The Griffin’s Special Edition 2015 Club Series III is the third and final installment of a limited edition three cigar set released by The Griffin’s brand called “The Club Series”. The Club Series is meant to pay homage to the origin’s of The Griffin’s brand. The Griffin’s is a brand in the Davidoff portfolio. The […]
Accessory Review: Credo Special T Cutter
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment Accessories, Arango, Credo, Review
The Credo Special T is a cutter that actually is two cutters in one. It contains two cutting holes. One will cut cigars up to a 58 ring gauge. The other will cut cigars up to a 36 ring gauge. Credo is a company that is based in Marseille, France. Arango Cigar Company handles the […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Sanctum Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Alec Bradley, Review
The Alec Bradley Sanctum is the latest release from Alan Rubin and the team at Alec Bradley Cigars. The Sanctum has been on the radar of many Alec Bradley fans for quite some time. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show when Alec Bradley had the Sanctum on display. While the packaging and branding […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2002 – Avo 22 (American) (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff, Review
The Avo Limited Edition 2002 (Avo 22) was the second installment in the annual Avo Limited Edition series. Before being released, the cigar itself originated as a personal blend made for Avo Uvezian and Davidoff Master Blender Henke Kelner. From 2001 through 2014, the release of the annual limited edition was timed around the time of […]
Cigar Review: La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 Edición Limitada 111 Aniversario
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, La Aurora, Miami Cigars, Review
The La Aurora Puro Vintage 2006 Edicion Limitada 111 Aniversario is the fourth installment in La Aurora’s Puro vintage series. The Puro Vintage series is a limited production line of salomon cigars where each installment of the series is made up of tobaccos harvested from a particular harvest year. With the Puro Vintage 2006, all of […]
Cigar Review: Falto 20th Aniversario Los Procesos
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Falto, Review
As the name indicates, the Falto 20th Aniversario Los Procesos is a cigar that commemorates the twenty years in the cigar business by Tabacalera Falto founder Luis Falto. Back in 1995, as a college student at George Washington University, Luis Falto started selling cigars. He eventually decided he wanted to make his own cigars that reflected his personal profile. […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Larceny by Sean Williams
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 88-90, Larceny, Review
Larceny is the first collaborative project between cigar industry veterans Eddie Ortega of Ortega Premium Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo (EPM). The premise of this collaboration is that Ortega and Williams would each produce a blend to satisfy the other’s palate. The cigars received by each brand owner would be released under that brand owner’s name. […]
Cigar Review: LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 Belicoso
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, LUJ, Review
The LUJ Morpheus Anniversary #4 is a line of cigars offered by small batch cigar maker LUJ Cigars. The company is named for its founder Luj Oluyeba. LUJ Cigars are made in the Dominican Republic. For the most part, LUJ Cigars has established its foothold in the midwest – especially the Chicago, Illinois area. The LUJ Morpheus Anniversary […]
Cigar Review: The Pope of Greenwich Village By Drew Estate (Part of the Smoke Inn MicroBlend Series)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Drew Estate, Review, Smoke Inn Microblend Series, Swisher International
The Pope of Greenwich Village by Drew Estate The Pope of Greenwich Village is the tenth installment of Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The Smoke Inn Microblend Series concept involves the South Florida retailer teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a small batch limited run exclusive to its […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana TAA 47
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2015 TAA Exclusive Series, 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Review, TAA
La Flor Dominicana TAA 47 Going into the 2015 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Convention, it was known that La Flor Dominicana would be providing an exclusive cigar for the fourth consecutive year as a part of the TAA’s annual Exclusive Series. However, the specific cigar that would be put into the series had not […]