At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Rocky Patel Premium Cigars unveiled a new offering known as the Rocky Patel White Label. It a nutshell, this would be one of the most premium regular production offerings that the company would unveil. This cigar would be priced in the $20.00 range. The Rocky Patel […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Karloff
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Review, Tatuaje, Try a Sample
Since 2008, October is the month when Tatuaje has done an annual release of a part of its Monsters Series. The Monsters Series pays homage to horror movie characters in both classic and contemporary films. The limited edition series was launched in 2008 with the release of Tatuaje The Frank, a cigar that would pay […]
Cigar Review: Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano Toro H
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Espinosa, Review, Try a Sample
Celebrity-branded cigars are nothing new, but as 2022 opened up Espinosa Cigars would announce it was releasing a cigar done in conjunction with restauranteur, Guy Fieri. The announcement of Knuckle Sandwich would set off a lot of energy in the cigar business. While celebrities have branded cigars before, one can argue that Fieri has […]
Cigar Review: Espada by Montecristo Signature Valiente
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Montecristo, Review, Tabacalera USA, Try a Sample
While Montecristo is a brand that is well known for its Cuban roots, it is a brand that over the years has been one of the pillars of Altadis U.S.A. For many years the production of the brand was in the Dominican Republic, but things would change in 2014 when Altadis decided to produce a […]
Cigar Review: Protocol Bass Reeves Natural (Toro)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Cubariqueño Cigar Company, Protocol, Review, Try a Sample
Today we take a look at the Protocol Bass Reeves Natural. Protocol Bass Reeves is the third installment of Protocol’s Lawman Series. The Lawman Series is an extension of Protocol Cigars’ theme of cigars and law enforcement. The Lawman Series pays homage to some of the historical figures in law enforcement. This series is intended […]
Agile Cigar Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 95 Natural
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Padron, 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: Partagas Añejo Petit Robusto (2022, First Batch)
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 85-87, Forged Cigar Company, Partagas, Review, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG, Try a Sample
In early 2022, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)’s Partagas brand launched a new small batch series known as the Partagas Añejo. Añejo brands typically refer to extra-aged tobaccos, and in the case of the Partagas Añejo, the cigar features two aged wrappers intermixed in a barber-pole format. The barber-pole format is something that has not been […]
Agile Cigar Review: A. Flores 1975 Serie Privada Maduro SP 52 by PDR Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 85-87, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, PDR Cigars, Review, 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: StillWell Star English No. 27 (Toro) by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, DTT, Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust, Review, Try a Sample
Today we take a look Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s (DTT) StillWell Star English No. 27. The StillWell Star project is a DTT’s line where each of the blends incorporates pipe tobacco as part of the filler. The line was launched at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show and would make its debut later that […]
Cigar Review: Jeremy Piven Collection PIV Robusto
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Jeremy Piven Collection, Try a Sample
Late last year came word of a celebrity-branded cigar from Jeremy Piven. Piven is best known for the role of Ari Gold on the television series Entourage. Given it was known that Piven is a cigar enthusiast, it wasn’t terribly surprising that he would launch his own cigar, but who blended the cigar for him […]