Te-Amo Revolution by Altadis – Robusto Ovalado The Te-Amo Revolution was one of several cigars launched by Altadis at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. There has been an underlying theme with Altadis in 2012 and that has been to reconnect with their consumer base by reinvigorating their existing brands. This year. we have seen this […]
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- ssessment and re score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an assessment rating […]
Ortega Serie “D” Natural The Ortega Serie “D” Natural was the second blend to be released by Ortega Premium Cigars. Ortega Premium Cigars is run by Eddie Ortega. Ortega, was the co-founder of EO Brands which became famous for the 601 and Murcielago lines. Earlier this year, Ortega and his partner Erik Espinosa announced they […]
262 Revere At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, 262 Cigars made their first appearance in a manufacturer’s booth. It was there that 262 President Clint Aaron and his team showcased an upcoming cigar called the 262 Revere. The Revere had been announced prior to the trade show and was already generating interest as this would be […]
E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural – (Cigar Coop IPCPR Photo) Last month, we reviewed a pre-release sample of the E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural. The Cardinal Natural is one of two blends of E.P. Carrillo’s new Cardinal line – the other being a maduro. At the time we did our pre-review of the E.P. Cardinal Natural, there […]
Freedom by Rocky Patel The Freedom by Rocky Patel was one of six new blends launched by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The name Freedom can easily be connected to company President Rocky Patel’s crusade to protect cigar rights. Patel has spent a considerable amount of both resources and time […]
Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th Aniversario Diadema(Picture linked from AtlanticCigar.com) Atlantic Cigar Company has announced its fourth retail-exclusive cigar to commemorate the company’s fifteenth anniversary. For this cigar, Atlantic Cigar turns to the Oliva Cigar Company as they have created a diadema-shaped cigar in an exclusive blend. This one is called the Oliva Atlantic Cigar 15th […]
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 provide an assessment rating and score […]
PRESS RELEASE: THE RECLUSE IS LOOSE!!! Iconic Leaf Recluse – Cigar Coop photo fromthe 2012 IPCPR Trade Show RECLUSE has landed in the United States and should be at retail shops nationwide on Friday 10/19/12. We are proud to announce that for customers who do not yet have a retailer in their area, our […]
Tatuaje TAA 2012 For the second year in a row, the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) has selected Tatuaje Cigars to blend an exclusive cigar to be made available to its member retailers to sell. TAA releases are commonly done in extremely limited releases. The Tatuaje TAA 2012 follows up last year’s Tatuaje TAA 2011. […]
At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, showcased two new upcoming blends being added to the portfolio of Kurt Kendall’s 7-20-4 Cigars’ portfolio. We recently previewed one of these blends – K.A. Kendall’s Spider. Today, we preview the other new blend, the 7-20-4 Hustler. Some attention is sure to come to the Hustler as this will […]
My Father Commemorative 911 Limited Edition 2012 – Connecticut Ecuador The My Father Commemorative 911 Limited Edition 2012 Connecticut Ecuador Cigar is one of two cigars being offered as a retail exclusive for Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. This marks the second year that the Garcia family has teamed up with Casa de Montecristo […]
