The Wilson Adams Black Label is the latest line to be released by Wilson Adams Cigars. The Black Label introduces a Connecticut Shade Cigar into the company’s portfolio. The company refers to this cigar as its “Dark Connecticut” and the name is appropriate because the cigar uses a darker shade of a Connecticut wrapper. The […]
Agile Cigar Review: Illusione Original Documents ~mj12~
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Illusione
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2016 The Raconteur
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Winston Churchill Cigars
The Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2016 -The Raconteur is first limited edition to be released under the revamped Davidoff Winston Churchill brand. It was in late 2014 where Davidoff decided to give the Winston Churchill brand a complete makeover. This included creating a whole new blend, revamping the packaging, and rebranding the cigar as […]
Agile Cigar Review: L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER15
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 2 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, L’Atelier Imports
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Jas Sum Kral Red Knight Toro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Jas Sum Kral, Review
Jas Sum Kral Cigars is a new cigar company owned by Riste Riatevski . Riatevski decided to create his own cigar after being disappointed with many cigars on the market. His goal was to create a cigar that maintained Cuban tradition, but add his own twist on things. In order to accomplish this, he realized he was […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Skull and Bones Ten Ton Tess Collector’s Edition (Silver)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Review, Viaje
The Viaje Skull and Bones Ten Ton Tess Collector’s Edition is a new installment to Viaje Cigars’ Skull and Bones line that was introduced at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. Ten Ton Tess would be the most different release under Viaje’s Skull and Bones line for many reasons. First up, this would become Viaje’s first […]
Cigar Review: El Güegüense Churchill by Foundation Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Foundation Cigar Company, Review
El Güegüense (pronounced Way-When-Say) is the debut release by Nicholas Melillo‘s Foundation Cigar Company. Melillo is best known for his tenure at Drew Estate where he served as Vice President and Director of Tobacco and Production at Drew Estate. Early in 2014 Melillo departed Drew Estate and launched Melillo International, a consulting operation around tobacco blending and […]
Cigar Review: Black Works Studio NBK
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Black Works Studio, Boutiques United, Fabrica de Oveja Negra, Review
2015 was a big year for James Brown and Black Label Trading Company (BLTC). First Brown moved his production into his company’s own production factory, Fabrica de Oveja Negra. Late last year, Brown announced he was forming a whole new brand that would be separate from BLTC known as Black Works Studio. When Black Works Studio […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Selección Oscuro Especial No. 6
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Review
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo showcased a new Oscuro wrapper offering appropriately called the E.P. Carrillo Seleccion Oscuro. The Seleccion Oscuro was the latest in what has been a series of regular production offerings that E.P. Carrillo had rolled out over the past year and a half. In 2014, the company launched its highly […]
Agile Cigar Review: Fratello Bianco III
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Fratello Cigars
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]