La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra The La Gloria Cubana Piramide Supra is one of three 2012 regional releases by the La Gloria Cubana. These three regional releases have been targeted to be longer, larger ring gauge cigars. The Piramide Supra was a release that was targeted for the northeastern U.S. market. The cigar comes in […]
Assessment Update: Lou Rodriguez Habano-Rosado
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Assessment Update, Lou Rodriguez, 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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Super Shot 2013 Corojo 10 Gauge
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Viaje
Viaje Super Shot 2013 Corojo – 10 Gauge At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars’ president Andre Farkas told us that the Viaje Super Shot would be making a return in 2013. Last month Farkas made the announcement on this year’s Super Shot. The difference would be in addition to the Super Shot […]
Cigar Review: Dona Flor Seleção
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Dona Flor, Nice to Have, Review
Dona Flor Seleção Today we take a look at a cigar called the Dona Flor Seleção. Dona Flor is a cigar company that specializes in Brazilian-based tobacco blends. Several of the tobacco blends they have released are Brazilian puros – meaning all of the tobacco comes from Brazil. In the case of the Seleção, this […]
Cigar Review: CAO Right Coast
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, CAO, General, Nice to Have, Review
CAO Right Coast Earlier this week, we reported on the CAO Right Coast. This is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar Company aimed at retailers in the Southeastern United States. The cigar has a trapezoid-shaped viola. As David Jones of the Tiki Bar Online pointed out to me, this was a similar vitola […]
Cigar Review: Nat Sherman Timeless Collection (Nicaragua)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, IPCPR 2012, Nat Sherman, Nice to Have, Review
Nat Sherman Timeless Collection (Nicaragua) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Nat Sherman unveiled a Nicaraguan puro blend as a part of its Timeless Collection. Earlier in 2012, Nat Sherman released the first blend of the Timeless Collection. This marked the first national launch of the Michael Herklots era at Nat Sherman. The original Timeless […]
Cigar Review: Surrogates Crystal Baller by L’Atelier Imports
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, IPCPR 2012, L’Atelier Imports, Nice to Have, Review
Surrogates Crystal Baller The Surrogates Crystal Baller is one of four cigars that was launched by L’Atelier Imports in 2012. L’Atelier Imports is a spinoff company to Tatuaje Cigars. Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson was involved with the launch of the company, but the operations are separate and run by Johnson’s brother K.C. Johnson, Johnson’s […]
Assessment Update: Kristoff Kristania
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Kristoff, Review
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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
Assessment Update: Macanudo Vintage 1997 Maduro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Assessment Update, General, Macanudo, 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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Review: 1502 Ruby
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 1502, 88-90, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, Nice to Have, Review
1502 Ruby The 1502 Ruby is one of three cigar offerings by Global Premium Cigars (GPC). GPC was founded by Enrique Sanchez Icaza. The company is based in Nicaragua and focuses on primarily Nicaraguan-based blends. The 1502 is positioned as the company’s premium line and gets its name from the year that Christopher Columbus discovered Nicaragua. […]