Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge Last month, Viaje Cigars announced it was shipping a new limited edition cigar called the Viaje Super Shot (or referred to as Viaje Shotgun Shells). The Super Shot was part of Viaje’s February release cycle (also joining the Viaje Winter Classic and the ultra-limited Viaje Friends and Family) and fits […]
Cigar Review: CAO La Traviata Maduro Luminoso
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, CAO, General, Memorable, Review
CAO La Traviata Maduro – Luminoso In 2010, CAO Cigars released a maduro wrapper version of its popular CAO La Traviata. The original La Traviata had made its debut a year earlier and ended up as our #2 Cigar of the Year for 2009. While the 2010 follow-up, the La Traviata Maduro slotted a bit […]
Cigar Review: Gran Habano STK Zulu Zulu Ecuadorian Connecticut (Blue Box)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Gran Habano, Nice to Have, Review
Gran Habano STK Zulu Zulu Ecuadorian Connecticut Many times a cigar maker will make a personal blend for his private collection. This has been seen with Drew Estate’s Steve Saka with Liga Privada as well as Tatuaje’s Pete Johnson with the Black Label. It is also the case for Gran Habano’s George Rico with the […]
Assessment Updates: Nestor Miranda Grand Reserve and Para Japón
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, 91-93, Assessment Update, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Nestor Miranda, Nice to Have
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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars that are distributed […]
Cigar Review: Room 101 LTD OSOK (Room 101 LTD One Shot One Kill)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Camacho, Davidoff, Memorable, Review, Room 101
Room 101 LTD OSOK When Matt Booth and Camacho Cigars launched the Room 101 Cigars line in 2009, it was one of the most highly anticipated new lines by the cigar industry. While there were some good cigars done by Room 101, it was with the 2011 launch of the Room 101 Namakubi and the […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 91-93, Altadis, Memorable, Review, VegaFina
VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 With all of the new cigars that come out every year, it is often easy to pick out which ones are going to be among the best of the best. When we previewed a few weeks ago that the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 was headed to the U.S. market, I didn’t feel […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cabaiguan Guapo Natural
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Cabaiguan, Memorable, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Cabaiguan Guapo Natural If you take a step back and look at the brand portfolio for Tatuaje Cigars, it is quite extensive. With such a large portfolio, it is only natural for some of the lines to become more popular than others. In the past few years, one set of Tatuaje lines that has […]
Assessment Updates: Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial and El Triunfador (Original Blend)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, 91-93, Assessment Update, Nice to Have, Tatuaje
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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars from Tatuaje Cigars […]
Cigar Review: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes Connecticut Shade
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Memorable, My Father, Review
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes Connecticut Shade In 2011, it is well known that one of the big stories in the cigar industry has been the large amount of releases of Ecuadorian/ Connecticut Shade wrapper cigars. For the Garcia family, much of the activity has been more limited and experimental in […]
Assessment Updates: Liga Privada Unico Serie Feral Flying Pig, Liga Privada No. 9
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, Drew Estate, Liga Privada, Memorable
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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars from Drew Estate’s […]