The Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch is a project released by Aganorsa Leaf back in 2019. Guardian of the Farm is a brand that was started under Aganorsa Leaf that was a project between Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars. With the Nightwatch, the project is strictly an Aganorsa Leaf […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Anarchy Kaos Pale Horse
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Smoke Inn Microblend Series, Tatuaje
In terms of shop exclusive cigar series releases, the Smoke Inn MicroBlend Series might rank as one of the most successful of all time. There have been 16 releases over the past ten years, and the company that has been the most active is Tatuaje Cigars. The MicroBlend Series started out with the Tatuaje Anarchy […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Inspirado Palladium Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, General, Macanudo, Review, Try a Sample
Macanudo is General Cigar Company’s most successful brand in its vast portfolio. Back in 2014, General Cigar created a new offshoot in its Macanudo brand known as Macanudo Inspirado. Macanudo Inspirado was geared with the more contemporary smoker in mind. Originally Macanudo Inspirado made its debut in the European market in 2014. Two years later, General […]
Cigar Review: AVO Improvisation LE20
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, AVO, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
Earlier this year, AVO Cigars announced its plans for 2020. Included in those plans was the brand’s signature limited edition cigar, the AVO Improvisation LE20. The year 2020 is a significant milestone for the AVO Cigars brand. It marks 20 consecutive years, dating back to 2001, that AVO has released a limited edition cigar – […]
Cigar Review: Fratello The Texan
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 85-87, Fratello Cigars, Review, Try a Sample
In 2019, Fratello Cigars announced a release known as “The Texan.” As indicated by the name, The Texan is a regional release that was done for the State of Texas – a region that has been successful for Fratello Cigars. This was not the first regional release for Fratello Cigars as late in 2018, Fratello […]
Cigar Review: Punch Chop Suey
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, General, Punch, Review, Try a Sample
In terms of limited edition cigars, one trend that has become quite popular is one themed around the Chinese New Year. Over the years companies such as Davidoff, Drew Estate, Maya Selva, and Tabacalera SLU (VegaFina) have all released cigars with a theme. In 2019, General Cigar Company came out with its version. The cigar […]
Cigar Review: Quorum Maduro Toro by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Buy One, JC Newman, Quorum, Review
Today we take a closer look at a cigar type we typically don’t review, but is one of the best selling cigars in the world – the Quorum Maduro. Quorum Maduro is one of three blends offered by J.C. Newman Company under the Quorum brand. Quorum is a brand of value-based Cuban sandwich cigars. As […]
Cigar Review: Lars Tetens SS Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Alec Bradley, Buy One, Lars Tatens Brands, Review
If there is one cigar in the Lars Tetens portfolio that caught a lot of cigar enthusiasts’ attention, it was the Lars Tetens SS. The “SS” stands for “Spicy Sweet” and that is exactly the experience one is going to get. Lars Tetens is best known for its “conditioned” cigars. These cigars incorporate essential oils, […]
Cigar Review: La Unica No. 400 Natural by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, JC Newman, La Unica, Review, Try a Sample
La Unica is a value-priced brand in the J.C. Newman Cigar Company portfolio produced at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. Over the years, the Fuente and Newman families have forged a strong partnership. The Fuentes handle production for many of the J.C Newman brands while J.C. Newman handles the U.S. distribution for the Arturo Fuente […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje – The Tiff
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Tatuaje, Try a Sample
When Tatuaje – The Bride was released in 2018, it became the 13th blend released in the Monsters Series. At that time Pete Johnson pretty much had said 13 blends would be the limit. Of the 13 blends, 11 of the 13 had been released in the full-sized Monster format for Halloween. The two […]