Rocky Patel Decade Edicion Limitada 2012 When Rocky Patel Premium Cigars released its “Rocky Patel Decade” to commemorate ten years in the cigar business. It also became a game-changing cigar for the company as it became a huge success for the company. In 2010, it was Rocky Patel’s 15th anniversary in the cigar business. For […]
Cigar Review: Quesada Q D’Etat Howitzer
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Memorable, Quesada, Review
Quesada Q D’Etat Howitzer Late last year SAG Imports announced a new line to the Quesada Cigars line. This cigar is called the Quesada Q D’etat. There is a theme behind this line of cigars. It is intended to support the industry’s battle against the government and anti-tobacco factions. There are three vitolas planned as […]
Assessment Updates: Tatuaje Private Reserve (Tatuaje Black Label) Petit Lancero and Romeo by Romeo y Julieta
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Assessment Update, Nice to Have, Romeo y Julieta, Tatuaje
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we assign numeric scores to two cigars from […]
Cigar Review: My Father Le Bijou 1922 Ecuadorian Connecticut Federal Cigar Edition Corona
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Memorable, My Father, Review
Le Bijou 1922 Ecuadorian Connecticut Federal Cigar Edition Corona A few days ago we provided a preview into the My Father Le Bijou 1922 Ecuadorian Connecticut Federal Cigar Edition series. The story behind this cigar is that was originally intended to be a one time limited run, retail exclusive cigar to New Hampshire retailer Federal […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Mexican Experiment
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Mexican Experiment Earlier this year, Tatuaje Cigars’ founder Pete Johnson unveiled some plans for his 2012 releases on Kiss My Ash Radio. Since then, those plans were reiterated on various media outlets. When word got out of a limited release called the Tatuaje Mexican Experiment, it caught many people off guard. As it turns […]
Cigar Review: Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, Pinar Del Rio, Review
Pinar Del Rio Small Batch Reserve Maduro In the past few years, the Abraham Flores and Juan Rodriguez have been establishing a name with their Pinar Del Rio Cigars. Almost two years ago, they launched the successful PDR 1878 series, and now with a new factory in the Dominican Republic, they appear ready to continue […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Cruzado Domenicos Extra
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Illusione, Memorable, Review
Illusione Domenicos Extra – gold foiled wrapped Illusione Cigars’ founder, Dion Giolito created the Cruzado blend back in 2008. It is a blend variation of the original Illusione core line. Both the Illusione core line and the Cruzado are Nicaraguan puros that utilize Nicaraguan Corojo and Nicaraguan Criollo tobaccos. From my understanding of […]
Assessment Updates: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Limited Edition 2011 and Flor de las Antillas (My Father Cigars)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, 94-96, Assessment Update, Memorable, My Father
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we assign […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Cojonu 2009
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje Cojonu 2009 The Tatuaje Cojonu series is a triennial release by Tatuaje cigars. The series was started in 2003 and for the most part has resulted in a new release every three years (I’ll leave the Tatuaje Gran Cojonu as an exception). In each release year, there has been a different blend with a […]
Cigar Review: Partagas 1845 Heritage Rewrapped
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, General, Nice to Have, Partagas, Review
Partagas 1845 Hertiage Rewrapped Up until this month, General Cigar Company’s product releases for 2012 have focused around line extensions (as well as the annual release of the Punch Rare Corojo series). However last month General announced that a new blend was being added to the Partagas brand. This is significant because this is the […]