Back in 1971, Jack Rothman opened his first cigar store in New York City. That cigar store would grow and become JR Cigar. A year after opening his first store, Jack’s son Lew Rothman was approached by a customer asking if he could have cigars mailed back to his home state, leading to the […]
Cigar Review: Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group Art of Magic
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The Art of Magic is a new limited edition project started by Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group (VRCG). In 2017, Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group was acquired by Kevin Schweitzer, who at the time was a Wall Street trader who had been a cigar enthusiast for 25 years. At that time, Schweitzer became the company’s sole owner and […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Quarter Century Robusto
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Over the years, cigar companies have released cigars to commemorate milestones or occasions. Sometimes these are limited edition cigars, annual releases, or even regular production cigars. Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is no exception. In 1995, an entertainment lawyer named Rocky Patel along with Phil Zanghi would found a company called Indian Tabac. Eventually Patel and […]
Agile Cigar Review: Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Brimstone Un Presidente
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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: ADVentura The Royal Return – Queen’s Pearls Corona
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ADVentura The Royal Return is a two-cigar line that was introduced by ADVentura Cigars in 2021. ADVentura Cigars was founded by Henderson Ventura and Marcel Knobel. It’s a brand of cigars that comes out of Tabacalera William Ventura in the Dominican Republic. This is a factory that has earned a reputation for making cigars for […]
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Robusto
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Late in 2019, Aganorsa Leaf announced a new limited-production line that would make its debut at January 2020’s Tobacco Plus Expo show in Las Vegas known as Supreme Leaf. Over the years Aganorsa Leaf (previously known as Casa Fernandez Cigars) has garnered a reputation for the”leaf” (a.k.a. tobacco) it grows as being some of the […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo Firecracker
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Earlier in 2020, Perdomo Cigars joined the list of manufacturers to deliver a “Firecracker” cigar. The Firecracker Series dates back to 2007 when David Garofalo of Two Guys Smoke Shop was looking to release an Independence Day themed cigar, and turned to Don Pepin Garcia to create a short three inch robusto with a long […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Cameroon Robusto by JRE Tobacco Co.
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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: 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: The American Toro by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
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The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show is long remembered as a Trade Show where many companies were scrambling to introduce products to market prior to August 8, 2016 when the Deeming Rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would go into place. Any products being introduced after the date would require FDA approval, but […]