The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at 8am Eastern time.
Feature of the Week: Torano Employees Land at Roberto P. Duran Cigars
This week three former employees of Torano Family Cigars now have landed at upstart boutique company Roberto P. Duran Cigars. This includes former Torano Marketing and Customer Relations Manager Jack Torano, former National Sales Manager Miguel Schoedel, and former representative Frank Cuden.
- Asylum Cigars: We previewed the upcoming collaboration with New Holland Brewery, the Asylum Dragon’s Milk.
- Black Crown Cigars: The company distributed by Meier & Dutch has added two new cigars to its Sons of Anarchy line: Sons of Anarchy Clubhouse Edition KG-9 by Black Crown and Sons of Anarchy Clubhouse Edition Chapel
- La Aurora Cigars: On October 8th, the company celebrated its 111th year of operation and launched a giveback campaign.
- FDA: No new co-sponsors have signed on to HR792. The total remains at 165 co-sponsors (166 total sponsors)
Assessments
- Balmoral Royal Selection Anejo 18 Rothschild Masivo by Royal Agio Cigars
- Crowned Heads Hecho Con Corazon LE 2014
- JFR XT Corojo 654 XT by Casa Fernandez
- Regius Damaris Gran Toro
- RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance BA XXI Revenge
Stogie Geeks Episode 113
Our smokes of the week include
Crowned Heads Hecho Con Corazon LE 2014
EH Cabroncito by Edgar Hoill Cigars
RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance BA XXI Revenge
Tatuaje Chuck (Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series)
Tatuaje Tiff (Part of the Pudgy Monsters Series)
Vegas Robaina Famosos
- October 11th 2010: We covered Minot, North Dakota rejecting a tobacco ban expansion.
- October 11th 2010: We posted information on a petition against what was at the time Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Outdoor Smoking Ban in New York City.
- October 11th 2012: We did an Assessment Update on the Pinar Del Rio Liga Especial Reserva Superior
- October 11th 2013: We did an Assessment Update on the A. Flores Gran Reserva Half Corona by PDR Cigars
- October 11th 2013: We previewed Atladis USA’s RyJ by Romeo y Julieta.
- October 11th 2013: We covered information on some planned releases by Reinado Cigars for 2014.
