Hialeah Gardens, Florida (June 6, 2013) – Hialeah Gardens, Florida (June 6, 2013) – Espinosa Premium Cigars is proud to announce they will be introducing a limited edition cigar for their full bodied 601 La Bomba line called “Warhead” at IPCPR this year. This is the first time the 601 La Bomba line is offered […]
Assessment Update: 601 Blue Label Maduro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 601, 91-93, Assessment Update, Espinosa, Memorable
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a score […]
News: Espinosa Cigars to Launch Limited Edition Broadleaf 601 La Bomba
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 601, Espinosa, IPCPR 2013, News
Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars was a guest on the 5/18/13 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and indicated he will be launching a Broadleaf Maduro wrapper version of the 601 La Bomba cigar. The cigar will be launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. Espinosa indicated the Broadleaf version of the 601 La Bomba […]
Cigar Preview: 601 La Bomba F-Bomb by Espinosa Cigars
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 2013 Preview, 601, Espinosa
Espinosa Cigars has announced a fifth vitola to their 601 La Bomba line. This vitola is a 7 x 70 size and has been dubbed La Bomba F-Bomb. The announcement was made via a video on the company’s Facebook page. The 601 La Bomba line was originally part of the EO Brands portfolio It was […]
Assessment Update: 601 La Bomba by Espinosa Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 601, 88-90, Assessment Update, Espinosa, Nice to Have
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
News: Erik Espinosa Confirms Dissolution of EO Brands; Discusses new Espinosa Cigar
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 601, Espinosa, News, Ortega
Erik Espinosa, President of Espinosa Cigars appeared on the 7/21/12 edition of Kiss My Ash Radio and confirmed a story first reported by Halfwheel that EO Brands has been dissolved and the brands have been divided. Espinosa was a partner with Eddie Ortega with EO Brands. Earlier this year, Ortega announced he was leaving EO […]
News: Eddie Ortega Leaves EO Brands
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 601, News, Ortega, People
In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
Cigar Review: 601 Natural (601 Reserva Limitada Natural – White Label)
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 601, Nice to Have, Review
601 Natural – aka 601 White Label 2011 is an exciting year for EO Brands and their 601 line. Many 601 fans were happy when EO abandoned the band changes made in 2010 and reverted back to a band similar to the original 601 band. In addition, the 601 line is introducing some new blends […]
Cigar Month in Review: May, 2011
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 262, 601, CAO, Cigar Coop, Graycliff, IPCPR 2012, La Aurora, Month in Review, My Father, News, Oliva, People, Pinar Del Rio, Pleasure Police, Revolution Cigars, Sam Leccia, San Lotano, Tatuaje, Toraño
The month of May was probably as dynamic a month as there has been in a while in the cigar industry. As always, I’ll highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. The main focus will be on the happenings I explored on the Cigar Coop website, but there was plenty […]
Cigar Pre-Review: EO 601 La Bomba – Pre-Release Sample
William Cooper Pre-Review, Uncategorized No Comments 601, Pre-Review, Rocky Patel
La Bomba (pic in front of an 601 Red box) Every year, there are a few cigars that are some of the most anticipated new releases for the year. In 2011, there is little doubt that EO Brands’ 601 La Bomba falls into that category. For the past few months, I’ve been following this cigar […]