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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Padrón No. 89 Maduro (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Fight Chuck Norris for Them, Padron, TAA
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Padrón No. 89 Natural (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Padron, TAA, Try a Sample
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 […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TAA 2018 – The Golden “Oro” Anniversary
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Buy Multiples, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review, TAA
Since 2012 one of the staples of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Release series has been La Flor Dominicana. With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of the TAA, it was no surprise that La Flor Dominicana would be invited to the party. If you look at the history of La Flor Dominicana’s participation […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Blue Label Toro TAA Exclusive
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 85-87, La Palina, Review, TAA, Try a Sample
The La Palina Blue Label Toro TAA Exclusive is the third TAA Exclusive cigar to be a produced by Bill Paley’s La Palina Cigars. The cigar was included as a part of the 2018 TAA Exclusive Series which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the TAA. For La Palina, 2018 was also the third consecutive year […]
Agile Cigar Review: Fuente Fuente OpusX ForbiddenX 13 Nacimiento 1912 (TAA Exclusive 2018)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, Fuente, TAA
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 […]
Cigar Review: CAO Estelí (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, CAO, General, Review, TAA
The CAO brand is one that has been around for well over two decades. While it is now a brand under General Cigar’s portfolio, it had never produced an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA). That changed in 2018 with the release of the CAO Estelí as a part of the 2018 […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo TAA Exclusive (2018)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy Multiples, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Review, TAA
With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) it was no surprise that the organization’s annual limited edition series saw its largest collection of cigars to date. The 2018 TAA Exclusive Series would see 14 new additions to the series. Included in the series would be several companies that would have […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Heritage Rosado Toro (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, Gurkha, Review, TAA
2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). Over the years, the organization has put together a series of limited edition and ongoing release cigars that would be sold exclusively through its retail members and it has become known as the TAA Exclusive Series. The past few years has seen that […]
Cigar Review: EIROA The First 20 Years Diadema by C.L.E. Cigar Company (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Buy Multiples, CLE, EIROA, Review, TAA
In 2018, C.L.E. Cigar Company introduced the EIROA – The First 20 Years Diadema. It was a cigar that was originally released as an exclusive offering to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers, but this past year has been added into C.L.E.’s portfolio of ongoing offerings. The First 20 Years line is an offshoot of […]