Tatuaje – The Michael is the twelfth blend to be released in Tatuaje’s Monster Series. In 2017, Tatuaje Owner Pete Johnson announced that Tatuaje – The Michael and Tatuaje – The Bride were slated to be the 12th and 13th installments of its annual Monsters Series. Johnson also said these two blends would be the […]
Cigar Review: 1502 Blue Sapphire Toro Gordo
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 1502, 88-90, Buy One, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, Review
The 1502 Blue Sapphire is the sixth line under Global Premium Cigars’ 1502 brand. The cigar was officially announced just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and would subsequently have a formal launch at the trade show. The cigar is billed as a Nicaraguan puro. Back in 2014, 1502 Cigars had released its first […]
Cigar Review: Zino Platinum Z-Crown Chubby
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Buy One, Davidoff, Review, Zino
The Zino brand was established back in 2003 and was targeted to offer high-quality premium cigars to a younger, more contemporary audience. Over the past few years, the brand has become one of the dormant ones in the Davidoff portfolio. (During the past five years, Davidoff has focused on building its Black Label Discovery Series […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy One, Fuente, Review
Back in 2015, Arturo Fuente Cigars would introduce two limited production cigars that would celebrate a couple of milestones. May 6th of 2015 would mark the 80th birthday of family patriarch Carlos Fuente Sr. At the same time, the company was getting ready to commemorate 40 years of its Don Carlos brand in 2016. Given […]
Cigar Review: 1502 XO Churchill
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 1502, 91-93, Buy One, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, Review
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars introduced its first limited production line known as the 1502 XO. This was an ambitious project by company CEO Enrique Sanchez Icaza in that he built a blend around 18-year-old tobacco that he was able to secure. The cigar was first launched in a Toro size, […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 13 Box Pressed 70 x 7 (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2017 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Asylum Cigars, Buy One, CLE, Review, TAA
For the third consecutive year, C.L.E. Cigar Company is releasing an exclusive cigar for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). While the past two years have seen C.L.E. release new blends to the TAA, for its 2018 release, the company made a decision to create a line extension to one of its most popular lines, […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Candela Robusto (2018)
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Buy One, Camacho, Davidoff, Review
Back in 2013, Camacho Cigars underwent one of the most significant brand revamping the premium cigar industry has seen in recent years. As a part of the overhaul, there was new packaging introduced as well as several re-blends of some of Camacho’s long-time brands. At that same time, several other Camacho brands were discontinued. Among […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art Gran Toro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Alec Bradley, Buy One, Review
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars showcased an extension of its popular Prensado line known as the Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art. This cigar, along with the Alec Bradley Black Market Estelí ,was one of two cigars showcased at the 2017 Trade Show. The two releases were the first by Alec Bradley in […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo Epic Craft Cured Toro by Altadis U.S.A.
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Buy One, Montecristo, Review
As 2017 came to a close, Altadis U.S.A. announced a pair of projects in its Montecristo brand. One of the lines would be the Montecristo Ciudad de Musica, a cigar done in collaboration with Crowned Heads produced at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza. The second is a cigar done in conjunction with the Plasencias at their […]
Cigar Review: MBombay Classic Torpedo by Bombay Tobak
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Bombay Tobak, Buy One, MBombay, Review
The MBombay Classic Torpedo is the newest vitola to be introduced to Bombay Tobak’s MBombay Classic line. This past November, the MBombay Classic Torpedo was made available to attendees at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke event. This past week company owner Mel Shah announced the release of the MBombay Classic Torpedo. What is unique about this […]