One of the earliest contract brands that came out of Skip Martin and Esteban Disla’s Nica Sueño factory is Powstanie Cigars. Powstanie is a brand owned by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. The company has two regular production cigars with the Powstanie Habano and Powstanie Maduro. Over the past few years, […]
Cigar Review: Freyja 12 Dvalinn by Las Cumbres Tabaco
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Freyja, Las Cumbres, Reviews
In 2018, Las Cumbres Tabaco would release its second blend under its Freyja brand known as the Freyja 12. Las Cumbres Tabaco is the company founded by José Blanco and his wife Emma Viktorsson. Freyja is the brand the was spearheaded by Viktorsson. In 2016, Blanco would turn the reins of Las Cumbres Tabaco over […]
Cigar Review: Brick House Ciento Por Ciento TAA Exclusive (2019) by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, JC Newman, Reviews, TAA
In 2019 J.C. Newman Cigar Company would release a cigar for the Tobacconist Association America (TAA) Exclusive Series with the Brick House Ciento Por Ciento. It would be the first time J.C. Newman would participate in The TAA Exclusive Series. The Ciento Por Ciento is a blend that was originally released in Germany as a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Gran Habano Blue in Green Corona
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, Gran Habano
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo Nicaragua Series Toro by Altadis U.S.A.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Buy One, Montecristo, Review, Tabacalera USA
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Altadis U.S.A. introduced a Montecristo branded product produced by AJ Fernandez called the Montecristo Nicaragua Series. Over the past few years, Tabacalera USA has turned to AJ Fernandez to produce new offerings in many of its brands in both the Altadis U.S.A. and Santa Clara Cigars […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición Maduro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review, TAA
The year 2019 would mark the eighth consecutive year that La Flor Dominicana would be a part of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. In 2019, La Flor Dominicana would release not one, but two cigars to the TAA. These cigars have been branded the La Flor Dominicana TAA 50th Segunda Edición. […]
Cigar Review: Joya Copper Toro by Joya de Nicaragua
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Joya de Nicaragua, Review
The Joya Copper is the fifth installment of Joya de Nicaragua’s “Joya” series. The Joya series was launched back in 2014 with the release of Joya Red and is intended to offer a more contemporary styled smoke in terms of packaging and blend at a reasonable price point. When it comes to the Joya series, […]
Cigar Review: CAO Orellana
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, CAO, General, Review
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigars showed off what was a new installment to its Amazon Basin series, the CAO Orellana. The CAO Orellana is described as a “prequel” to the CAO Amazon Trilogy series, but for all practical purposes, it is the fourth blend to be released in the series. The CAO […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Connecticut Queens Perfecto by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Aladino, Buy Multiples, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
Since JRE Tobacco Company launched in 2016, the brand that has become the workhorse blend of the portfolio has been Aladino. In 2019, JRE Tobacco would introduce its fourth blend under the Aladino line with the Aladino Connecticut. While JRE Tobacco already has a Connecticut Shade cigar with the Tatascan Connecticut, that cigar is sweet-dipped. […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Silver Label Toro TAA Exclusive
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, La Palina, Review, TAA
In 2019 La Palina Cigars released its fourth exclusive release to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA), the La Palina Silver Label. It was also the third consecutive year that La Palina unveiled a new blend as a part of the TAA Exclusive Series. At the time it was announced, it was billed as the […]