Dona Flor Puro Mata Fina The Dona Flor Mata Fina is a Brazilian puro cigar. What distinguishes this from other Brazilian puros that are out on the marketplace is that it is comprised of tobacco from one type of seed – Brazilian Mata Fina. While Brazil is not a country that dominates the cigar marketplace, […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Sanson
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, General, La Gloria Cubana, Review
La Gloria Cubana Sanson The La Gloria Cubana Sanson is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar’s La Gloria Cubana brand. A few days ago, we were proud to be first to report the details around this cigar. The Sanson is a cigar that at the time of this article is only being made available […]
Cigar Review: Nording 50th Anniversary by Rocky Patel
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, IPCPR 2012, Nice to Have, Review, Rocky Patel
Nording 50th Anniversary by Rocky Patel The Nording 50th Anniversary by Rocky Patel was one of six new blends launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. The Nording 50th Anniversary commemorates world-renowned pipe maker Erik Nording’s 50th Anniversary in the tobacco business. It also marks the second blend in the […]
Assessment Update: Viaje Late Harvest Estate Grown 2011
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Assessment Update, Nice to Have, Viaje
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 […]
Cigar Review: Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Viaje, Viaje White Label Project
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat edition is one of two blends that make up the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 release. Last year, Viaje released the Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2011 – which was Viaje’s first foray into a 60 ring gauge […]
Cigar Review: Rafaeli’s Maduro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Rafaelis, Review
Rafaeli’s Maduro The Rafaeli’s Maduro cigar is a value-priced cigar that was launched by a Los Angeles diamond jeweler named David Rafaeli. At Cigar Coop, we define a value-priced cigar as one that is under $4.00 in price. One thing we do is assess a cigar on its merits and smoking experience alone. We […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Master 2012
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Nice to Have, Review, VegaFina
VegaFina Master 2012 Several weeks ago, Altadis USA quietly rolled out their latest cigar to the VegaFina line, the VegaFina Master 2012. This is the fourth major release in the last 12 months to the U.S. market under the VegaFina line – joining the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011, VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010, and VegaFina […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, IPCPR 2012, Nice to Have, Perdomo, Review
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown The Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown is one of two blends released by Tabacalera Perdomo to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary. While announced prior to the trade show, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary line made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. A couple of weeks ago, we took a […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley American Sun Grown
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Alec Bradley, Nice to Have, Review
Alec Bradley American Sun Grown The Alec Bradley American Sun Grown was a cigar that was released mid-year. The American Sun Grown is the second cigar in Alec Bradley’s “American” series. In 2011, Alec Bradley released the Alec Bradley American Classic. The American Classic was an excellent Honduran Connecticut-Shade wrapper and it proved to surprise […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Private Cellar
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, IPCPR 2012, Review, Rocky Patel, See What You Think
Rocky Patel Private Cellar At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars had seven new releases – including six new blends being launched. One of the new blends that got considerable attention was the Rocky Patel Private Cellar. Plans for this release were first told to Cigar Insider back in July, 2012 as this […]