Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2012 by Crowned Heads The Four Kicks Mule Kick Limited Edition 2012 marks the third blend released by the Nashville, Tennessee based Crowned Heads company. It also marks the first time the company has issued a limited release cigar. The story of the Mule Kick is there was a batch of […]
Cigar Review: Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 Dark Meat
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 Dark Meat The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Stuffed Turkey 2012 Dark Meat edition is one of two blends that make up the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 release. The Dark Meat edition gets its name in that it is a maduro wrapper cigar. The Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey made […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Holiday Blend 2012
Viaje Holiday Blend 2012 The Viaje Holiday Blend 2012 marks the fourth consecutive year that Viaje has created December seasonal release. This cigar is a Nicaraguan puro that features a criollo wrapper. In typical Viaje fashion, a single batch is released in the December timeframe and once they are gone, they are gone. Each year […]
Cigar Review: Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat
Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Stuffed Turkey 2012 White Meat edition is one of two blends that make up the WLP Stuffed Turkey 2012 release. Last year, Viaje released the Viaje WLP Stuffed Turkey 2011 – which was Viaje’s first foray into a 60 ring gauge […]
Cigar Review: Rafaeli’s Maduro
Rafaeli’s Maduro The Rafaeli’s Maduro cigar is a value-priced cigar that was launched by a Los Angeles diamond jeweler named David Rafaeli. At Cigar Coop, we define a value-priced cigar as one that is under $4.00 in price. One thing we do is assess a cigar on its merits and smoking experience alone. We […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina Master 2012
VegaFina Master 2012 Several weeks ago, Altadis USA quietly rolled out their latest cigar to the VegaFina line, the VegaFina Master 2012. This is the fourth major release in the last 12 months to the U.S. market under the VegaFina line – joining the VegaFina Jose Seijas 2011, VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010, and VegaFina […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Oro Natural
Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show,La Flor Dominicana announced their new Oro line. The La Flor Dominicana Oro line pays homage to La Flor Dominicana founder Litto Gomez’s roots in the jewelry industry. As part of the marketing and packaging of these cigars, the Oro cigars are contained in gold tubing. The Oro line […]
Cigar Review: Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown
Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown The Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown is one of two blends released by Tabacalera Perdomo to commemorate the company’s 20th anniversary. While announced prior to the trade show, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary line made its debut at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. A couple of weeks ago, we took a […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley American Sun Grown
Alec Bradley American Sun Grown The Alec Bradley American Sun Grown was a cigar that was released mid-year. The American Sun Grown is the second cigar in Alec Bradley’s “American” series. In 2011, Alec Bradley released the Alec Bradley American Classic. The American Classic was an excellent Honduran Connecticut-Shade wrapper and it proved to surprise […]
Cigar Review: Headley Grange by Crowned Heads
Headley Grange by Crowned Heads Following the success of their debut line Four Kicks, Crowned Heads went to work on a follow-up. It was announced in March 2012 that their second line would be called Headley Grange. The name Four Kicks was in reference to a song by Kings of Leon. Like Four Kicks, Headley […]