Davidoff has announced two sampler packs geared for shorter smokes. The Davidoff “Short Pleasures” assortment is a four cigar sampler featuring four Davidoff blends in a short robusto format. while the Davidoff “Inspirational Assortment” is a sampler of three Davidoff blends in a robusto size format. Both sampler packs are currently available in the United […]
Assessment Update: Zino Platinum Z-Class Series
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Assessment Update, Davidoff, Zino
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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we assign a […]
Cigar News: Room 101 Master Collection Two Nears Shipping
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Image credit: Room 101 Facebook page Room 101 Cigars is getting ready to release the second blend in its Room 101 Master Collection, the Room 101 Master Collection Two. According to a Facebook post by Room 101, the Master Collection Two is expected to ship “next week”. Last February, when we broke news of the […]
Cigar Review: Zino Platinum – The Make of L.A.
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Zino Platinum – The Make of L.A. Zino Platinum -The Make of L.A.” is the second line released by the Zino brand paying homage to the culture of a city. For this release, the city is Los Angeles, California. Earlier this year, Zino had released the Zino Platinum Make of New York line. A preview of the […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary
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Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary The Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary is one of two commemorative cigars released by Davidoff to commemorate a quarter century milestone. In this case the Davidoff Madison Avenue 25th Anniversary commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the company’s flagship site in New York City located on Madison Avenue. The company also […]
Cigar Review: Ditka 89 by Camacho Cigars
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Ditka 89 by Camacho Cigars The Ditka 89 is the fifth cigar in Camacho Cigars’ Mike Ditka line of cigar. Over the past year, Camacho has launched the Ditka line of cigars to pay homage to NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. The “89” represented Ditka’s number when he played Tight End for the Chicago […]
2013 Year in Review: The Honorable Mentions
William Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment 2013 Year in Review, AVO, Davidoff, El Primer Mundo, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Padron, Paul Garmirian, RoMa Craft Tobac, Selected Tobacco, Tatuaje
In 2013, we are introducing a major change to Honorable Mentions. For the past three years of our Cigar of the Year countdown, we have unveiled a list of “Honorable Mentions”. While we didn’t rank these cigars, we picked ten cigars that just missed making our Top 30 countdown. While we didn’t intend this to […]
2013 Cigar Year in Review: Best Aged Cigars for 2013
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For the third consecutive year, we list our best aged cigars for 2013. The purpose of this category is to look at some cigar lines that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of age on them. This year we extend the category to include ten cigars. 1) The cigars must have been […]
2013 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #2 Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake Edition (Part 29 of Epic Encounters 2013)
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“This was a truly amazing cigar experience. Davidoff has made some epic smokes, and the Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake ranks right up there among the best.” #2 – Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake Edition Coming in at #2 on the 2013 Cigar of the Year countdown is the Davidoff 2013 Year of the Snake Edition. […]
2013 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #5 Avo Movement TAA Limited Release (Part 26 of Epic Encounters 2013)
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“The TAA has received its share of many excellent releases by top manufacturers. Not only does this cigar rank right at the top of this list, but it could be one of the best cigars to be released in the industry this year.” #5 Avo Movement TAA Limited Release Coming in at #5 on the 2013 […]