At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Altadis U.S.A. introduced the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch III. As the name indicates, this is the third installment of the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros line, a limited edition series from Altadis U.S.A. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Fuente, Review
Back in 2015, Arturo Fuente Cigars would introduce two limited production cigars that would celebrate a couple of milestones. May 6th of 2015 would mark the 80th birthday of family patriarch Carlos Fuente Sr. At the same time, the company was getting ready to commemorate 40 years of its Don Carlos brand in 2016. Given […]
Cigar Review: GTO Anesthésia Maduro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy Multiples, GTO, Review
In 2017, GTO Dominican Cigars launched a line known as Anesthésia. GTO Dominican Cigars is a small boutique vertically integrated company owned by Dr. Oscar Rodriguez. The brand has built a solid following in the southeast part of the United States. The GTO Anesthésia release was designed to be the company’s fullest bodied offering to […]
Cigar Review: Macanudo Inspirado Red Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Box Worthy Consideration, General, Macanudo, Review
Back in 1968, Edgar Cullman Sr.’s General Cigar Company purchased a factory in Kingston, Jamaica called Temple Hall. At the time the factory owned and produced a small brand called Macanudo. Under Cullman’s leadership, Macanudo became one of the largest cigar brands in the world. While General Cigar is now owned by Scandinavian Tobacco Group […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff – The Master Selection 2008
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
Today we continue our series of assessments of the Davidoff Master Selection series. The Master Selection Series is a limited edition line introduced by Davidoff in 2017. It is a series of six personal blends created by Davidoff’s Master Blender Eladio Diaz. Each of the six blends commemorates a specific birthday of Diaz. Today we take […]
Cigar Review: Gran Habano La Conquista Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Gran Habano, Review
Just before the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Gran Habano Cigars started to circulate a pre-release product called La Conquista. La Conquista translates to “The Conquest” and once the cigar and its final packaging were unveiled at the trade show, it was very clear that this was a cigar that paid homage to the age of […]
Agile Cigar Review: El Primer Mundo Epifania Toro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, El Primer Mundo
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: La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Double Barrel Aged
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, La Aurora, Miami, Review, Try a Sample
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Aurora Cigars launched the seventh installment of its Preferidos series, the La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Double Barrel Aged. The foundation of this series revolves around a series of perfectos (although many of the offerings in the series now include parejos) packaged in a uniquely shaped tubo with […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Aurora Preferidos Broadleaf (Diamond) Corona
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, La Aurora, Miami 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: Viaje Zombie Biohazard Red (2016)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Review, Viaje
The Viaje Zombie Biohazard is an off-shoot of Viaje Cigars’ mysterious Zombie line. While Viaje is known for its small batch and limited production releases, the Viaje Zombie is one of the company’s more limited ones. Viaje Zombie was a line that was introduced in 2011. For five consecutive years, it was extremely limited by […]