Late in 2015, cigar maker James Brown launched his second brand known as Black Works Studio. One of the first releases under that brand was a box-pressed offering known as NBK (an acronym for Natural Born Killers). At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Brown would introduce an off-shoot of NBK that would be made available […]
Agile Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Black Diamond Marquis by J.C. Newman Cigar Co
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, Diamond Crown, JC Newman
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: Southern Draw IGNITE Corojo No. 4 Rothschild
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Review, Southern Draw
In 2018, Southern Draw Cigars would launch a collaborative charity project under a brand known as IGNITE. The 2018 releases would feature a series of unique line extensions to Southern Draw’s core lines: Jacobs Ladder, Rose of Sharon, Kudzu, and Firethorn. These cigars would see Southern Draw Cigars donate a portion of the sales to […]
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Signature Maduro Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, AGANORSA Leaf, Box Worthy Consideration, Review
Maduro blends have been nothing new for Aganorsa Leaf (and its former name Casa Fernandez Cigars). While Aganorsa Leaf is known for using its signature Criollo ’98 and Corojo ’99 tobaccos grown on its Aganorsa farms, the company has historically sourced the tobacco for its maduro wrappers from the San Andres region of Mexico. That […]
Cigar Review: M.Esteli Toro by Bombay Tobak
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 91-93, Bombay Tobak, Box Worthy Consideration, M.Esteli, Review
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak introduced its fourth brand in its portfolio known as M.Esteli. M.Esteli would be a very different release compared to the other brands in the Bombay Tobak portfolio. First, M.Esteli is a cigar that was intended to be a bolder offering. Second, M.Esteli is intended to […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Project 40 06.52
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Alec Bradley, Fight Chuck Norris for Them, Review
The year 2019 has certainly been interesting at Alec Bradley Cigars. For many years the company has had success making cigars in Nicaragua and Honduras, primarily working with the Raices Cubanas and Plasencia factories. While much was made of company founder Alan Rubin‘s acquisition of the Lars Tetens brands, there were a couple of projects […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Corojo Reserva Toro by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Aladino, Box Purchase, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
The Aladino Corojo Reserva Toro is the second size released in JRE Tobacco Company’s Aladino Corojo Reserva line. At the 2018 IPCPR, the Aladino Corojo Reserva line made its debut in the Robusto size. It’s a cigar that went on to capture the 2018 Cigar of the Year on Cigar Coop. The Toro size made […]
Cigar Review: Eiroa Dark 50 x 5 by C.L.E. Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, CLE, EIROA, Review
Earlier this year, Christian Eiroa and C.L.E. Cigar Company announced a pair of cigars to be released under its Eiroa brand. These cigars were the Eiroa Jamastran and the Eiroa Dark. Both cigars were Honduran puros featuring authentic corojo leaf grown from the Eiroa family’s farm. Both cigars are positioned as having high priming wrappers, […]
Agile Cigar Review: David P. Ehrlich PLM Series Churchill by MLB Cigar Ventures
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, MLB Cigar Ventures
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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Diademas 100 (Vault Series Re-Release)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy One, Davidoff, Review
Back in 2006, Davidoff celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of company founder Zino Davidoff. To commemorate the occasion, there were three special cigars released: Diademas Finas (6 3/4 x 50), Robusto (5 x 50), and Diademas 100 (9 1/8 x 55). As we have seen in the past couple of years with […]