Cigar Coop is proud to jointly provide this preview with soon to launch Leaf and Grape on the following retail exclusive cigar:My Uzi Weighs A Ton, the collaboration between Drew Estate Tobacco Company’s Subculture Studios and the Joya de Nicaragua factory has announced a sixth frontmark to their line of cigars. The vitola is a 5 […]
#15: Emilio Draig K (Corona) At #15 in our 2012 Cigar of the Year Countdown is the Emilio Draig K. When we assessed the Draig K, we started by saying this might “have been one of the most anticipated cigar releases by a smaller sized cigar company ever. ” It was a little over a […]
Atladis USA has announced a third regional blend as a part of their Montecristo line. The Montecristo Las Vegas Connoisseur Edition has begun shipping. This cigar will only available to cigar retailers in the State of Nevada. Atladis launched this regional series a little over a year ago with the first Montecristo New York […]
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 Dark Meat The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Stuffed Turkey 2012 Dark Meat edition is one of two blends that make up the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 release. The Dark Meat edition gets its name in that it is a maduro wrapper cigar. The Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey made […]
British American Tobacco International is adding a new cigar to its Dunhill brand. Cigar Aficionado has provided some preliminary information to the new Dunhill Aged Reserva Especial 2003. This cigar is positioned as a limited edition cigar. Perhaps as interesting as the new cigar is that the article quotes Dunhill Cigars head Yves […]
#16: La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva The selection for #16 Cigar on our Cigar of the Year Countdown is the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva. This is a blend modification to the La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor which was our #11 Cigar for 2010. The big change is the Mexican wrapper […]
Steven Ysidron, President of Epicurean Cigars, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars announced today that they have entered into a joint distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Epicurean Cigars will now be shipped from the Emilio Cigars facility in Vineland, NJ and added to the portfolio of products of the Emilio Cigars […]
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/scored cigar. Today, we re-assess […]
#17: Alec Bradley Fine and Rare 2012 Coming in at #17 in our 2012 Cigar of the Year countdown is the Alec Bradley Fine and Rare 2012. This is the second Fine and Rare release for Alec Bradley. When the initial Fine and Rare was released in 2011, one can make the argument […]
Viaje Holiday Blend 2012 The Viaje Holiday Blend 2012 marks the fourth consecutive year that Viaje has created December seasonal release. This cigar is a Nicaraguan puro that features a criollo wrapper. In typical Viaje fashion, a single batch is released in the December timeframe and once they are gone, they are gone. Each year […]
#18: El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva The El Primer Mundo Clase Reserva is our #18 Cigar in the 2012 Cigar of the Year countdown. This limited edition cigar was released by Primer Mundo Cigars. Primer Mundo cigars is run by Sean Williams and he is definitely becoming one of the rising stars in the cigar […]
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat edition is one of two blends that make up the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 release. Last year, Viaje released the Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2011 – which was Viaje’s first foray into a 60 ring gauge […]
