In 2020, J.C. Newman Cigar Company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in business, but today we look at a cigar from a brand that was created for the company’s 100th anniversary. It was the Diamond Crown brand that would launch in 1996 to commemorate the occasion. At the time Newman teamed up with Carlos Fuente […]
Cigar Review: Jas Sum Kral Kralot (2018)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, Review
The year 2018 was a turning point when it came for Riste Ristevski’s Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. When the year started out, Ristevski announced he was switching the production of his lines from Noel Rojas’ New Order of the Ages (NOA) factory to an obscure factory known as Tabacalera de Aragon. Later that year […]
Cigar Review: Perla Del Mar Maduro L by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Box Worthy Consideration, JC Newman, Review
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, J.C. Newman Cigar Company showcased a maduro counterpart to its Perla Del Mar line appropriately called the Perla Del Mar Maduro. Perla Del Mar translates to “Pearl of the Sea”. It is said that the early European explorers gave the country of Cuba that name. The […]
Cigar Review: Bolívar Exclusivo Regional Andorra Short Bolivar
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Bolivar, Buy Multiples, Habanos SA, Review
The Bolívar brand is certainly one of the world’s most iconic brands. It is most famous for being a Cuban cigar brand, but there is a non-Cuban version that General Cigar Company has marketed. It’s the brand named after Simón Bolívar, the South American military and political leader who helped lead Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2019
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, Crowned Heads, Review, TAA
Since 2014, Crowned Heads has been a part of the exclusive series of cigars made for Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers with its “The Angel’s Anvil” series. Each year the company has released a different blend with different packaging. 2019 was no exception as the company released “The Angel’s Anvil 2019.” Crowned Heads has […]
Agile Cigar Review: Davidoff Winston Churchill – The Late Hour Churchill
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Davidoff, Winston Churchill Cigars
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Colmena Unico Especial by Warped Cigars (2019)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Try a Sample, Warped Cigars
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: Don Pepin Garcia Original TAA Exclusive Limited Edition 2019 by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2019 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Buy One, Don Pepin, My Father, Review, TAA
For the past six years, My Father Cigars has emerged as a staple in the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA)’s Exclusive Series. For its 2019 TAA Exclusive Series installment, the company provided a cigar off the brand that started it all for company founder Don Pepin Garcia, the eponymous Don Pepin Garcia Original (a.k.a. Don […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Sir Robert Peel Maduro (Toro) by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review
Since Cubariqueño Cigar Company launched in 2015, each year the company has released a new regular production blend into its portfolio. The year 2019 was a little different as Cubariqueño would unveil two blends under a new line known as Protocol Sir Robert Peel in the form of a Natural and Maduro. Protocol Sir Robert […]
Cigar Review: Alec & Bradley Blind Faith Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Alec Bradley, Buy Multiples, Review
j Back in 1996, Alan Rubin founded Alec Bradley Cigar Company, naming it after his two sons, Alec and Bradley. While Alan never pushed his boys into the company, both sons expressed an interest in joining their father in the cigar business. After playing a role in some of the operations of the company, the […]