At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis formally announced a special version of its recently announced Montecristo Epic. This will be a limited edition version of the Montecristo Epic that will come in a No. 2 vitola and will thus be called the Montecristo Epic No. 2. The packaging will be different for the Montecristo […]
Cigar Preview: Te-Amo Revolution
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Altadis, IPCPR 2012, Te-Amo
Te-Amo Revolution At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled its newest addition to the Te-Amo family of cigars, the Te-Amo Revolution. The Te-Amo Revolution is a oval-shaped box-press offering in the Te-Amo line. It leverages several types of tobacco grown in the San Andres region on the Turrent family farms. It also is the […]
Cigar Preview: Trinidad Paradox by Altadis
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Altadis, IPCPR 2012, Trinidad
Trinidad Paradox by Altadis At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis unveiled its new Trinidad Paradox blend. This cigar follows the hot trend in the industry around the use of San Andres (Mexican) wrapper. It makes the first San Andres wrapper to be brought into the Trinidad family. For Altadis (the parent company of the […]
Cigar Preview: Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition No.2 (and Launch Event at Cigar Inn)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Altadis, Events, Montecristo
New York Connoisseur Edition No.2 -link from Cigar Inn Facebook Altadis will be releasing the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition No.2. This will be the second vitola in the Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition that was launched last week. The cigar will have its debut at a Exclusive Dinner at New York’s Cigar Inn. […]
Press Release: So Special, So Unique, So Select, It’s Epic, MONTECRISTO EPIC
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 2012 Preview, Altadis, Montecristo, Press Release
So Special, So Unique, So Select, It’s Epic, MONTECRISTO EPIC The task of creating Montecristo Epic was assigned to a special team of our most skilled and accomplished cigar makers – Grupo de Maestros – artisans with centuries of combined experience. It is a true handmade luxury, a masterpiece of complexity and full-bodied smoking pleasure […]
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 Pre-Review: Romeo by Romeo y Julieta
William Cooper Pre-Review, Uncategorized 1 Comment Altadis, Pre-Review, Romeo y Julieta
Romeo by Romeo y Juliet Romeo y Julieta is a line of cigars that is well-known to most cigar enthusiasts. It is right up there as far as being one of the best selling brands of cigars in the world. At the same time, with the rise of boutique blends, Romeo y Julieta cigars […]
Press Release: Romeo by Romeo y Julieta
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Altadis, Press Release, Romeo y Julieta
Altadis USA is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the latest act in this enduring love story – ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta. A Romeo y Julieta cigar unlike any to come before! Ever since 1875, cigar aficionados have been passionate about Romeo y Julieta.As one of the premium cigar world’s best-known and most […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo New York Connoisseur Edition
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, Altadis, Memorable, Montecristo, Review
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, […]
Cigar Preview: Romeo by Romeo y Julieta (Altadis)
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2012 Preview, Altadis, Romeo y Julieta
Altadis USA has announced a new cigar that will be joining its popular Romeo y Julieta line. This one simply is called “Romeo by Romeo y Julieta”. Romeo y Julieta is one of Altadis’ best selling lines. For the Romeo, Altadis makes a move similar to what they did with the VegaFina line earlier this […]