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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: Black Works Studio Sindustry Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Black Works Studio, Buy Multiples, Fabrica de Oveja Negra
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 Palina Nicaragua Oscuro Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, La Palina, Review
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced the La Palina Nicaragua line. As the name indicates, it is a line being produced in Nicaragua. When Bill Paley first resurrected the La Palina brand back in 2010, he went to the Graycliff factory in the Bahamas to produce his first line, the La Palina […]
Cigar Review: Muestra de Saka Nacatamale by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Buy Multiples, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review
Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust announced it was putting into widespread release the second installment of its Muestra de Saka series, the Muestra de Saka Nacatamale. The Muestra de Saka line is a limited production line where it follows a model of “one size, one blend”. Dunbarton Tobacco […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit TAA Exclusive (Toro)
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 2017 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Alec Bradley, Buy Multiples, TAA
The Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit TAA Exclusive 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. It is the second time Alec Bradley has done an exclusive release for the TAA. Back in 2013, Alec Bradley unveiled an […]
Cigar Review: Cornelius & Anthony Señor Esugars Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Cornelius & Anthony, Review
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Cornelius & Anthony Cigars unveiled two new cigars that essentially would round out the company’s portfolio. One cigar was the Cornelius & Anthony Aerial – which became Cornelius & Anthony’s first Connecticut Shade cigar. The second cigar was Cornelius & Anthony Señor Esugars – the company’s first Maduro offering. With Señor Esugars, […]
Cigar Review: FSG Limited Edition Trunk-Pressed Toro by Drew Estate
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Drew Estate, Florida Sun Grown Tobacco, FSG, Review
In 2012, Jeff Borysiewicz, the owner and founder of Orlando’s Corona Cigar Company, purchased a farm in nearby Clermont, Florida. Borysiewicz’s goal was simple – he wanted to bring back growing tobacco to his home-state of Florida. At one time Florida was known as a tobacco-producing state, but for the past three decades, this business […]
Agile Cigar Review: Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial TAA Exclusive 2017
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2017 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Buy Multiples, My Father, TAA
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: Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes by Selected Tobacco
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Byron, Selected Tobacco, United Cigar
The Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes is an offering by Selected Tobacco, the brand owned by Nelson Alfonso. Alfonso is a graphic artist who is most famous for doing the artwork and packaging of the Cohiba Behike and the Padrón 50th Anniversary Humidor. Back in 2012, Alfonso launched his own cigar brand, Selected Tobacco. The Selected […]
Cigar Review: Plasencia Cosecha 146 San Agustin
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Buy Multiples, Plasencia, Review
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Plasencia Cigars unveiled the Plasencia Cosecha 146. For over 150 years, the Plasencia family has been synonymous with growing tobacco and handling the production of cigars. Over the past year, the Plasencias have launched their own brand, Plasencia Cigars. The name Cosecha translates to “harvest” and for the Cosecha […]