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 assign […]
Viaje Exclusivo Robusto 2012 The Viaje Exclusivo series was launched a couple of years ago. Originally the Exclusivo was intended to be a private blend for Viaje founder Andre Farkas. The cigar soon began to gains some momentum and Farkas made a decision to make some releases available to the general public. Once Exclusivo joined […]
J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars The J. Grotto Series is one of two cigar blends made by indie cigar maker, Ocean State Cigars. Ocean State Cigars was founded by Paul Joyal. The J. Grotto Series (along with its sibling blend, the J. Grotto Series Reserve) are manufactured in Honduras, and have a significant […]
The Solaris by Arturo Fuente is the fourth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The series was created to commemorate Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary. The concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run. The series launched in […]
Over the past 18 months, La Sirena Cigars has really taken the cigar industry by storm. For 2011, the #2 Cigar on Cigar Coop was the La Sirena. This past week, Miami Cigars (who makes La Sirena) announced a new blend to join the La Sirena family called the Merlion. As timing would have it, […]
Cigar Aficionado reported a new line of cigars made by E.P. Carrillo. The new cigar line will be called “Inch by E.P. Carrillo” and will be geared to large ring gauge cigar enthusiasts. The Inch by E.P. Carrillo will be available in three vitolas and have two distinct blends. One will feature a natural Ecuadorian […]
Over the past week, we have assessed three cigars from CAO’s Last Stick Standing competition. The Last Stick Standing series is a collection of three distinct blends packaged in a special tin. Consumers can receive this tin if they purchase six CAO cigars from a brick and mortar retailer. The competition aspect is that after smoking each […]
For Immediate Release Merlion by La Sirena Coming Ashore! Miami, Florida – May 04, 2012 – In what one can term Beauty & The Beast; La Sirena and La Aurora have teamed up to create a new cigar, Merlion.. The name Merlion comes from a mythical creature that is half lion and half mermaid, the […]
Avo XO Presto In the past few years, much of the new releases from Avo Cigars have been built around the annual limited edition releases. However, it sometimes is easy to forget that Avo Cigars’ has a pretty solid core line. In this assessment we go back and explore one a cigar blend that has […]
CAO Last Stick Standing “O” In this assessment, we look at a third and final cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “O”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote on what […]
Tatuaje Cojonu 2009 The Tatuaje Cojonu series is a triennial release by Tatuaje cigars. The series was started in 2003 and for the most part has resulted in a new release every three years (I’ll leave the Tatuaje Gran Cojonu as an exception). In each release year, there has been a different blend with a […]
CAO Last Stick Standing – Blend A In this assessment, we take a look at a second cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “A”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO’ that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote […]
