Sosa Family Selection Maduro A few weeks ago, we assessed a cigar from Sosa Cigars called the Sosa Family Selection Connecticut. This cigar proved to be a nice revelation in the world of Ecuadorian Connecticut cigars. We now turn our attention to another blend that is under the Sosa Family Selection line. This cigar is […]
Cigar Review: Burn Special Reserve by Rocky Patel
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Rocky Patel
Burn Special Reserve by Rocky Patel Back on the February 4th, 2012 Cigar Dave show, a new cigar from Rocky Patel Premium Cigars was announced. This new cigar, the Burn Special Reserve was intended to be a cigar to be made available as an exclusive to brick and mortar retailers that have a Rocky Patel […]
Cigar Review: J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Nice to Have, Ocean State Cigars, Review
J. Grotto Series by Ocean State Cigars The J. Grotto Series is one of two cigar blends made by indie cigar maker, Ocean State Cigars. Ocean State Cigars was founded by Paul Joyal. The J. Grotto Series (along with its sibling blend, the J. Grotto Series Reserve) are manufactured in Honduras, and have a significant […]
Cigar Review: CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS): O
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, CAO, General, Nice to Have, Review
CAO Last Stick Standing “O” In this assessment, we look at a third and final cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “O”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote on what […]
Cigar Review: CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS): A
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, CAO, General, Nice to Have, Review
CAO Last Stick Standing – Blend A In this assessment, we take a look at a second cigar from CAO’s Last Stick Standing collection – the CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS) “A”. The Last Stick Standing Collection is a concept from CAO’ that gives consumers a chance to sample three potential blends and then vote […]
Cigar Review: Avo 80th (Avo LE 2006)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, AVO, Davidoff, Nice to Have, Review
Avo 80th (Avo Limited Edition 2006) For those who are cigar fans of Avo Uvezian Cigars, when the month of March has comes around, they have been able to count on an annual limited production cigar from Avo Cigars. The series began back in 2001 with March being selected for the annual release to coincide […]
Cigar Review: CAO Last Stick Standing (LSS): C
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 3 Comments 88-90, CAO, General, Nice to Have, Review
CAO Last Stick Standing – Blend C Following the acquisition of CAO Cigars by General Cigar company, many CAO cigar enthusiasts were not sure where the brand was heading. Shortly after, the acquisition Team La Gloria Cubana’s Rick Rodriguez moved over to the CAO Brand, and Ed McKenna was hired as a Senior Brand Manager. […]
Assessment Updates: Lou Rodriguez Edicion Reserva Connecticut and Lou Rodriguez Edicion Premier
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, 91-93, Assessment Update, Lou Rodriguez, Memorable, 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/score cigars. Today, we assign […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Cafe Gigante
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 88-90, General, Macanudo, Nice to Have
Macanudo Cafe Gigante Up until a few years ago, the Macanudo brand within the General Cigar family has primarily been associated with cigars that are traditionally on the milder side in terms of strength and body. Over the past few years, Macanudo has added cigars such as the Cru Royale, Vintage 2007 Maduro, and 1968 […]
Cigar Review: Padron Family Reserve 85th Natural
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Padron, Review
Padron Family Reserve 85th Natural When it comes to Padron cigars, there are two rules of thumb that can apply to most cigars in their line: 1) The cigars will contain Nicaraguan tobaccos; 2) The cigars will be released in both a natural and maduro wrapper. At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, many retailers were […]