The 2012 by Oscar Barber Pole is a shop exclusive cigar to Carolina-based cigar retailer The Cigar Shop. The 2012 by Oscar line was launched by Oscar Valladares & Company in 2017 as a line to commemorate company founder Oscar Valladares’ five years in the cigar industry. It also was his company’s first all box-pressed […]
Cigar Review: QuickDraw Habano Corona Gorda by Southern Draw Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Review, Southern Draw
Last month, Southern Draw Cigars released its first major batch of Corona Gorda line extensions to the three blends of its QuickDraw line of cigars. The QuickDraw line of cigars is a line of “connoisseur-size” cigars available in three blends – Connecticut, PA (Pennsylvania) Broadleaf, and Habano. As the name indicates, the QuickDraw is meant […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, General, La Gloria Cubana
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new offering under its La Gloria Cubana brand known as the La Gloria Cubana Colección Reserva. The cigar is a project that was done in conjunction with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. at his Tabacalera La Alianza factory. Perez-Carrillo Jr. is well-known for his strong ties […]