Over the past few years, AJ Fernandez has been certainly making his mark on putting his own impression of several legacy brands that have originated in Cuba. We’ve seen this with brands such as Punch, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Gispert, Trinidad, and H. Upmann. The first release for the H. Upmann brand […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Shore Thing Exclusive
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Crowned Heads, Review
For the past several years while Crowned Heads has been growing its core line of cigars, it has also built a nice assortment of limited edition and shop exclusive cigars. In 2018, one of the more intriguing releases that was both limited edition and shop exclusive went to a retailer called Shore Thing Cigars called […]
Cigar Review: Lars Tetens Serie D Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Alec Bradley, Buy One, Lars Tatens Brands, Review
In 2019, Alec Bradley Cigar Company President Alan Rubin shocked the cigar world when he announced he was acquiring a majority stake of Lars Tetens Brands. Lars Tetens Brands is the namesake of Lars Tetens. Tetens has over 30 years in the cigar business. He is best known for making premium flavored cigars which he […]
Agile Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Fuente, 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: Cohiba Spectre CS19
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy One, Cohiba, General, Review
Over the past three years, General Cigar Company has been putting an investment in its Cohiba brand. While Cohiba has never really been a dormant brand, these past three years have seen a combination of regular production and limited releases added into the Cohiba portfolio. It was also three years ago that General Cigar unveiled […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Confidential Informant (Toro) by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Buy One, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review
Since Cubariqueño Cigar Company launched in 2015, the company has slowly built a solid line of regular production offerings. Concurrently the company has also launched a series of small batch limited edition cigars. 2019 would be a year where Cubariqueño would release four such offerings. These four releases included Protocol John Doe Series, Protocol Jane […]
Cigar Review: Cuevas Reserva Maduro Robusto by Casa Cuevas Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Casa Cuevas, Review
2019 marked the first year that Casa Cuevas Cigars would be exhibiting at the IPCPR Trade Show. Going into the show, the company would showcase a trio of cigars, the Casa Cuevas La Mandarria, and two blends under the Cuevas Reserva line. While Cuevas Reserva might have been a new brand to many cigar enthusiasts, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Brick House Toro Maduro by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Buy One, JC Newman
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: 7-20-4 1874 Series Toro Especial
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews 2 Comments 7-20-4, 88-90, 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: Jas Sum Kral Kralot (2018)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Jas Sum Kral, JSK, Review
The year 2018 was a turning point when it came for Riste Ristevski’s Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. When the year started out, Ristevski announced he was switching the production of his lines from Noel Rojas’ New Order of the Ages (NOA) factory to an obscure factory known as Tabacalera de Aragon. Later that year […]