At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar introduced a new regular production line under its CAO brand known as the CAO Session. The CAO Session is a cigar developed by CAO Master Blender Rick Rodriguez. Rodriguez got the inspiration from smoking cigars in his own “man cave” (his garage) and decided to blend a […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Zombie Farmhand Andre (2020)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Try a Sample, Viaje
Early in 2020, Viaje released a cigar known as the Viaje Zombie Farmhand Andre. If you have followed Viaje Cigars for the past decade, you will know that Viaje Cigars’ founder Andre Farkas creates themes, narratives, and storylines among his releases. Viaje Zombie Farmhead Andre ties two of these concepts together – Viaje’s Thanksgiving themed […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Farmhand Andre (2019)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Try a Sample, Viaje
Seasonal/holiday releases are not a new concept for the cigar industry, but when it comes to Thanksgiving, Viaje Cigars is the company that blazed the trail. Viaje’s Thanksgiving releases trace back to 2011 when it released its first Viaje Stuffed Turkey Cigar. The concept for a Thanksgiving cigar was originally suggested by the Stogie Review […]
Cigar Review: Gurkha Treinta Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Gurkha, Review, Try a Sample
In 2019, Gurkha Cigars announced the Gurkha Treinta. It was a cigar that would commemorate 30 years of Gurkha Cigars ownership by now-former Chairman Kaizad Hansotia. You may be a little puzzled at why Gurkha is celebrating its 30th anniversary when in 2012, Gurkha Cigars celebrated its 125th anniversary with a cigar. This is because […]
Agile Cigar Review: Undercrown Shade Corona Pequeña
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 85-87, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Drew Estate, Try a Sample, Undercrown
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch Campeon
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, AGANORSA Leaf, Guardian of the Farm, Review, Try a Sample
The Guardian of the Farm Nightwatch is a project released by Aganorsa Leaf back in 2019. Guardian of the Farm is a brand that was started under Aganorsa Leaf that was a project between Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle Gellis of Warped Cigars. With the Nightwatch, the project is strictly an Aganorsa Leaf […]
Agile Cigar Review: Flor de Selva Maduro Grand Pressé by Maya Selva Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Flor de Selva, Maya Selva Cigars, Try a Sample
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar Review: Cohiba Royale Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Cohiba, General, Review, Try a Sample
The Cohiba brand has been a staple of the General Cigar Company portfolio for many years. For the most part, Cohiba has been positioned as the luxury brand in General’s portfolio. The past two years has seen General give the Cohiba brand some considerable attention. This included a major packaging refresh for the brand in […]
Cigar Review: Diamond Crown Maximus Toro No. 4 by J.C. Newman Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Diamond Crown, JC Newman, Review, Try a Sample
In 2020, J.C. Newman Cigar Company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in business, but today we look at a cigar from a brand that was created for the company’s 110th anniversary, the Diamond Crown Maximus. It was back in 1996 when J.C. Newman launched the Diamond Crown brand for its 100th anniversary. Ten years later, […]
Agile Cigar Review: Diesel Whiskey Row Rothschild
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Diesel, General, Try a Sample
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]