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 […]
Cigar Review: Illusione Rothchildes
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Illusione, Nice to Have, Review
Illusione Rothchildes The Illusione Rothchildes is the latest release by Dion Giolito’s Illusione Cigars. If you consider the Illusione Ultra the last core line to be released, this marks the first new release by Illusione since late in 2011. At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Illusione opted to focus on their existing product and not […]
Cigar Review: Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, Davidoff, Nice to Have, Review, Room 101
Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador – Filero vitola At the end of January 2013, Room 101 Cigars began putting out information on a new cigar called the Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador. This would represent the eighth line of cigars released by Matt Booth’s Room 101 cigar brand. During the weeks that followed, information started trickling out […]
Cigar Review: Señor Solomon Maduro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Nice to Have, Review, Senor Solomon
The Senor Solomon Maduro is one of two cigar blends made by Senor Solomon Cigars. The company was founded by Gershon (Gregory) Aizenman and Don “Kiki” Berger. What are unique about Senor Solomon Cigars are that the cigars are actually Kosher certified. For many Jews (and not just around Passover time), Kosher certification is must when it comes […]
Cigar Review: La Flor Dominicana Mystery Cigar
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, Nice to Have, Review
La Flor Dominicana Mystery Cigar The La Flor Dominicana Mystery Cigar is an event only cigar that was launched in 2013. As the name indicates, the cigar is a “mystery” as La Flor Dominicana is not disclosing a lot of information about this cigar. La Flor Dominicana (LFD) is providing the Mystery Cigar to retailers […]
Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Fomorian
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Candela, Nice to Have, Review, RoMa Craft Tobac
RoMa Craft Tobac Fomorian The RoMa Craft Tobac Fomorian was announced in early February 2013 as a special event only cigar by RoMa Craft Tobac. The cigar was made in specifically for the DC Tweet Up Cigar event that was held in March, 2013. This cigar is a special candela wrapper version of RoMa Craft’s […]
Cigar Review: Avo Limited Edition 2009 Compañero (Avo LE 09)
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized 1 Comment 91-93, AVO, Davidoff, Nice to Have, Review
The date March 22nd holds significance for many cigar enthusiasts. This is because it is the birth date of Avo Uvezian – the namesake of Avo Cigars. For those who are cigar fans of Avo Uvezian Cigars, when the month of March has comes around, they have been able to count on an annual limited […]
Cigar Review: Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2013
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 91-93, Candela, Nice to Have, Review, Viaje, Viaje White Label Project
Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2013 The Viaje White Label Project (WLP) St. Patrick’s Day Candela 2013 marks the third consecutive year that Viaje has released a candela-wrapped cigar. As with the previous two years, the release has been timed with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. While it didn’t come as […]