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 […]
Cigar Review: Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Diesel, General, Review
The Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask is the second project done between General Cigar, AJ Fernandez, and Rabbit Hole Distillery. In 2018, the trio worked together for the original Diesel Whiskey Row. This is a cigar that featured a San Andres Mexican binder aged in a bourbon barrel from Rabbit Hole Distillery. Fernandez then used […]
Agile Cigar Review: Crux Guild Short Salomone
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, 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 giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: AVO Improvisation LE19 (U.S. Box Pressed)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, AVO, Buy Multiples, Davidoff, Review
The AVO Improvisation LE19 is the seventh installment in the AVO Cigars’ Improvisation Series. It is the latest in a long line of limited edition AVO Cigars that can be traced back to 2001 with the release of the AVO 75th Anniversary cigar. Each subsequent year through 2014 the series was for the most part an annual release with a different […]
Agile Cigar Review: Nat Sherman Epoca Reserva Gran Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy Multiples, Nat Sherman
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: La Flor Dominicana TAA 2018 – The Golden “Oro” Anniversary
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Buy Multiples, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review, TAA
Since 2012 one of the staples of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Release series has been La Flor Dominicana. With 2018 being the 50th anniversary of the TAA, it was no surprise that La Flor Dominicana would be invited to the party. If you look at the history of La Flor Dominicana’s participation […]