Earlier this week, Cigar Aficionado reported the La Palina Family Series will have a new home. This time it will be in a place that La Palna Cigars owner Bill Paley is very familiar with, El Titan de Bronze in Little Havana, Miami, Florida. La Palina will move production of the Family Series from the […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Black Label Robusto
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, La Palina, Review
La Palina Black Label Robusto At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars launched its seventh line, the La Palina Black Label. This line marks the second project done between Bill Paley’s La Palina Cigars and Abe Flores PDR Cigars factory. This follows up the PDR-made La Palina Classic, had been launched at the 2012 […]
Cigar News: Bob Moreno Named Vice President of Sales for La Palina
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments E.P. Carrillo, EPC, La Palina, News, People
Bob Moreno becomes the latest name in the cigar industry to go on the move. Moreno has become La Palina Cigars’ new Vice President of Sales, thus departing E.P. Carrillo where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Moreno replaces Andrew Brennan who previously served in that position for La Palina. Moreno will […]
Cigar Review: La Palina Collection Goldie Laguito Especial
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, La Palina, Review
La Palina Collection Goldie Laguito Especial Earlier this year, La Palina Cigars released its third release of its Goldie blend in the La Palina Collection brand. The La Palina Collection Goldie Laguito Especial introduced a 7 x 40 lancero frontmark in the Goldie blend. The concept behind the La Palina Collection is that it will […]
Assessment Update: La Palina Mr. Sam Corona (2014)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, La Palina
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 provide an […]
Cigar News: La Palina Black Label (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 2014 Preview, IPCPR, La Palina, News
La Palina Cigars will launch the La Palina Black Label line. The cigar will make its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The La Palina Black Label will become the fifth regular production line in Bill Paley’s company. It will also join the La Palina Classic as two lines coming out […]
Assessment Update: La Palina Collection Mr. Sam (2013)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Assessment Update, La Palina
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 […]
Cigar News: La Palina Collection Mr Sam Line Returns; Extends to Three Frontmarks (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments 2014 Preview, La Palina, News
The La Palina Collection Mr. Sam, a cigar released in 2013 as a limited edition cigar is returning. The company says as result of the positive response from the marketplace, the cigar is returning. This time it will be released in three sizes and now become a permanent part of the portfolio. The La Palina […]
Cigar News: La Palina Collection Goldie Laguito Especial to Become Third Goldie (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized 2 Comments 2014 Preview, La Palina, News
La Palina Cigars is set to add a third release of its Goldie blend to its La Palina Collection line. The La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial will add a 7 x 40 lancero vitola. The Goldie Laguito Especial becomes the third release in the Goldie line. The concept behind the La Palina Collection is that […]
2013 Year in Review: Best Line Extensions for 2013
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2013 Year in Review, 262, 5.0 - The Oasis, Casa Fernandez, La Palina, My Father, Reinado, Rocky Patel, Tatuaje, Viaje
The vision behind our Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Coutndown is to find the best new blends that were smoked in the past year. At the same time, there are many great blends that have already been released that add line extensions in the form of new vitolas. These vitolas share the same tobacco […]