Ortega Serie “D” No. 6 Eddie Ortega has become one of the more popular figures in the cigar industry. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving (on good terms) EO Brands, a partnership he started with his friend Erik Espinosa. EO Brands had became widely known for their popular 601 line of cigars. Much […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Friends and Family
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, Memorable, Viaje
Viaje Friends and Family There are two things come to mind with Viaje Cigars: 1) micro-batch releases; 2) blends guarded with secrecy. In the case of the Viaje Friends and Family Cigar, these things couldn’t be more true. The Viaje Friends and Family cigar was a personal blend of Viaje founder Andre Farkas. Farkas made […]
Cigar Review: Sosa Family Selection Connecticut
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Sosa
Sosa Family Selection Connecticut I’ve mentioned many times that 2011 was definitely the year of the Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper cigar. Over the past couple of years, many companies have been trying to do something innovative or different beyond the mild/mild to medium Ecuadorian Connecticut cigars. Some companies have been more successful at it than others. […]
Cigar Review: Viaje WMD 2012
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 82-84, Review, See What You Think, Viaje
Viaje WMD 2012 There has been quite a bit of activity around Viaje on this web-site the last few weeks, and this has been for good reason. During the past month, Viaje has released a total of eight cigars to its authorized retailers. These eight cigars could technically be aligned to six different blends. Add […]
Assessment Updates: E.P. Carrillo Edición Inaugural 2009 and Gurkha Royal Challenge
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, 94-96, Assessment Update, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Gurkha, Memorable, Nice to Have
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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars- the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Inaugural 2009 and the […]
Cigar Review: My Father Commemorative 911 by Jaime Garcia Blend 343 10th Anniversary Rosado
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, My Father, Nice to Have, Review
My Father Commemorative 911 by Jaime Garcia Blend 343 10th Anniversary Rosado Over the past few weeks, we have been focusing on several retail exclusive cigars that have been released by My Father Cigars. There is no doubt that My Father Cigars has become an industry leader in retail-exclusive cigars. One project that the Garcia […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Skull and Bones FOAB
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Viaje
Viaje Skull and Bones FOAB In 2010, when Viaje released its first of its Skull and Bones line, the Daisy Cutter, this became one of the most sought after cigars in the Viaje portfolio. Since then, there have now been five additional waves of Skull and Bones’ released for a total of six waves. Back […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Limited Edition 2011 White Edition
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Davidoff, Nice to Have, Review
Davidoff Limited Edition 2011 White Edition Davidoff has long been engaged with limited edition cigars. Davidoff’s history in this area can be traced back to 1997 with the launch of the Davidoff “535” (commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the company’s store once located at 535 Madison Avenue). It wasn’t until 2002, where Davidoff formally launched […]
Cigar Review: Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2012
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Candela, Nice to Have, Review, Viaje, Viaje White Label Project
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2012 Last year, Viaje released its first candela, the White Label Project St. Patrick’s Day Candela. We were very high on this particular release and ranked it as our #28 Cigar of the Year for 2011. A few week’s ago, we reported on that Viaje was […]
Cigar Review: Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Firecracker
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 88-90, Don Pepin, Firecracker, Nice to Have, Review
Don Pepin Garcia Blue Label Firecracker In the past year, the Garcia family has been promoting many retailer exclusive cigar blends and vitolas under the My Father Cigars brand. Retail exclusive cigars are nothing new to the Garcias and in particular Don Pepin Garcia. A few years ago, under the Don Pepin Garcia brand, a […]