Avo 2nd Movement TAA Limited Release At the Tobacconists Association of America’s (TAA) 2014 Annual Meeting, Avo Cigars unveiled their contribution to the TAA’s Exclusive Series of cigars, the Avo 2nd Movement TAA Limited Release. The Avo 2nd Movement is one of eight exclusive cigars made available to TAA retailers by various manufacturers for 2014. […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Liberty 2014
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Camacho, Davidoff, Review
Camacho Liberty 2014 Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars shipped the Camacho Liberty 2014. The Camacho Liberty series is an annual limited edition cigar and one that is consistently anticipated by cigar enthusiasts. Each year for the Liberty Series, Camacho puts forward a different blend and may vary the size. There […]
Assessment Update: La Aurora 107 Maduro Bowtie
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Assessment Update, La Aurora, Miami Cigars
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 provide […]
Cigar Review: La Jugada Nunchuck by Moya Ruiz Cigars
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, La Jugada, Moya Ruiz, Review
La Jugada Nunchuck by Moya Ruiz Cigars The La Jugada Nunchuck is the third blend to be released by Moya Ruiz Cigars. This is as ambitious as a project that has been seen in recent time in the cigar industry. The idea was to create a limited edition cigar for the Cigar Dojo social media […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Roman Candle 2014
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Review, Viaje
Viaje Roman Candle 2014 The Viaje Roman Candle 2014 is the second iteration of what is the longest cigar that has made by Viaje Cigars to date. The Viaje Roman Candle made its debut in 2012 introducing a 9 x 50 Presidente or “A” size vitola into Andre Farkas’ line. After a one year hiatus, […]
Cigar Review: G.A.R. Red by George Rico
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Gran Habano, Review
G.A.R. Red by George Rico 6 x 60 Last year, Santa Cruz Tobacco, the parent company for Gran Habano Cigars announced a new line of cigars called G.A.R. Red. G.A.R. Red stands for George A Rico – the founder of Gran Habano cigars. With this particular release, Rico has decided to address the growing segment […]
Cigar Review: CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, CAO, General, Review
CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450 The CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450 is a line extension to CAO’s Flathead line introduced in 2014. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO launched the Flathead line. This would be the third regular production release of the Rick Rodriguez era with the CAO brand. For this release, Rodriguez blended his first […]
Cigar Review: Leaf by Oscar Sumatra
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 3 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Leaf and Bean, Leaf by Oscar, Puros de Ballard, Review
Leaf by Oscar Sumatra Today we explore another cigar in Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean series, the Leaf by Oscar Sumatra. For those who don’t know Robisnon is the owner of the Leaf and Bean retail shops based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. For his Leaf & Bean series, Robinson partnered with three boutique cigar makers: […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Skull and Bones MOAB 2014
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Review, Viaje
Viaje Skull and Bones MOAB 2014 The Viaje Skull and Bones MOAB 2014 is a part of the eleventh batch of Viaje’s Skull and Bones series. The MOAB is a cigar that actually has appeared in three batches of this series. The first Skull and Bones MOAB was released back in 2011 as a short […]
Cigar Review: Bello Natural by Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews 8 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Bello, Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company, Review
Bello Natural by Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company – Piramide The Bello Natural is one of several lines from Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company. The name Bello comes from the company’s owner Pedro Bello. The Bello family has a long tradition in the cigar industry. Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company is based in Little Havana in Miami, Florida […]