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: EPM Larceny by Eddie Ortega
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Larceny, Review
EPM Larceny by Eddie Ortega Back in February 2015, we broke news on a collaborative project between Eddie Ortega of Ortega Premium Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo (EPM) called Larceny. The premise of this collaboration that Ortega and Williams would each produce a blend to satisfy the other’s palate. The cigars received […]
Cigar Review: Nat Sherman Panamericana Cervantes (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Nat Sherman, Review, TAA
Nat Sherman Panamericana Cervantes Back in October 2014, Nat Sherman launched a cigar called the Nat Sherman Panamericana to be its shop exclusive at their retail store – the Nat Sherman Townhouse in New York City. The cigar gets its name for two reasons: 1) it uses Central and South American tobaccos; 2) the cigar […]
Cigar Review: A.J. Fernandez New World Brute
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, AJ Fernandez Cigars, Review
A.J. Fernandez New World Brute The A.J. Fernandez New World Brute is a shop exclusive cigar to Serious Cigars in Houston, Texas. The cigar made its debut at the 2015 Texas Cigar Festival. Not only is this the first shop exclusive made available in the New World line, but it is the first line extension […]
Cigar Review: Headlines 1st Edition Page 3
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Headlines Cigars, Review, Sosa
Headlines 1st Edition Page 3 The Headlines First Edition is one of two cigar blends offered by Headlines Cigars. Headlines Cigars is owned by Dee Aguasvivas and Ulises Delgado of Fusion Cigar in Clearwater, Florida. Last year, the company announced it was entering into a distribution agreement with Antillian Cigar Corporation – best known as […]
Agile Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador Toro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Camacho, Davidoff
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: Avo Limited Edition 2003 – Avo 77 (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 3 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
Avo Limited Edition 2003 – Avo 77 (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler) The Avo Limited Edition 2003 (Avo LE03), better known as the Avo 77 was the third release in the annual Avo Limited Edition series. The cigar was meant to commemorate brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 77th birthday. From 2001 through 2014, the release […]
Cigar Review: Debonaire Maduro Belicoso
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.5 - Fight Chuck Norris for Them, 91-93, Debonaire, Review
Debonaire Maduro Belicoso Last year, Debonaire Cigars launched their second cigar line, the Debonaire Maduro. This was a follow-up to the original Debonaire line. For the Debonaire Maduro, co-founder Phil Zanghi replaced the Nicaraguan Habano wrapper found on the original Debonaire line and replaced it with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. In this author’s opinion, this […]
Agile Cigar Review: My Father Oro de Nicaragua Perfecto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, My Father
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: CAO Amazon Basin
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 3 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, CAO, General, Review
CAO Amazon Basin At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO Cigars unveiled a limited edition cigar called the CAO Amazon Basin. It was one of two new cigars launched with a South American theme with the other being a new regular production cigar called the CAO Colombia. The Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited […]