The Viaje Throw Down is a collaboration between Viaje Cigars and two leading cigar media entities Cigar Fedaration and Cigar Dojo. Under this collaboration, Cigar Dojo owner Eric “Master Sensei” Guttormson and Cigar Federation owner Logan Lawler, each selected a blend from a group of “contender blends” that were provided by Viaje owner Andre Farkas. The […]
Cigar Review: Flor del Valle Sky Flower by Warped Cigars
William Cooper Reviews 4 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Warped Cigars
Flor del Valle is a line of cigars introduced by Warped Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Flor del Valle marked the first venture that Warped Cigars would collaborate with Casa Fernandez’s TABSA factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. As a part of this collaboration, Warped Cigars would also be able to use Casa Fernanez’s Aganorsa […]
Cigar Review: The Griffin’s Special Edition 2015 Club Series III
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Davidoff, Review, The Griffin's
The Griffin’s Special Edition 2015 Club Series III is the third and final installment of a limited edition three cigar set released by The Griffin’s brand called “The Club Series”. The Club Series is meant to pay homage to the origin’s of The Griffin’s brand. The Griffin’s is a brand in the Davidoff portfolio. The […]
Cigar Review: Falto 20th Aniversario Los Procesos
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Falto, Review
As the name indicates, the Falto 20th Aniversario Los Procesos is a cigar that commemorates the twenty years in the cigar business by Tabacalera Falto founder Luis Falto. Back in 1995, as a college student at George Washington University, Luis Falto started selling cigars. He eventually decided he wanted to make his own cigars that reflected his personal profile. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Viaje Zombie Super Shot 2015
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Viaje
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: LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 Belicoso
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, LUJ, Review
The LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 is a line of cigars offered by small batch cigar maker LUJ Cigars. The company is named for its founder Luj Oluyeba. LUJ Cigars are made in the Dominican Republic. For the most part, LUJ Cigars has established its foothold in the midwest – especially the Chicago, Illinois area. The LUJ Morpheus Anniversary […]
Agile Cigar Review: Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Maduro Délire
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Casa Fernandez
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: The Pope of Greenwich Village By Drew Estate (Part of the Smoke Inn MicroBlend Series)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Drew Estate, Review, Smoke Inn Microblend Series, Swisher International
The Pope of Greenwich Village by Drew Estate The Pope of Greenwich Village is the tenth installment of Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The Smoke Inn Microblend Series concept involves the South Florida retailer teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a small batch limited run exclusive to its […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TAA 47
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review, TAA
La Flor Dominicana TAA 47 Going into the 2015 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Convention, it was known that La Flor Dominicana would be providing an exclusive cigar for the fourth consecutive year as a part of the TAA’s annual Exclusive Series. However, the specific cigar that would be put into the series had not […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Toro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 4 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AJ Fernandez Cigars, Review
A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Toro The A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut is the second blend to be released in A.J. Fernandez Cigars’ New World line. If you watched the Stogie Geeks 3 Year Anniversary special, you heard for the first time of plans for this particular line. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade […]