Over the past ten years, I have covered the cigar industry, I have seen various cigar companies launch ambassador programs. Ambassador programs target consumers who can act as influencers for a brand or product. Ambassadors are typically not paid, but given incentives through other mechanisms. Quite frankly, when it comes to the cigar industry, most […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Cameroon Robusto by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Aladino, Box Purchase, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
In 2020, JRE Tobacco Company would release the Aladino Cameroon. Cameroon wrapper has certainly gotten its share of attention over the past couple of years. When it comes to bringing Cameroon wrapper out of Africa, it’s the Meerapfel family that has been the main player in that market. At the same time, many others have […]
Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Box Worthy Consideration, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta, Tabacalera USA
While 2020 was a busy year for Altadis USA, there was one item that flew under the radar. 2020 would mark the 145th anniversary of the Romeo y Julieta brand. While Romeo y Julieta’s milestone might not have gotten a lot of attention, it was sandwiched between the 175th anniversary of H. Upmann and the […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 7
William Cooper Reviews 3 Comments 91-93, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review
Late in 2019 came word of a new installment of the La Flor Dominicana Small Batch Series. The Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch series was first introduced by La Flor Dominicana back in 2006. This was a limited release Dominican puro that used the concept of taking the best tobaccos from company owner Litto Gomez’s […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2007 Corona Gorda
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2020 Preview, 91-93, La Aurora, Review
In 2016, Manuel Inoa and La Aurora Cigars released an extension of the popular La Aurora 107 brand known as the La Aurora 107 Cosecha 2006. This was a cigar that was significant in that it incorporated tobaccos from a 2006 vintage crop into the blend. It was a cigar that garnered both critical and […]
Cigar Review: Pichardo Reserva Familiar Habano Toro by ACE Prime
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, ACE Prime, Buy Multiples, Review
In 2019, ACE Prime made one of the more impressive debuts in recent years at the annual IPCPR Trade Show. ACE Prime came on the scene launching three brands and a total of seven blends. ACE Prime is a company where the principal owners are Luciano Meirelles, Master Blender Don Eradio Pichardo, and former NBA […]
Cigar Review: 601 La Bomba Warhead V by Espinosa Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 601, 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Espinosa, Review
In 2013, Espinosa Cigars launched an extension of its 601 La Bomba line known as the Warhead. The Warhead took the 601 La Bomba concept and was a blend based on the original 601 La Bomba, replacing the Nicaraguan wrapper with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and box pressing the cigar. The 601 La Bomba Warhead […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage Limited Edition Box-Pressed Sun Grown Regente
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Perdomo, Review
Perdomo Cigars is not a company that is known to do new releases every year. However at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Perdomo Cigars put a new spin on an older favorite. It was at that trade show where the Perdomo Estate Selección Vintage (ESV) was showcased, but for the first time the ESV was […]
Agile Cigar Review: Undercrown Maduro Corona Pequeña
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, Drew Estate, Undercrown
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 Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Buy Multiples, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review
Litto and Ines Gomez entered the cigar industry and founded a company called Los Libertadores – which would eventually be rebranded La Flor Dominicana. 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of that milestone, and this year La Flor Dominicana has a special release, the La Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary. It’s not the first time La Flor […]