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: Ortega Serie “D” Maduro Lancero
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Ortega, Review
Ortega Serie “D” Maduro Lancero Back in Februrary, we reported that a lancero vitola was being released around the Ortega Serie “D” Maduro blend. The Ortega Serie “D” Maduro Lancero made available as an event-only cigar for the 2013 DC Cigar Tweet-Up that was held this past March. Given that the Ortega Serie “D” Maduro line and that […]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Review, Rocky Patel, TAA
Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series The Rocky Patel TAA Signature Series is a cigar that was 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, exclusive vitolas, and/or early release […]
Cigar Review: East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, East India Trading Company, Gurkha, Nice to Have, Review
East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte The East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Double Fuerte is a modified blend of the East India Trading Company Wicked Indie. The main difference with the Double Fuerte is that it contains some extra ligero in the blend, and is available in a different frontmark (a 6 x […]
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: Chess Extreme Maduro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 85-87, Chess, Nice to Have, Review
Chess Extreme Maduro – Torpedo I The Chess Extreme Maduro is one of several lines of cigars produced by a boutique cigar company called Chess Cigars. Chess Cigars was founded by Håkon Aanonsen who goes by the nickname of “Hawk”. Hawk is from Norway and was originally an importer for Cuban cigars. Hawk moved on to […]
Cigar Review: Padilla Reserva Maduro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Padilla, Review
Padilla Reserva Maduro In 2012, Padilla Cigars launched their Padilla Reserva Maduro. 2012 was a pivotal year for Ernesto Padilla’s company. It was late in 2011 where Padilla made a decision to discontinue production of his current brands. This decision was in part because his portfolio had gotten discounted too much by the online catalog […]
Cigar Review: Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Fonseca, Nice to Have, Quesada, Review, S.A.G Imports
Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo Prior to the 2013 Procigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, S.A.G Imports announced their latest addition to the Fonseca line – the Fonseca Cubano Exclusivo. This marked the first addition to the Fonseca line since 2011’s Fonseca CXX Anni release. While Fonseca has traditionally offered milder cigars, there are also some fuller […]
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 […]