The Cigar Smoking World Championship is a competition that involves who can smoke a cigar for the longest time without re-lighting. It’s a competition that stems from a series of worldwide qualifying tournaments, with qualifiers going into a final competition that is usually held in late August in Croatia. While COVID-19 has derailed much of […]
Cigar Review: Asylum Seven 70 x 7
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Asylum Cigars, Buy Multiples, CLE, Review
In 2012, Christian Eiroa returned to the cigar business after a brief hiatus. Back in 2008 the Eiroa family had sold Camacho Cigars to Davidoff, but Christian would stay on with Davidoff for a few more years. It was in July of 2012 that Christian would form CLE Cigar Company. CLE would be an umbrella […]
Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Buy Multiples, Review, Romeo y Julieta, Tabacalera USA
By now the idea of Tabacalera USA taking many of its key brands and making them in Nicaragua with Nicaraguan tobaccos is no longer a radical one. There have been currently seven releases under the Romeo y Julieta brand that have been made for Tabacalera USA. These cigars have been produced at either Tabacalera AJ […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Lot 23 Maduro Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Perdomo, Review
The Perdomo Lot 23 line has been a part of the Perdomo Cigars’ portfolio for nearly two decades. It was a project that was spearheaded by Nick Perdomo Sr., who would then work with his son Nick Jr. to bring the project to life. The Lot 23 line features tobaccos from a single plot of […]
Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Numero Uno L’Ambassadeur
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Joya de Nicaragua, Review
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua launched a new line called Numero Uno. Numero Uno is a project that started out as a private blend where it was handed out to Nicaraguan ambassadors who would gift them to world leaders. It later became a Joya de Nicaragua event-only cigar called Joya de […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4 by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
In 2018, JRE Tobacco Company would introduce an extension to its Aladino brand known as the Aladino Corojo Reserva. Like the original Aladino, the Aladino Corojo Reserva is a 100% authentic Corojo utilizing tobaccos from the JRE Tobacco Company farm. The difference is that the Aladino Corojo Reserva was intended to be a bolder offering […]
Cigar Review: Saga Solaz Churchill by De Los Reyes Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, De Los Reyes, Review, Saga
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, De Los Reyes Cigars showcased a line known as Saga Solaz. The Saga brand has been the workhorse brand for De Los Reyes Cigars since the company reorganized five years ago. Prior to 2019, De Los Reyes had been focusing on its Saga Short Tales series – a series […]
Agile Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador BXP Gordo
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Worthy Consideration, Camacho, Davidoff
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: Villiger Cuellar Black Forest Toro Gordo
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, Review, Villiger
Late in 2019, Villiger Cigars announced its second blend under the Villiger Cuellar line known as the Villiger Cuellar Black Forest. Cuellar is a brand from Villiger that is produced at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic under the watchful eye of Jochy Blanco. The Black Forest is the second release under the Cuellar brand, […]
Cigar Review: Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 552 by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 91-93, Box Worhy Consideration, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review
If there is one thing Steve Saka has been known for throughout his career it’s creating offshoot blends from his tried and true lines. We’ve seen this while he was at Drew Estate when he created the Undercrown Corona ¡Viva! line as well as some of the Liga Privada Unica Serie line. When he formed Dunbarton […]