Juan Lopez (2013) by Altadis USA At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA announced the return of its Juan Lopez line of cigars. The Juan Lopez line was made famous in Cuba. About ten years ago, Atladis USA acquired the U.S. naming rights. While they launched a line under that name, it was eventually […]
Assessment Update: Viaje Satori 2013
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Assessment Update, Nice to Have, 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 an […]
Assessment Update: Alec Bradley Fine and Rare HJ10-i Second Issue (Alec Bradley Fine and Rare 2013)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Alec Bradley, Assessment Update, Nice to Have
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 an […]
Cigar Review: A. Flores Gran Reserva by PDR Cigars
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, PDR Cigars, Pinar Del Rio, Review
A. Flores Gran Reserva – Robusto At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the A. Flores Gran Reserva was one of two new lines being showcased by PDR Cigars. The A. Flores derives its name from its master blender, Abe Flores. Ever since he expanded his PDR Cigars factory in Tamboril, Dominican Republic, Flores has been […]
Cigar Review: Punch Bareknuckle
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, General, Nice to Have, Punch, Review
Punch Bareknuckle The Punch Bareknuckle is a cigar that is a retail-exclusive cigar for online retailer Cigar International. The cigar is produced by General Cigar Company under the Punch brand. As many brick and mortar retailers have been securing their own retail-exclusives from major manufacturers, we are also seeing some of the major internet and […]
Assessment Update: Lou Rod by Lou Rodriguez Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Assessment Update, Lou Rodriguez, Nice to Have
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 an […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Fast Eddie Eight-Ball
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Ortega, Ortega Wild Bunch 2013, Review
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Fast Eddie “Eight Ball” The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Fast Eddie Eight-Ball is the eighth installment in a monthly series of cigars 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 idea behind the Ortega Wild Bunch is to […]
Cigar Review: D’Crossier Imperium Class Vintage Trabuco
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, D'Crossier, Nice to Have, Review
D’Crossier Imperium Class Vintage Trabuco The D’Crossier Imperium Class Vintage is a cigar line that is made by a company called Pure Aroma Cigars. The company is run by Isaisas Santana Diaz. Pure Aroma Cigars is based out of Miami, Florida but uses a factory in Costa Rica to make their cigars. Diaz is originally […]
Assessment Update: La Flor Dominicana Colorado Oscuro 2013
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 88-90, Assessment Update, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Nice to Have
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: Room 101 Serie HN (Honduras)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Camacho, Davidoff, Nice to Have, Review, Room 101
Room 101 Serie HN Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Room 101 Cigars launched the Room 101 Serie HN. This cigar marks the tenth blend to be produced by Matt Booth‘s Room 101 brand. This cigar is intended to be a core line. For the past few couple of years, the Room 101 […]