Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Nomad Cigar Company announced a new line called Therapy. The new line consists of three distinct blends with each named for the type of wrapper on the cigar – Nomad Therapy Connecticut, Nomad Therapy Habano, and Nomad Therapy Maduro. Compared to previous Nomad releases, there are several […]
Agile Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2014 (Avo 88) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits
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: Tatuaje Anarchy 2015
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Smoke Inn Microblend Series, Tatuaje
In 2010, South Florida Retailer Smoke Inn would launch the a cigar called the Tatuaje Anarchy. This was the first release of a project called the MicroBlend Series. The concept behind this series involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a a one-time limited run exclusive […]
Cigar Review: Viva Republica Advanced Warfare Petit
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Miami Cigars, Review, Viva Republica
The Viva Republica Advanced Warfare is a new blend that extends the company’s Guerrilla Warfare line. If you watched Episode 137 of Stogie Geeks, Viva Republica owner Jason Holly first revealed details about this project. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, the Advanced Warfare made its official debut. Advanced Warfare takes a little bit of […]
Cigar Review: Imperio Cubano Miami Natural by Antillian Cigar Corporation
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Antillian Cigar Corporation, Review, Sosa
Over the past year, Sosa Cigars has been celebrating 50 years in the cigar business. While there have been releases such as the Sosa Half Century and Sosa 50th to commemorate this occasion, parent company Antillian Cigar Company has also decided to re-launch its Imperio Cubano line as a part of the celebration. The Imperio Cubano […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Bohéme Pittore by Boutique Blends Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Boutique Blends Cigars, La Bohéme, Oliveros
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: Tatuaje The Jackal
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje – The Jackal is a limited edition shop exclusive cigar to Chicago, Illinois area based retailer Casa de Montecristo. 2015 has been a major year for shop exclusive releases for Tatuaje as Pete Johnson’s company has release six different ones. The Jackal is perhaps the most unique one as it utilizse the Sancti Spirius wrapper. […]
Cigar Review: Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Iconic Leaf Cigars, Recluse, Review
The Recluse Amadeus Habano Reserva is the fourth regular production line by Recluse Cigar Company. At the 2015 Southern Cigar Festival, Scott Weeks of Recluse Cigar Company broke news on a special Stogie Geeks segment of this release. One month later, the cigar would subsequently make its official debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. […]
Cigar Review: Avo 75th Anniversary (Avo Limited Edition 2001) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
Fourteen years ago, Avo Cigars released a special limited edition cigar for brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 75th birthday on March 22, 2001 appropriately titled the Avo 75th Anniversary. Since then, a limited edition cigar would follow each subsequent year for Uvezian’s birthday (until this year when the Avo Limited Edition 2015 moved away from being a birthday cigar). […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez Enclave Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AJ Fernandez Cigars, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars announced the Enclave. The Enclave continues along the path of the recently released New World line of cigars. Like New World, it is another project that is a collaboration between A.J. Fernandez and his father Ismael. Also like the New World line, Enclave provides another […]