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 […]
Cigar Review: Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Tyrannical Buc Maduro Dobles
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, Review
The year 2019 has proven to be very busy for Riste Ristevski and his company Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. It has seen the company introduce four blends into the market. Two of the blends are from the much talked about CBD-infused JSK Nuggs line. The other line is also a two blend line known […]
Agile Cigar Review: 1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero by Global Premium Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 1502, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, Global Premium Cigars, GPC
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: Aladino Maduro Corona by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Aladino, Box Purchase, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Tobacco Co, showcased a fifth size under its Aladino Maduro line with a 5 x 44 Corona-sized offering. It was a little over a year ago when JRE Tobacco introduced its Aladino Maduro – the second blend under its Aladino brand. The Aladino Maduro would be a different […]
Agile Cigar Review: Villiger La Vencedora Churchill
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Purchase, Villiger
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: La Sirena Aniversario Especial
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy One, La Sirena, Review
This year marks the tenth anniversary of La Sirena Cigars, and the company has released a limited edition cigar to mark the occasion – the La Sirena Aniversario Especial. Over the years, La Sirena has established partnerships with many leading cigar manufacturers in the leading cigar countries of the world. These countries have included Nicaragua, […]