In 2020, the Diesel Cigar brand would introduce a new regular production offering known as the Diesel Estelí Puro. Diesel is a brand that has a long history with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). It’s a brand that STG has partnered with AJ Fernandez on for many years. In 2017 STG moved the brand into the […]
Cigar Review: Cubico by Sindicato Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Review, Sindicato
It’s hard to believe that eight years ago, Sindicato Cigars was formed. The concept of Sindicato Cigars was simple. A group of top tobacconists banded together to form a company and decided they would contract directly with cigar manufacturers to produce a cigar brand. These retailers would sell the products of Sindicato and in turn, […]
Cigar Review: ACID 20 Robusto by Drew Estate
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Acid, Buy One, Drew Estate, Review
In 2019, Drew Estate celebrated the 20 years of the ACID cigar brand. As many know, ACID is Drew Estate’s signature line of infused cigars. The launch of the ACID brand not only laid the foundation for Drew Estate cigars, but it would lay the foundation for Drew Estate as a premium cigar and tobacco […]
Agile Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Aquitaine Mandible
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, RoMa Craft Tobac
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: Oliveros Gran Retorno Connecticut Swing (2020) by Boutique Blends Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Boutique Blends Cigars, Buy One, Oliveros, Review
The Oliveros Gran Retorno is a line of three blends offered by Boutique Blends Cigars. Ten years ago, before there was a Boutique Blends Cigars, there was Oliveros Cigars. During the Oliveros Cigars’ days, the company launched two successful brands – Aging Room and Swag. These brands became the primary brands in the Oliveros portfolio, […]
Agile Cigar Review: CAO Orellana
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, CAO, General
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: VegaFina Year of the Ox
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Review, Tabacalera SLU, VegaFina
The VegaFina Year of the Ox is the fourth installment of VegaFina’s limited-edition cigar series to pay homage to the Chinese New Year. The past few years have seen the Chinese New Year become a theme of many limited releases. Davidoff is best known for its Chinese New Year Series that launched in 2012 and […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Black and White Connecticut (2020)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Review, Viaje
Throughout its history, if there is one type of cigar that was missing from Viaje Cigars’ portfolio, it was a Connecticut Shade cigar. I’ve interviewed Viaje founder Andre Farkas several times, and I’ve asked him the question multiple times on when he was going to release a Connecticut Shade cigar. Andre’s answer could be summed […]
Cigar Review: Pichardo Reserva Familiar San Andres Toro by ACE Prime
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, ACE Prime, Buy One, Review
The story of ACE Prime has been well documented on Cigar Coop over the past two years. The company made one of the most impressive debuts for a new company a couple of years ago. At the time a lot attention was focused round the MXS series which had sports celebrity releases with NBA […]
Agile Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat by Drew Estate (2020)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Drew Estate, Liga Privada, 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 rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]