Tatuaje Mini Mum Today we explore the fourth of the five blends included in Tatuaje’s Little Monsters Series – the Tatuaje Mini Mum. The Little Monsters Series consists of a sampler pack consisting of smaller vitolas of the popular Tatuaje Monster Series. It was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie Ratzilla Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie Ratzilla has been long awaited by fans of Liga Privada. In 2010, Liga Privada released its first in its Unico Serie called the “Dirty Rat”. For those who are not familiar with the Unico Serie concept with Liga Privada – it is one blend, […]
La Palina Collection – Goldie Laguito No. 2 Since La Palina Cigars hit the marketplace, they have been some of the highest rated cigars on Cigar Coop. The La Palina Collection adds a new concept to Founder Bill Paley’s company. The concept behind the La Palina Collection is that it will be a limited annual […]
Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4 The Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4 is currently being offered as a retail exclusive cigar to Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Illinois. The Liga Privada UF-4 has actually been around for a while. Through events or other encounters with Drew Estate, some folks have had the opportunity to sample a […]
Viaje Summerfest 2010 Robusto This month Viaje released their 2012 version of the Viaje Summerfest as a part of their summer releases. This marks the third year, Viaje has made an annual release of this blend. In each of the years, Viaje has made some variations to the vitolas, but from all accounts – the […]
Boris 11 Connecticut The Boris 11 Connecticut might not be a cigar many people have heard of. This is a cigar exclusive to Jeff Boryciewicz’s Corona Cigar Company stores in Orlando, Florida. Many times when I visit a retailer, I like to sample a cigar that is unique to that shop. Ive always been pleased […]
Undercrown Corona ¡Viva! by Drew Estate Back when we did our Top 30 Cigars of 2011, the biggest question we got was: “Undercrown” – only an honorable mention? This seemed a little surprising because we when did a pre-review of the Undercrown Toro, it did so well. However, it’s important to know that our Top […]
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 […]
Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition When it comes to non-Cuban Montecristo cigars, these are often staple cigars in a U.S. brick and mortar humidors. While these cigars sell well, if you look at what many hard-core, younger cigar enthusiasts smoke, this is probably not a brand that is in their regular cigar smoking rotation. Therefore, […]
Viaje Friends and Family There are two things come to mind with Viaje Cigars: 1) micro-batch releases; 2) blends guarded with secrecy. In the case of the Viaje Friends and Family Cigar, these things couldn’t be more true. The Viaje Friends and Family cigar was a personal blend of Viaje founder Andre Farkas. Farkas made […]
