At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, HVC Cigars unveiled a cigar line called the HVC Edición Especial 2018. HVC Cigars is a company founded by Reinier Lorenzo in 2011. The name HVC stands for Havana City. It pays homage to Havana, Cuba where Lorenzo grew up in post-revolution Cuba. Over the past few years, while […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Jane Doe Series by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review, Try a Sample
In January 2019, Cubariqueño Cigar Company released a limited small batch release known as the Protocol John Doe Series. It was a cigar where pretty much no information about the blend or origin was disclosed. The cigar was sold as a shop exclusive to Berkeley Humidor in New Jersey. Three hundred ten-count bundles were put […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Puro Dominicano Belicoso (2018 Vault Release)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
It’s safe to call Davidoff one of the quintessential cigar companies when it comes to Dominican-made cigars. Only for the past ten years has Davidoff made a footprint on Dominican puros; first with the Davidoff Puro D’Oro line and later with the Davidoff Yamasá line. Much of the challenge for Davidoff has been getting the Dominican-grown […]
Cigar Review: VegaFina 1998 VF 52
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Try a Sample, VegaFina
Earlier this year, Tabacalera S.A. announced a new offering under its VegaFina brand known as the VegaFina 1998. The cigar pays homage to the year that the VegaFina brand was launched. VegaFina is a brand also sold by the U.S. arm of Tabacalera S.A., Altadis U.S.A. Over the years, VegaFina has been a brand that […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
As we have documented on Cigar Coop, the past two years at Davidoff has seen many of its iconic blends return to the market for limited runs. Within the Davidoff company, these runs have been seen across the Davidoff, Camacho, and AVO brands. With the Davidoff brand, the company has chosen its Davidoff Vault series […]
Cigar Review: Aganorsa Leaf Ground N Pound Elbow Candy
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 85-87, AGANORSA Leaf, Review, Try a Sample
The past decade in the cigar industry has seen the growth of both small batch releases and private label brands. This past year saw Aganorsa Leaf combine both of these concepts in a release for Serious Cigars known as Ground N Pound. Serious Cigars is a retail chain based in Houston, Texas which in 2016 […]
Cigar Review: Cohiba Connecticut Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 85-87, Cohiba, General, Review, Try a Sample
Two years ago, General Cigar Company hired Sean Williams to be the face of its Cohiba brand. Williams had built a name for himself in the cigar industry as the owner of Primer Mundo Cigars. Bringing in Williams was a strategic move because he was both a popular and knowledgable face in the cigar industry. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Padrón No. 89 Natural (TAA Exclusive)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Padron, TAA, 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: Indian Motorcycle Connecticut Shade Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Debonaire, Indian Motorcycle Ultra Premium Cigars, Review, Try a Sample
Earlier this year, Debonaire House announced it was releasing a third blend under its Indian Motorcycle brand, the Indian Motorcycle Connecticut Shade. It’s the sixth blend to be released by Debonaire House and the second Connecticut Shade cigar in the Debonaire House portfolio. When the Indian Motorcycle Connecticut Shade was announced, Debonaire House also announced […]
Cigar Review: Toscano Anno Domini 1492
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Miami Cigars, Review, Toscano, Try a Sample
Toscano Anno Domini 1492 is a cigar that comes from Italian-cigar maker Manifatture Sigaro Toscano. 2018 was a year when many companies and brands celebrated anniversaries, but for Toscano it was very special as the brand was celebrating its 200th anniversary. This is a cigar company that makes some very unique cigars. Long before it became trendy, […]