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: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Lancero
William Cooper Reviews 3 Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Review, Southern Draw
Back in January, Southern Draw Cigars announced its first major release for the 2018 calendar year – a lancero size for its Rose of Sharon line. Rose of Sharon is an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade offering that had a very limited release just before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s August 8, 2016 deadline before […]
Cigar Review: Casa Fernandez Miami Tobacco Haven 30th
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Casa Fernandez, Review
In 2018, Tobacco Haven, a family-run retailer out of Brookline, New Hampshire is celebrating 30 years in business. To commemorate the occasion, Tobacco Haven has commissioned Casa Fernandez Cigars for a limited edition shop exclusive, the Casa Fernandez Miami Tobacco Haven 30th. Casa Fernandez Cigars has recently rebranded its company name as Aganorsa Leaf, but the Casa […]
Cigar Review: Daniel Marshall DM2 Red Label Corona
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, Daniel Marshall, Review
Daniel Marshall has built a reputation in the luxury segment of the premium cigar industry. Marshall is best known for producing some of the most sought-after luxury handcrafted humidors in the world. Along the way, he also built some cigars. Perhaps Marshall is best known for his limited edition Daniel Marshall Red Label 24kt Golden […]
Agile Cigar Review: Crux Limitada Show Exclusive 2017
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Box Purchase, Crux Cigar Company
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 providing a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff TAA Exclusive 49
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 2017 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Box Purchase, Kristoff, Review, TAA
The Kristoff TAA Exclusive 49 is a cigar by Glen Case’s Kristoff Cigars that is a part of several new exclusive releases that have been made available to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) by several manufacturers for 2017. While this is Kristoff’s first official TAA Exclusive cigar, it is not Kristoff’s first go around […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Maduro Cazador by JRE Tobacco Co
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Aladino, Box Purchase, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
Late last year, JRE Tobacco started to soft launch the Aladino Maduro, an extension to the company’s signature line, Aladino to a group of its select retailers. JRE Tobacco is a company headed up by legendary Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo Eiroa. It was back in 2016, when the father-son duo launched JRE Tobacco. […]
Cigar Review: Nick & Jim P.B.E. Toro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, Leaf and Bean, LH Cigars, Review
The Nick & Jim P.B.E. is a project that is a collaborative effort between Nick Syris of LH Premium Cigars and “Island” Jim Robinson, best known for his Leaf by Oscar and Island Jim brands. With Leaf by Oscar, Robinson had success working with Oscar Valladares bringing a cigar that originally started as a house […]
Cigar Review: Casa Cuevas Connecticut Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Casa Cuevas, Review
The Casa Cuevas Connecticut is one of three blends owned by Casa Cuevas Cigars. Casa Cuevas Cigars is the brand owned by the father and son team of Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Cuevas Jr. The Cuevas family are not newcomers to the cigar industry. The Cuevas family has been involved in the […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Elencos Elites (2017)
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Box Purchase, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Review
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, E.P. Carrillo announced the return of the E.P. Carrillo Elencos line. The story of Elencos traces back to 2010 at the time when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s E.P. Carrillo brand was in its infancy. Ernesto had released the first of his Edición Limitada series known as the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada […]