The cigar industry is wrapping up its “Cigar of the Year” list season. On this installment of Special Edition, Coop and Bear take a look at each other’s Top 10 cigars and compare and contrast. In addition Coop and Bear will reflect on how the CA Top 25 turned out and touch on some […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Large Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Fábrica de Tabacos Joya […]
The 2020 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the annuls of history. With the Countdown completed, it is time to look at some of the numbers. In this article we look at two items: Feedback that we commonly received on the Countdown over the past month. A breakdown of the cigars on the […]
“…the Perdomo ESV Limited Edition Box-Pressed Maduro shines – especially in the Robusto-sized Regente format. It’s as good a maduro as I had in 2020.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Maduro Binder: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Filler: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera Perdomo Regente: 5 x 54 Price: $12.00 Sponsor: Yes Samples Provided for Initial Review: No […]
“JRE Tobacco Company has certainly been on a roll for the past two years, and the Aladino Cameroon Robusto is another feather in the cap for the company. The Aladino Cameroon Robusto fires on all cylinders. It delivers excellent flavor, has excellent construction, and delivers its share of complexity.” Wrapper: Honduran Grown Cameroon Binder: […]
“…this might be one of the all-time great 70 ring gauge releases. This is a cigar loaded with flavor and delivers a nice amount of complexity.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: El Aladino Vitola: 7 x 70 Price: $25.00 Sponsor: No Samples Provided for Initial Review: Yes Review: Asylum […]
“To sum it up, the La Galera Anemoi Eurus is a home run for Jochy Blanco. It’s a cigar that delivers bold flavors from start to finish. Most importantly these flavors were outstanding. Add some excellent construction into the occasion and this Anemoi Eurus scores extremely well.” Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Dominican Corojo (Jacagua, […]
“The flavors became richer and robust and while this was a very good cigar six months ago, it’s an even better cigar at this point.” Wrapper: Pennsylvania Broadleaf Binder: USA Maduro Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A. Perfecto: 6 x 56 Price: $11.99 Sponsor: No Samples […]
“Each year Espinosa has delivered an excellent cigar with the Warhead – each bringing its own nuances to the table… the cigar brings a powerful punch to the table without sacrificing the flavor.” Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: San Lotano Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $10.00 Sponsor: No […]
“The ESV Box Pressed line represents some of Perdomo Cigars’ finest work to date. The Perdomo ESV Limited Edition Box-Pressed Sun Grown Regente is an excellent cigar. Not only does it excel in the flavor category, but it also delivers a well-balanced flavor profile.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun Grown Binder: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Filler: Cuban-seed Nicaraguan Country […]
