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: Aladino Classic Toro by JRE Tobacco Co.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, JRE Tobacco Co, Review
In 2021, JRE Tobacco Company would introduce its seventh line under its Aladino line, the Aladino Classic Toro. JRE Tobacco is known for the tobaccos it grows, most notably its Authentic Corojo, but they also grow other leaves – one of which is its Habano leaf. While JRE Tobacco has released blends utilizing Habano before, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Micallef A Gordo
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, Micallef Cigars
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: E.P. Carrillo Short Run Retro 2022 Extended Play
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, EP Carrillo, EPC, Review
In 2021, E.P. Carrillo announced it was bringing back a small batch series known as the Short Run. The series was launched in 2010 and through 2016, it became a staple of the E.P. Carrillo portfolio. While it was never clear why the series was discontinued, one can infer several factors caused this: a restructuring […]
Agile Cigar Review: Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edición Limitada
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Oliva, 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 re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: La Palina 125 Años (2021)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, La Palina, Review
The story of La Palina Cigars is one that is well known. In 2010, William C “Bill” Paley announced he was resurrecting a brand started by his grandfather Samuel Paley back in 1896 known as La Palina Cigars. Samuel owned a very successful cigar company called Congress Cigar Company, but when Samuel retired in 1926, […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Especiales Corona Gorda
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, La Aurora, Review
At Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, La Aurora Cigars would introduce a new offering known as the La Aurora Especiales. This was the culmination of what La Aurora Cigars has described as a six-year project working with some of its key retail partners. During this project, La Aurora solicited input from about 100 retailers who […]
Cigar Review: La Gloria Cubana Criollo de Oro Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Forged Cigar Company, La Gloria Cubana, Review, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
If you go back a little over a decade ago, La Gloria Cubana was a brand that was given considerable attention by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). During the “Team La Gloria” days, the brand had a lot of innovation. There was a two-segment wrapped cigar, cigars with smokeable bands, and even one meant to resemble […]
Agile Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Corojo Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, AGANORSA Leaf, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One
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: Ferio Tego Generoso 2021
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Ferio Tego, Review
The story of Ferio Tego cigars has been well-documented over the past 19 months. Late in 2020, Altria exited the premium cigar business and shut down the premium cigar brands of Nat Sherman International. A few months later, two former Nat Sherman International executives, Michael Herklots and Brendon Scott, announced they had acquired the brands once […]