At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars, the brand under CLE that is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka launched a new line called Asylum 33. This new line will produce blends utilizing some of the best aged tobaccos in that Eiroa and Lazuka can procure. For all practical purposes, this becomes […]
Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Company Deliverance Nocturne Salomon Snub Nose
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Black Label Trading Company, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) announced a new blend to its Deliverance line called Deliverance Nocturne. The Deliverance was introduced in 2015 as a small batch limited production line featuring a San Andres natural wrapper. While the original blend returns for 2015, the new small batch Deliverance […]
Agile Cigar Review: Tatuaje Avion 13 FF
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Tatuaje
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: Casa Magna D. Magnus II TAA Exclusive Hadrian
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Quesada, Review, TAA
The Casa Magna D. Magnus II TAA Exclusive Hadrian is Quesada Cigars’s contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. It also is the second installment of three line extensions to Quesada’s Casa Magna Domus Magnus II (also referred to as Casa Magna D. Magnus II) line called “The Three Good Emperors”. These cigars pay homage […]
Cigar Review: The Chinese Finger Trap by MoyaRuiz Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Moya Ruiz, Review
The Chinese Finger Trap is the second limited edition cigar by MoyaRuiz Cigars. The cigar keeps true to MoyaRuiz theme of incorporating a theme of games into its cigar brand names. In this case, it pays homage to a popular novelty item. In addition, it is a cigar that pays homage to the Cigar Dojo […]
Cigar Review: Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut Regios by Legacy Brands
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Legacy Brands, Review, Tortuga, Victor Vitale
The release of the Tortuga Reserva 215 Connecticut introduced a third wrapper option into Legacy Brands Tortuga Reserva 215 line. If you followed the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show coverage on Cigar Coop, you got one of the first glimpses of that cigar. Earlier this year, the Tortuga Reserva 215 Connecticut would make its debut. The cigar uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Das Brauhaus
William Cooper Reviews 3 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Quesada, Review
For the fifth consecutive year, Quesada Cigars has released its Oktoberfest line of cigars. The concept of this line brings a cigar to the table. that can be paired with malt liquor (aka beer). Back in 2011, the line was originally introduced in two sizes. Since then, the Oktoberfest line has become an annual release that has […]
Cigar Review: La Rosa de Sandiego Connecticut Toro Gordo
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, American Caribbean Tobacco, La Rosa de Sandiego, Review
La Rosa de Sandiego is a new line of cigars that made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The line is produced by American Caribbean Cigars. American Caribbean Cigars is best known for producing cigars for brands such as Gurkha, Torano and Leccia Tobacco. However with La Rosa de Sandiego, this is American Caribbean […]
Cigar Review: Esteban Carreras Black Cross Corona
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Esteban Carreras, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Esteban Carreras Cigars soft-launched a new line called Black Cross. The Black Cross is a project that company owner Craig Cunningham has been working on for the past two years. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show where word of this project first came out. The […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Corona Gorda by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review
The Protocol is the first release by a new cigar company called Cubariqueno Cigar Company. Cubariqueno Cigar Company is a venture formed by two cigar enthusiasts – Juan Cancel and Bill Ives. To produce their first cigar, Cancel and Ives went to La Zona, the factory in Esteli, Nicaragua owned by Erik Espinosa. The end […]