwika’s online store Podmancigars.com. The cigar was a project of Podwika’s that started while he visited Drew Estate on its […]
Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary The Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary is one of two commemorative cigars released by Davidoff to commemorate a quarter century milestone. In this case the Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the company’s flagship site in New York City located on Madison Avenue. The company also […]
Cordoba & Morales 19th Hole The Cordoba & Morales 19th Hole is a maduro offering made by boutique cigar company Cordoba & Morales. Over the past few months, this company has seen some momentum and has quietly been making a name for itself in the boutique cigar community. The company is run by Azaires and Emile […]
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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess the Illusione […]
Pedro Martin Limited Edition Back in late 2012, Maria Martin, owner of Martin Family of Cigars discussed a project on Kiss My Ash Radio that would be her Martin Family of Cigars company’s first limited edition cigar – the Pedro Martin Limited Edition. In 2013, a big change would happen as Gurkha Cigar Group would […]
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Da Byrdman Boys Club The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Da Byrdman Boys Club is the eleventh and penultimate installment in a monthly series of cigars developed by Ortega Premium Cigars. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The idea behind the Ortega Wild […]
Ditka 89 by Camacho Cigars The Ditka 89 is the fifth cigar in Camacho Cigars’ Mike Ditka line of cigar. Over the past year, Camacho has launched the Ditka line of cigars to pay homage to NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. The “89” represented Ditka’s number when he played Tight End for the Chicago […]
The E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2013 is the fourth installment of the company’s annual limited series. This is one of two annual limited production releases that are for the most part “one and done”. While the other limited line, the Short Run has typically been released in multiple vitolas, the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada series is […]
East End Cigar Company House Maduro Note from the Editor: Back in November, we introduced a new feature on Cigar Coop that will provide assessments of some house exclusive cigars from some of the great retailers nationwide. We’ve found some house cigars to offer high quality cigar experiences, and from time to time we will highlight […]
Sindicato Hex The Sindicato Hex was one of three blends launched by Sindicato Cigar Group at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The Hex was perhaps the most anticipated of the three as it was the Nicaraguan-made blend. Sindicato Cigar Group was officially in March, 2013. The company was started by a group of 45 strong cigar […]