The Rock-A-Feller Dominican Blue is a line introduced by Vintage Rockefeller Cigar Group (VRCG) in 2019. This company has been around for several years and has connections to the famed Rockefeller family. In early 2017, Vintage Rockefeller Cigar Group was acquired by Kevin Schweitzer, who at the time was a Wall Street trader who had […]
Cigar Review: Kristoff JT Signature Series
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Kristoff, Review
In 2019 Kristoff Cigars began rolling out a cigar known as the Kristoff JT Signature Series. The name JT stands for Jarrid Trudeau, who is the Vice President of Sales at Kristoff Cigars. It’s a project that was spearheaded by Trudeau – and it’s one that has been introduced to market in a unique way. […]
Cigar Review: Asylum Seven 70 x 7
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Asylum Cigars, Buy Multiples, CLE, Review
In 2012, Christian Eiroa returned to the cigar business after a brief hiatus. Back in 2008 the Eiroa family had sold Camacho Cigars to Davidoff, but Christian would stay on with Davidoff for a few more years. It was in July of 2012 that Christian would form CLE Cigar Company. CLE would be an umbrella […]
Cigar Review: Lords of England No. 2 Toro by Pure Aroma Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Pure Aroma Cigars, Review
Throughout the past decade, Pure Aroma Cigars built up a cult following for its D’Crossier Cigars brand. A little over a year ago, it announced it was bringing back an old brand known as Lords of England. Lords of England traces its origins back to Cuba and gained popularity in the European market. Around 1905, […]
Cigar Review: Crux Epicure Maduro Gordo
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Crux Cigar Company, Review
Over the past few years, a brand that has been one of the most consistent performers on Cigar Coop has been Crux Cigars. The brand was founded in 2014 by Jeff Haugen and has amassed quite an impressive track record. This includes a #1 Cigar of the Year in 2016, a #2 Cigar of the […]
Cigar Review: Romeo y Julieta 1875 Connecticut Nicaragua Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Altadis, Buy Multiples, Review, Romeo y Julieta, Tabacalera USA
By now the idea of Tabacalera USA taking many of its key brands and making them in Nicaragua with Nicaraguan tobaccos is no longer a radical one. There have been currently seven releases under the Romeo y Julieta brand that have been made for Tabacalera USA. These cigars have been produced at either Tabacalera AJ […]
Cigar Review: Joya de Nicaragua Numero Uno L’Ambassadeur
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, Joya de Nicaragua, Review
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Joya de Nicaragua launched a new line called Numero Uno. Numero Uno is a project that started out as a private blend where it was handed out to Nicaraguan ambassadors who would gift them to world leaders. It later became a Joya de Nicaragua event-only cigar called Joya de […]
Cigar Review: Undercrown ShadyXX by Drew Estate
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy Multiples, Drew Estate, Review, Undercrown
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate launched a release under its Undercrown brand known as the Undercrown ShadyXX. While the Undercrown brand has a line called Undercrown Shade, that is a Connecticut Shade offering. The Undercrown ShadyXX is a different as it aligns with the Undrcrown Maduro line. The name stems from the […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4 by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy Multiples, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
In 2018, JRE Tobacco Company would introduce an extension to its Aladino brand known as the Aladino Corojo Reserva. Like the original Aladino, the Aladino Corojo Reserva is a 100% authentic Corojo utilizing tobaccos from the JRE Tobacco Company farm. The difference is that the Aladino Corojo Reserva was intended to be a bolder offering […]
Cigar Review: Powstanie Wojtek (Perfecto)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Pospiech Cigars, Powstanie, Review
One of the earliest contract brands that came out of Skip Martin and Esteban Disla’s Nica Sueño factory is Powstanie Cigars. Powstanie is a brand owned by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. The company has two regular production cigars with the Powstanie Habano and Powstanie Maduro. Over the past few years, […]