La Flor Dominicana Pipe and Pint 15th Anniversary Back in February, we reported that a retail exclusive, limited edition blend from La Flor Dominicana was coming to the Pipe and Pint in Greensboro, North Carolina. This cigar was to commemorate the shop’s 15th anniversary, thus the cigar is appropriately titled La Flor Dominicana Pipe and Pint […]
Cigar Review: Fonseca TAA Signature Series by Manuel Quesada
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Fonseca, Memorable, Quesada, Review, S.A.G Imports, TAA
Fonseca TAA Signature Series by Manuel Quesada The Fonseca TAA Signature Series by Manuel Quesada was a cigar released in 2008 exclusive to Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) retailers. Each year, cigar manufacturers are given the opportunity to provide exclusive releases to those retailers that are members of the TAA. These can be exclusive blends, […]
Cigar Review: Nestor Miranda 70th LE Dominican
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, La Aurora, Memorable, Miami Cigars, Nestor Miranda, Review
Nestor Miranda 70th LE Dominican The Nestor Miranda 70th LE Dominican is one of two cigars released by Miami Cigar and Company to commemorate company president Nestor Miranda’s 70th birthday. Miranda is well-known for being at his cigar events carrying lancero vitolas of his Nestor Miranda Special Selection, so it was little surprise that the […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 94-96, Drew Estate, Liga Privada, Memorable, Review
Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark The Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark is the latest in Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie line to be released. According to a spec sheet provided by Drew Estate, the UF-13 Dark is “is the result of nearly three years of additional blend experimentation and is ultimately an […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Friends and Family Le Joueur
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, Memorable, Review, Viaje
Viaje Friends and Family Le Joueur The Viaje Friends and Family Le Joueur is the second vitola to be released in Viaje’s ultra-limited Friends and Family line. The Viaje Friends and Family cigar is a personal blend of Viaje founder Andre Farkas. Last March, Farkas released the first batch of Viaje Friends and Family in […]
Assessment Update: Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2011
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, Candela, Memorable, Viaje
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) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a score […]
Cigar Review: E.P. Carrillo Medalla D’ Oro (Federal Cigar 92nd Anniversary Cigar)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, E.P. Carrillo, EPC, Memorable, Review
E.P. Carrillo Medalla D’ Oro The E.P. Carrillo Medalla D’ Oro is a special retail-exclusive limited edition cigar for Federal Cigar in New Hampshire. The cigar has been released to commemorate Federal Cigar’s 92nd Anniversary. This is not the first time that Federal and E.P. Carrillo have teamed up on a project. In […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Island Jim WaHoo
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Memorable, Ortega, Ortega Wild Bunch 2013, Review
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Island Jim WaHoo The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Island Jim WaHoo third installment in a monthly series of cigars being developed by Ortega Premium Cigars. The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series is a unique limited production cigar concept that was introduced by Ortega Premium Cigars. The concept behind the Ortega Wild Bunch […]
Assessment Update: Room 101 San Andres
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, Davidoff, Memorable, Room 101
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) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess and re-score […]
Cigar Review: El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia (2007)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 94-96, Don Pepin, Memorable, My Father, Review
El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia (Guerreros) – 2007 The El Centurion by Don Pepin Garcia was released back in 2007. This cigar was originally released as a limited edition cigar by the Don Pepin Garcia line. Only 850 boxes per vitola were released. Recently, an announcement was made that the El Centurion would be […]