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 News: Viaje Phat Jalapeño Coming This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2020 Preview, News, Viaje
A plumper version of the Viaje Jalapeño is coming this month. This week the company announced that it is shipping the Viaje Phat Jalapeño. It’s the latest installment of Viaje’s popular series paying homage to farm-grown peppers. Like most of the installments of Viaje’s pepper series, details of the blend have not been disclosed. […]
Cigar News: Viaje Super Shot Buckshot and Super Shot 2020 Coming This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2020 Preview, News, Viaje
Viaje has announced its annual release, the Viaje Super Shot, is making a return for 2020. This month will also feature a new installment of the Super Shot series with the Viaje Super Shot Buckshot. The Super Shot is a short smoke reminiscent of a shotgun shell, will be making a return in 2019. The […]
Cigar News: Viaje WLP Amuse-Bouche Released
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The past few weeks have seen Viaje retailers receive a new release under its White Label Project (WLP) known as the Amuse-Bouce. Amuse-Bouche is a French term for a small appetizer. In this case, Amuse Bouche is a petit cigar using all Nicaraguan tobaccos from the Aganorsa farms The cigar measures 4 1/2 x 48 […]
Cigar News: Viaje to Introduce Trio of New Skull & Bones Releases
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, News, Viaje
For the better part of a decade, the Viaje Skull & Bones series for the most part have been named for after destructive bombs. This month the Skull & Bones series takes a different twist as three new releases hit the shelves – all three inspired by the Ghost Rider Marvel Comic Book characters. Details […]
Cigar News: Viaje Holiday Blend 2019 Release Coming This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, News, Viaje
For the past decade, fans of Viaje Cigars could count on an end of year seasonal release – and 2019 is no exception. Later this month, Viaje will ship a limited run of its popular Viaje Holiday Blend release. Blend and production details of this year’s Holiday Blend were not disclosed. The size will […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Stuffed Turkey White Meat Edición Limitada 2017
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Try a Sample, Viaje
Back during the earlier days of Viaje nearly a decade ago, the company was gaining a reputation for its seasonal themed releases. Some of the more popular themes included: Holiday Blend (Christmas), TNT (Fourth of July), and Candela (St. Patrick’s Day). While interviewing Viaje Cigar founder Andre Farkas for their IPCPR media coverage, the crew […]
Cigar News: Viaje Farmhand Andre Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, News, Viaje
Viaje has announced a new installment to its Thanksgiving Seasonal release series. This one is an offshoot of the Farmer Bill Hatchet line and its called Farmhand Andre. It’s a cigar that features the name and image of Viaje Cigars founder Andre Farkas. While details of the blend have not been disclosed, the cigar itself […]
Cigar News: Wilshire and La Jolla Announced as Third Installment of Viaje Craft Series
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For Viaje’s small batch November release, the company will release the third installment of its Viaje Craft Series. This one is called Wilshire and La Jolla. The release takes inspiration from two famous streets in Downtown Los Angeles, California – an area home to several craft breweries. The Craft Series is a line that draws […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Hamaki Omakase 2019
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 85-87, Review, Try a Sample, Viaje
In 2017, Viaje released two cigars influenced by brand owner Andre Farkas’ travels to Japan, the Viaje Hamaki and the Viaje Hamaki Omakase. It’s not the first time Farkas has done a Japanese-themed release. For the better part of the past ten years, Viaje has released its Satori release as an offering to IPCPR Trade […]