Late in 2018, Crux Cigars announced a series of three line extensions known as the Short Salomone Series. It’s a limited production line extension that would add a 6 x 54 Short Salomone vitola to three of Crux Cigars’ lines: Crux Guild, Crux Epicure, and Crux Limitada. Since its launch in 2014, most of the […]
Cigar Review: Henry Clay War Hawk Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Buy Multiples, Henry Clay, Review
For many years, there have been three workhorse brands in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio: Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. There are many other brands in the Altadis portfolio that have gotten a push from time to time. One brand that has received somewhat of a push has been the Henry Clay brand. Henry […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Corona Gorda
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Crowned Heads, News
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Crowned Heads Cigar unveiled a limited production line known as the Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII (CHC Reserve XVIII). Crowned Heads has always done an exceptional job at tying a theme and/or a story to each of its releases, and the CHC Reserve XVIII is no exception. Crowned Heads […]
Cigar Review: Crux Limitada RedLine (2019)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Crux Cigar Company, Review
The Crux Limitada RedLine is the third size to be released in Crux Cigars’ Limitada line. The Limitada line was first launched in 2015 with the release of the Crux Limitada PB5. Since 2015, the Limitada line has expanded to five sizes and for the most part, has seen the sizes released on an annual […]
Agile Cigar Review: 1502 Blue Sapphire Lancero by Global Premium Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 1502, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, Global Premium Cigars, GPC
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Protocol Themis Corona Gorda by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review
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: 601 La Bomba Bunker Buster FUBAR by Espinosa Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 601, 88-90, Buy Multiples, Espinosa, Review, Smoke Inn Microblend Series
This past July the 601 La Bomba Bunker Buster FUBAR by Espinosa Cigars became the 14th installment in South Florida based retailer Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series. The MicroBlend Series is a series of exclusive cigars made for Smoke Inn. It’s actually the second installment of the series done by Espinosa Cigars by Smoke Inn. It […]
Cigar Review: Casa Cuevas La Mandarria
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Casa Cuevas, Cuevas Cigar Group, Review
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show came word of a new limited edition cigar by Casa Cuevas Cigars known as La Mandarria. It was earlier this year when Casa Cuevas Cigars was the victim of a major robbery to their Miami, Florida warehouse that wiped out a good chunk of their inventory. The […]
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda Special Selection Toro (2019) by Miami Cigar and Company
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy Multiples, Miami Cigars, Nestor Miranda, Review
In the mid-2000s, Miami Cigar and Company President Nestor Miranda would turn to his friend Don Pepin Garcia to create a signature cigar with Nestor’s name on it. That cigar would be the Nestor Miranda Special Selection. At the time, Miami had built a reputation distributing cigars for others – most notably La Aurora and […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Gran Reserva 2019 (Toro)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Imperial Tobacco Group, Review, VegaFina
In 2018, the VegaFina brand celebrated its 20th anniversary and released a special limited edition cigar with the VegaFina Gran Reserva 20 Aniversario. VegaFina is a brand that is under Imperial Tobacco’s Tabacalera S.A. group. It is a brand that is sold in the U.S. market under Altadis U.S.A. While VegaFina might not be as […]