La Aurora 107 Maduro The La Aurora 107 Maduro has been a long awaited cigar by La Aurora Cigars. Back in 2010, the original La Aurora 107 was launched. This cigar was released to celebrate La Aurora’s 107th anniversary, thus the cigar was appropriately named. That cigar received a high amount of fanfare from cigar […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Dandy McCoy “Empire State”
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Ortega, Ortega Wild Bunch 2013, Review
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Dandy McCoy “Empire State” The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Dandy McCoy “Empire State” marks the fifth 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 […]
Cigar Review: Padrón 1964 Anniversary – Draper’s 125 Anniversary Edition Natural
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Padron, Review
Padron 1964 Anniversary – Draper’s 125 Anniversary Edition Natural The Padron 1964 Anniversary – Draper’s 125 Anniversary Edition is a special limited edition cigar that was made available to Washington DC/Maryland based retailer W. Curtis Draper. In 2012, W. Curtis Draper celebrated its 125th anniversary in business and commissioned four manufacturers to produce retail-exclusive limited edition […]
Cigar Review: L’Atelier LAT46 Selection Spéciale
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, L’Atelier Imports, Memorable, Review
L’Atelier LAT46 Selection Speciale The L’Atelier LAT46 Selection Speciale (LAT46 SS) is a line extension to the core L’Atelier line of L’Atelier Imports. While the LAT46 SS can be considered the fourth vitola of the core line in the form of a corona gorda, it also comes with a slight change to the blend – namely […]
Cigar Review: Padilla Connecticut
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Nice to Have, Padilla, Review
Padilla Connecticut The Padilla Connecticut is a new cigar launched by Padilla Cigars in 2013. It was late in 2011 where company owner Ernesto Padilla made a decision to discontinue production of (what was) his current brands. This decision was in part because his portfolio had gotten discounted too much by the online catalog companies. […]
Cigar Review: Saint Luis Rey SLR Gen² by Altadis USA
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Nice to Have, Review, Saint Luis Rey
Saint Luis Rey SLR Gen² (Toro) The SLR Gen² is a new addition to the Saint Luis Rey brand by Altadis USA. This marks the seventh brand in the Altadis USA to bring in a more contemporary / boutique-esque cigar into its line as the SLR Gen² fills that role for Saint Luis Rey. One of […]
Cigar Review: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Tony the Boss Enforcer
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 88-90, Ortega, Ortega Wild Bunch 2013, Review, See What You Think
Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 – Tony the Boss The Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Tony the Boss Enforcer marks the fourth 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 […]
Cigar Review: Frank Herrera Biography
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 2 Comments 91-93, Herrera Cigars, Nice to Have, Review
Frank Herrera Biography The Frank Herrera Biography is the second line of cigars launched by Herrera Cigars. The name Frank Herrera might not be known to many casual cigar fans, but Herrera is well-known in the cigar industry. Herrera is a lawyer to many of the cigar companies in South Florida who specializes in trademarks. […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Maduro
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Espinosa, Nice to Have, Review
Espinosa Maduro (Toro) – Cigar Coop Photo The Espinosa Maduro has become the first new blend in 2013 released by Espinosa Premium Cigars. Earlier this year, details of this forthcoming release started to come out about this release. When Espinosa Cigars was formed, founder Erik Espinosa acquired the rights to the 601 and Murcielago lines […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 13 6 x 80
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 88-90, Asylum Cigars, Fabricas Unidas, Nice to Have, Review
Asylum 13 6 x 80 The Asylum 13 6 x 80 is exactly what the name indicates – this introduces a 6 inch by 80 mm ring gauge vitola to Asylum Cigars’ popular Asylum 13 line. Prior to last year’s IPCPR trade show, we commented on the trend of moving beyond the 60 ring gauge […]