Liga Privada Unico Serie L40 Lancero While the introduction of Drew Estate’s Undercrown line was a highlight on the 2011 IPCPR, the other cigar was another entry into Liga Privada’s Unico Serie – the long waitied Liga Privada Unico Serie L40 Lancero. The Unico Serie concept was introduced with the Liga Privada Unico Serie Dirty […]
Cigar Preview: Drew Estate Undercrown (Part 6 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Drew Estate Undercrown A visit to the Drew Estate booth at IPCPR is always exciting. The booth is bustling with tons of activity and there always is an energy present. This year, that energy might have reached an all-time high as a new line was introduced by DE at the 2011 IPCPR show. This one […]
Cigar Month in Review: June 2011
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments Altadis, Camacho, Drew Estate, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Gurkha, Joya de Nicaragua, Month in Review, MUWAT, My Uzi Weighs a Ton, People, Pleasure Police, Room 101, Sam Leccia, Toraño
June 2011 was certainly a busy-month in the cigar industry. Many cigar manufacturers and retailers are in the preparation stages for the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. It is usually around this time when cigar manufacturers begin to release information about what they plan to unveil at the show. Independent of IPCPR, there is a ton […]
Cigar Pre-Review: My Uzi Weighs a Ton – Pre-Release Sample 6 x 60
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Joya de Nicaragua My Uzi Weighs a Ton – Pre-Release Sample A few days ago, I posted some preliminary information on the forthcoming release on a new Joya de Nicaragua cigar called “My Uzi Weighs a Ton”. I happened to be at a Drew Estate event at Cordova Cigars in Pensacola, Florida and Jonathan Drew […]
Cigar Preview: My Uzi Weighs a Ton by Joya de Nicaragua
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Joya de Nicaragua My Uzi Weighs a Ton On June 10th, Jonathan Drew was at a Drew Estate event at Cordova Cigars in Pensacola, Florida. Along the way, he brought along some pre-release “My Uzi Weighs a Ton” cigars from Joya de Nicaragua. This cigar represents a joint-collaboration by Drew Estate with Joya de Nicaragua. […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada No 9
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments Drew Estate, Liga Privada, Memorable, Review
I’ve been talking about some changes in the direction of this web-site and the big change is I want to make this more of a hard-core web-site. In my opinion, part of accomplishing this goal is to provide a good balance of new cigar reviews as well as classic cigar reviews. Today is one of […]
2011 Cigar Mock Draft
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Lately I’ve been trying to take this web-site into more of a hard-core direction in terms of cigar information. I’m not sure how successful this transition has been, but I’m trying. There are times where I realize I do need to take a step back and have a little fun. With tonight being the first […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Nosotros
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The story of the Illusione Nosotros is one that does not have a happy ending. This project started out as a cigar “dream team” collaboration by Illusione’s Dion Giolito and Drew Estate’s Jonathan Drew. The Nosotros would be launched under the Illusione brand and began to surface in early 2010. With these two cigar titans […]
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Double Signature Reserve
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The Drew Estate Double Signature Reserve is a retail-only cigar. This cigar is sold down in Marietta, Georgia at the Tobacco Superstore. From the initial look of this cigar it does look like a sibling to the Drew Estate Liga Privada T52; however the guys at Tobacco Superstore described this more as a “cross between […]
2010 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #22: Liga Privada Dirty Rat by Drew Estate
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2010 Cigar of the Year, Drew Estate, Liga Privada
#22 Liga Privada Dirty Rat by Drew Estate It’s time for the ninth installment of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – the list of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. Coming in at #22 on the list is the Liga Privada Dirty Rat by Drew Estates. The Dirty Rat is the first installment of the […]