If there is one portfolio that has been one of the more interesting evolutions that have been seen over the years, it has to be that of Southern Draw. Over the years, the portfolio has grown to become a series of excellent cigars where there truly is something for everyone. Perhaps the most interesting thing […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 13 BigTime Tommie 70 x 7
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Asylum Cigars, CLE, Review, Try a Sample
If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get both people in the cigar industry or hard-core cigar enthusiasts excited, it is when they see a premium cigar product make it into mainstream channels. Look no further when a team wins a championship and is smoking a cigar – often the question on many […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Manzanita Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Not Recommended, Review, Southern Draw
Late in 2020, Southern Draw Cigars launched a new regular production line known as Manzanita. The name Manzanita means “little apple.” Southern Draw Cigars is known to name its cigars for flowers and plants. Not only do apples grow on trees, but Manzanita also refers shrubs and small trees that often have a reddish bark. […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Mil Días Mareva Edición Limitada XX
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Crowned Heads, Review, Try a Sample
In 2020 Crowned Heads and ACE Prime came together and formed a strategic alliance. Under the alliance, ACE Prime Cigars would now be produced at Crowned Heads. At the same time, Crowned Heads would continue to leverage ACE Prime’s factory, Tabacalera Pichardo. Prior to the alliance, Crowned Heads had worked with Tabacalera Pichardo to produce […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Factory Unleashed (Toro)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Camacho, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
The period of 2013 to 2017 will long be remembered as the innovation era at Davidoff. During that period, Davidoff would introduce a variety of new regular production and limited edition releases into the market. Post-2017 has seen the number of new releases decrease. One of the Davidoff brands that still has maintained a […]
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Rare Leaf Reserve Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, AGANORSA Leaf, Review, Try a Sample
In 2021 Aganorsa Leaf would release a new line of cigars dubbed the Rare Leaf Reserve. As the name indicates, it is a line to showcase some of Aganorsa’s low-yield tobaccos. Typically when a blend uses a significant amount of low-yield tobaccos, it will be a limited line. But for the Rare Leaf Reserve, Aganorsa […]
Cigar Review: Esteban Carreras Cashmere Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Esteban Carreras, Review, Try a Sample
There are two things I have come to expect from Esteban Carreras Cigars when the company comes to the PCA/IPCPR Trade Show. First is that the company will unveil a new product at the Trade Show and second, the company will keep the release under wraps until the Trade Show opens. In 2020 the COVID-19 […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, General, Macanudo, Review, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG, Try a Sample
Earlier this year, General Cigar Company released the seventh installment under its Macanudo Inspirado Series, the Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade. The Macanudo Inspirado Series is a series of cigars under General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand that brings a contemporary look and feel. It’s also served as an innovation platform for the Macanudo brand – incorporating […]
Cigar Review: HVC Black Friday 2020 Corona Gorda
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, HVC, Review, Try a Sample
Seasonal release cigars are not anything new in the cigar industry. We have seen cigars over the years come out for Independence Day, Christmas, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. In 2015, Reinier Lorenzo of HVC Cigars decided to release a cigar for what has become an unofficial holiday particularly in the U.S. and that is […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Capa 20
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Tabacalera SLU, Try a Sample, VegaFina
Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.L.U. unveiled a new limited edition cigar under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Capa 20. Tabacalera S.L.U. group is a European distribution arm that can best be described as a sister organization to Altadis USA. Over the years there have been several VegaFina releases in the U.S. […]