Viaje WLP Candela 2013 (Picture linked from Viaje Cigars Facebook page) For the third consecutive year, Viaje Cigars is releasing a candela cigar. A picture of the Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Candela 2013 appeared on the Viaje Cigars Facebook page. As with most Viaje announcements, there was a little aura of mystery around it. […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan – Edición Limitada (2013)
Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edicion Limitada The Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan Edicion Limitada was released with the February 2013 batch of Viaje Skull and Bones. This batch marked the eighth batch of the Skull and Bones series released by Viaje since the Spring of 2010. Back at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Super Shot 2013 Corojo 10 Gauge
Viaje Super Shot 2013 Corojo – 10 Gauge At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Viaje Cigars’ president Andre Farkas told us that the Viaje Super Shot would be making a return in 2013. Last month Farkas made the announcement on this year’s Super Shot. The difference would be in addition to the Super Shot […]
Cigar Preview: Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan (Edicion Limitada)
Viaje Skull and Bones Big Ivan In a surprise move, a third cigar in the latest cycle of the Viaje Skull and Bones series has arrived at some Viaje retailers. This version is called the Skull and Bones Big Ivan. This is the largest vitola in the Viaje Skull and Bones series as it comes […]
Cigar Week Wrap (1/19/13)
The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
Cigar Preview: Viaje Skull and Bones Fat Man and Little Boy 2013
Viaje Skull and Bones Little Boy 2011 This past Tuesday, Viaje Cigars posted on facebook an announcement that the Fat Man and Little Boy editions of their Skull and Bones line will be making a return. According to a comment by Viaje Cigars on Facebook, the 2013 edition of the Fat Man and Little […]
Cigar Preview: Viaje Super Shot 2013
Viaje Super Shot 10 Gauge (2012 Version) Viaje Cigars has put information on facebook in regards to their 2013 Super Shot release. The big news is that there will be two wrapper choices on the 2013 version – a criollo and now a corojo. The quote on facebook posted was: “A Corojo version of SuperShot […]
Assessment Update: Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 2012
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
2012 in Review: Best New Vitola of 2012
The concept behind our Cigar of the Year countdown is to acknowledge the best cigars released for a calendar year. We base this on the new cigar blends released during our Cigar Coop calendar year. Much like you wouldn’t give the original Rocky movie (made in 1975) the 2012 Movie of the Year, we don’t […]
2012 Cigar of the Year: The Honorable Mentions
The purpose of this list is not to expand our Top 30 to Top 40. These are not cigars 31 to 40 being listed. In alphabetical order, we list ten honorable mentions that came oh so close to making the countdown and deserve recognition as very good smokes. Why ten more cigars after already ranking […]
