I’ve decided to go ahead and continue the month in review series. This is the second installment. In this series, I will highlight some noteworthy events that happened in the world of cigars. I’ll focus on noteworthy events and smokes that I explored on the Cigar Coop website and throw in a few other tidbits […]
Last night was pretty busy night from my perspective as I attended a terrific Oliveros event at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, NC. However, I really wanted to make a point to catch the webcast of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N virtual smoke featuring Team La Gloria Cubana (Michael Giannini, director of marketing; Rick Rodriguez, […]
If you have been following my ramblings, you know that 2010 was La Gloria Cubana’s year – they were the only brand to have three cigars in my Top 20 for Cigar of the Year. Much of what I liked was the innovation that was demonstrated by “Team La Gloria Cubana” (Team La Gloria members […]
If you have read Cigar Coop on a regular basis, you probably know that I feel General Cigars had a heck of a year – particularly the La Gloria Cubana brand. In fact, on my Top 30 list, La Gloria Cubana placed 3 of the Top 16 cigars. Thus far I have covered reviews on […]
Best Vitola: Oliveros King Havano Black Knight Mace One thing that I done differently from Cigar Aficionado in ranking cigars for the year is to distinguish ranking the blend from the vitola (size/shape). For my Top 30 list, every cigar represented a new blend (while Cigar Aficionado includes new vitolas in their countdown). However, there were […]
#4 La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Tabaqueros And now….the Final Four….. “30 Cigars in 31 Days” is down to the remaining four cigars that comprise the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. It is time for the 27th installment to this list Team La Gloria Cubana strikes again – coming in at #4 is the La […]
#10 La Gloria Cubana Serie N The time has come in “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – a.k.a, my review of the Top 30 Cigars of 2010 for the Top 10. So far, there have been 20 outstanding sticks, but now we hit the cream of the crop. At #10 is another creation from […]
#16: La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco Today we approach the half-way point of “30 Cigars in 31 Days” – my review of the Top 30 Cigars for 2010. Following today, we enter the Top 15 for sticks of the year. Slotting in at #16 that has one of the most unique vitolas around – […]
Many people come to me asking me what is the best cigar to buy for a Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Year’s gift. Unfortunately, the first response I give them is what I term the “Standard Consulting Answer” which is “It Depends”… It depends on a few factors. Below I’ve put a table to help […]
The Beauty of the La Gloria Cubana Serie N I’ve mentioned this several times – during the 2010 IPCPR, it was my opinion that General Cigars had the best year in terms of new product releases. The key thing I’ve seen from General is investing in building their existing brands – namely Macanudo and La […]
