Rafaeli’s Maduro The Rafaeli’s Maduro cigar is a value-priced cigar that was launched by a Los Angeles diamond jeweler named David Rafaeli. At Cigar Coop, we define a value-priced cigar as one that is under $4.00 in price. One thing we do is assess a cigar on its merits and smoking experience alone. We […]
#22: CLE Corojo The selection for #22 Cigar on the Cigar of the Year Countdown is the CLE Corojo. This was a cigar that flew under the radar quite a bit. The CLE Corojo was one of two initial blends released by former Camacho president, Christian Eiroa’s new company – CLE. The CLE Corojo […]
VegaFina Master 2012 Several weeks ago, Altadis USA quietly rolled out their latest cigar to the VegaFina line, the VegaFina Master 2012. This is the fourth major release in the last 12 months to the U.S. market under the VegaFina line – joining the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011, VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010, and VegaFina […]
#23: La Flor Dominicana Limitado V The second week of Epic Encounters begins in our 2012 Cigar of the Year countdown. Coming in at the #23 Cigar of the Year is the La Flor Dominicana Limitado V. The name of the cigar is exactly what this indicated – a limited production release by Litto Gomez’s […]
Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show,La Flor Dominicana announced their new Oro line. The La Flor Dominicana Oro line pays homage to La Flor Dominicana founder Litto Gomez’s roots in the jewelry industry. As part of the marketing and packaging of these cigars, the Oro cigars are contained in gold tubing. The Oro line […]
#24: Oliva Serie V Melanio The #24 Cigar on our the 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Oliva Serie V Melanio. The Melanio was announced prior to the 2012 IPCPR and derives its name from the patriarch of the Oliva family, Melanio Oliva. The Melanio line is positioned an ultra-premium line consisting of box-press vitolas. […]
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has become the latest sports celebrity to have a his name associated with a cigar. Ted’s Cigars has announced the release of the Dale Earnhardt Jr. “88” cigar. The cigar is described as a “mild and creamy” cigar on the web-site. It has been mentioned that this cigar is the […]
Illusione Cigars’ founder Dion Giolito has launched a new line of cigars called La Grand Classe. This will be a retail exclusive line of cigars that will be sold at F U M A R E cigars. This is the Reno, Nevada based retail shop that is owned by Giolito. The line is being positioned […]
#25: Timeless Collection by Nat Sherman Coming in at the #25 Cigar in the 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Timeless Collection by Nat Sherman. This is the Dominican-made version of the cigar that was launched at the beginning of 2012 (there would be a Nicaraguan puro version that would follow). The Timeless […]
Monte Pascoal – Minutos Vitola Monte Pascoal has announced the availability of three pack samplers across their core line of cigars. An announcement was posted on Facebook, and information was also updated on the company’s web-site. Monte Pascoal’s core line is an all-Brazilian puro consisting of Brazilian Mata Fina and Brazilian Mata Norte tobacco. The […]
