Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
The cigar bar at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers has been re-banded as the “Asylum Cigar Bar”. The change is effective on March 31st, 2014 as the Tigers opened the 2014 baseball season against the Kansas City Royals. Both Asylum Cigars co-founder Tom Lazuka and CLE Cigar Company (Asylum Cigars’ parent company), Christian […]
CLE Cigar Company has announced a joint collaboration project between Christian Eiroa and Edgar Hoill. The “Leroy vs. the Dark Master” will be a project that will be a one time limited production retail exclusive to Tobacco Haven in New Hampshire. The project will feature one blend from Eiroa and one blend from Hoill packaged […]
“For a Honduran puro, this is going to produce some amazing flavors. This is the type of cigar where even if one does not like Honduran tobacco, I would encourage that person to still try.” #11 – EIROA by CLE Cigars Coming in at #11 on the 2013 Cigar of the Year countdown is the EIROA by CLE […]
EIROA by CLE Cigars Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Christian Eiroa’s Fabricas Unidas announced a new cigar that would fit into its CLE line. The cigar has Eiroa’s family name and is appropriately titled EIROA. It has been documented that Fabricas Unidas was setup by Eiroa with the purpose of being a […]
CLE Plus 11/18 (Photo courtesy of Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium) Danbury, Connecticut Retailer Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium will be receiving an exclusive frontmark to the recently announced CLE Plus line. The exclusive size will be the 11/18 vitola – a size that is well known to Fabricas Unidas (CLE parent company) founder Christian Eiroa and his family. […]
Christian Eiroa is adding a new blend to his CLE Cigar line. The CLE Plus will become the fourth blend in the CLE line. Information on this release was provided to Cigar Coop via a company press release. It was back in December, 2012 where we first learned of the CLE Plus when Eiroa was […]
Update 4/15/13: The following was one of the ultimate April Fool’s Pranks by the Cigar Industry. Even a bogus press release was made on this one. Turns out this campaign was a “smokescreen” for the launch of a new magazine. Many were fooled, many were not. We were one of the ones who got […]
The purpose of this list is not to expand our Top 30 to Top 40. These are not cigars 31 to 40 being listed. In alphabetical order, we list ten honorable mentions that came oh so close to making the countdown and deserve recognition as very good smokes. Why ten more cigars after already ranking […]
Virginia-based retailer Emerson Cigars announced they have availability of EH Cigars. It is believed this is one of the first retailers nationwide to be accepting orders that are ready to ship for this cigar. EH Cigars is a line of cigars from Edgar Hoill. Hoill is a photographer best known for collaborating with Room 101 […]
