Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff Connecticut Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Kristoff, Review
The Kristoff Connecticut is a new release introduced by Glen Case’s Kristoff Cigars in 2016. As the name indicates, this is a cigar that features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut Shade wrapper. While this would not be the first Connecticut Shade cigar released by the company, it would be the first Kristoff-branded Connecticut Shade cigar released in […]
Cigar Review: Neya F8 Texas Tactical Lancero by Duran Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Duran Cigars, Review
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Duran Cigars announced a new extension to its Neya brand known as the Neya F8 Texas Tactical Lancero. The Texas Tactical Lancero would introduce the third blend into the Neya brand and the Neya brand’s first maduro offering. The Texas Tactical Lancero was a project born out of […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff 702 Series 2000
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Davidoff, Review
The Davidoff 702 Series 2000 is one of seven cigars that make up the Davidoff 702 Series. The concept behind the 702 Series is that Davidoff has taken seven of its staple blends and replaced the wrapper on each of the blends with its proprietary Ecuadorian 702 hybrid wrapper. The 702 wrapper is the product of a […]
Cigar Review: El Centurion H.2K.CT Box Pressed Torpedo (TAA Exclusive) by My Father Cigars
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 2016 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, My Father, Review, TAA
In 2016, My Father Cigars delivered the El Centurion H.2K.CT Box Pressed Torpedo as an exclusive cigar to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). This cigar would be fourth TAA Exclusive Cigar by My Father Cigars. Back in 2015, My Father Cigars released the El Centurion H-2K-CT line. This was an all-new blend introduced under the El Centurion umbrella […]
Cigar Review: Jas Sum Kral Crna Nok Toro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, Review
One of the revelations of 2016 was a brand called Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. The company was founded by cigar enthusiast, Riste Riatevski. After being disappointed with many cigars on the market, Riatevski set out to create his own cigar that would satisfy him. That cigar turned out to be a Habano offering known as the […]
Agile Cigar Review: Asylum 33 5 1/2 x 46
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Asylum Cigars, CLE
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Cohiba Edición Diamante 2013 A
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Cohiba, General
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Davidoff Escurio Gran Perfecto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Davidoff
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: CLE Azabache 50 x 5 (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2016 TAA Exclusive Series, 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, CLE, Review, TAA
The CLE Azabache is CLE Cigar Company’s contribution to the 2016 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. 2016 was the second consecutive year CLE has been a part of the TAA Exclusive Series. A year prior (2015), CLE’s Asylum brand contributed the Asylum Nyctophilia Maduro. With Azabache, it is the first CLE branded cigar to be […]