2020 would mark the 25th anniversary of Luis Falto in the cigar business. “Small batch production” is popular now in the cigar industry, but Tabacalera Falto has been doing it for 25 years. Falto planned a couple of cigars to commemorate the occasion: the Falto La Pureza and Falto Edición Especial ELH Hato Viejo 2018. […]
Cigar Review: Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share PerfecXion X
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Arturo Fuente, Buy Multiples, Fuente, OpusX, Review
The Fuente Fuente OpusX Angel’s Share is an offshoot of the landmark OpusX line by Arturo Fuente cigars. This year is the 25th anniversary of the OpusX line. What made OpusX such a significant project is that it proved to the world an ultra-premium Dominican puro cigar could be made with a Dominican-grown wrapper. […]
Cigar Review: Cattle Baron Maduro Trail Boss
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Cattle Baron Cigars, Review
The idea of pairing cigars and meat has been quite a popular concept over the past year. We’ve seen companies such as La Flor Dominicana and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust do it. However if you go back four years ago, it was Cattle Baron Cigars that brought this concept to market. Cattle Baron Cigars is […]
Cigar Review: JFR Lunatic Torch Visionaries by Aganorsa Leaf
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, AGANORSA Leaf, Buy Multiples, Review
In 2018, the company known as Casa Fernandez Cigars underwent a major rebranding. The company renamed itself to Aganorsa Leaf and then proceeded to streamline and refresh the packaging in its portfolio. This process is not something that has been done overnight as Aganorsa Leaf has slowly been implementing this. In 2020, there was a […]
Cigar Review: Room101 – The Big Payback Maduro Gordo
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Review, Room 101
Since Matt Booth departed Davidoff and came back from a brief “retirement,” he has been focused on building up his product portfolio. When he returned in 2017, Booth primarily focused on introducing new blends and lines, but that would all change in 2019 with the announcement of The Big Payback Maduro. The Big Payback is […]
Cigar Review: Pichardo Reserva Familiar Habano Toro by ACE Prime
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, ACE Prime, Buy Multiples, Review
In 2019, ACE Prime made one of the more impressive debuts in recent years at the annual IPCPR Trade Show. ACE Prime came on the scene launching three brands and a total of seven blends. ACE Prime is a company where the principal owners are Luciano Meirelles, Master Blender Don Eradio Pichardo, and former NBA […]
Cigar Review: H. Upmann Hispaniola Toro by José Méndez
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Buy Multiples, H. Upmann, Review, Tabacalera USA
The past couple of years, the H. Upmann brand has been one of the busier ones in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio. 2019 marked a very significant milestone as the brand celebrated its 175th anniversary. While the H. Upmann 175th Anniversary limited release was one of the more significant ones, there have been several other regular production […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 91-93, Buy Multiples, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review
Litto and Ines Gomez entered the cigar industry and founded a company called Los Libertadores – which would eventually be rebranded La Flor Dominicana. 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of that milestone, and this year La Flor Dominicana has a special release, the La Flor Dominicana 25th Anniversary. It’s not the first time La Flor […]
Cigar Review: Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Corona
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Alec Bradley, Buy Multiples, Review
Back in 2018, Alec and Bradley Rubin, the sons of Alec Bradley founder Alan Rubin launched their own label as a part of the Alec Bradley portfolio appropriately titled Alec & Bradley. When the Rubin brothers informed Alan they wanted to take the next step in developing a brand, Alan agreed to do it. There […]
Cigar Review: Room101 Farce Maduro Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy Multiples, Review, Room 101
When 2017 kicked off, it was a big year of change for Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars. At the time, Booth had split his production and distribution from Davidoff and was planning on taking a hiatus from the premium cigar industry. A few months later, as the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show came around, Matt Booth […]