In terms of new regular production releases, the brands of Davidoff have been relatively quiet with most of the focus around limited editions. In 2020, Davidoff would unveil its product roadmap for the year and one line announced was Camacho Nicaragua. Camacho Nicaragua was the one release on the 2020 Davidoff product roadmap that would […]
Agile Cigar Review: Mi Querida Gran Búfalo by Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Pichardo Reserva Familiar San Andres Toro by ACE Prime
The story of ACE Prime has been well documented on Cigar Coop over the past two years. The company made one of the most impressive debuts for a new company a couple of years ago. At the time a lot attention was focused round the MXS series which had sports celebrity releases with NBA […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Grand Reserve Toro
In 2018, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars introduced the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve. What would be different about this cigar compared to other Rocky Patel releases is that the Rocky Patel Grand Reserve would be an exclusive cigar offered to the non-U.S. market. At that time, there was still a lot of uncertainty around what new […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Crema de Laranja (Toro)
Back in 2016, Espinosa Cigars planned on launching its first event-only cigar. The cigar was called Alpha Dawg and it was a moniker for company founder Erik Espinosa. The blend for Alpha Dawg was selected at the inaugural La Zona Palooza event. It turns out that Alpha Dawg wasn’t an event-only cigar because the […]
Agile Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat by Drew Estate (2020)
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Onyx Bold Nicaragua Toro
Altadis USA’s portfolio of cigars has always been one that has interested me. It’s a combination of classic heritage brands, and newer more contemporary brands. From the classic side, brands such as Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann have been staples. On the contemporary side, we’ve seen Altadis bring in Aging Room, and more […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Jugada Habano Semi-Pressed Toro by MoyaRuiz Cigars
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: LH Nick Panzon
“Nick” is a line that was launched in 2020 in the LH Cigars portfolio. The line is named after the company’s founder, owner, and blender Nick Syris. For several years, LH developed a strong core following with its LH blends. Late in 2017, Syris would collaborate with “Island Jim” Robinson on another brand known as […]
Agile Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Baka Gran Perfecto
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]