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.


Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 17 (Edition 114   3/21/15)


Feature of the Week: Avo Limited Edition 2015 Classic Covers Announced

This past weekend we noted that retailers were informed of the upcoming Avo Limited Edition 2015 cigar being dubbed “Classic Covers”.  The brand is moving away from releasing a birthday cigar and has announced the LE 2015 will be the first in what is being called the Improvisation series.   This is a line of cigars drawing “inspirations” from past Avo releases.

News and Previews

Legislative News
  • Federal: Thom Tillis [R-NC] was added to Senate Bill (S. 441) as the total sponsors remains at 15.   Meanwhile , no 13 co-sponsors (Walter B. Jones, Jr. [R-NC], Richard B. Nugent [R-FL], Thomas Massie [R-KY], Scott Tipton [R-CO], Lou Barletta [R-PA], Doug Lamborn [R-CO], John Katko [R-NY], Bill Huizenga [R-MI], Robert Pittenger [R-NC], Tom McClintock[R-CA], Eric “Rick” Crawford[R-AR], Bill Flores[R-TX], and Doug Collins [R-GA])were added to House Bill (HR 662) as the total sponsors remain at 83.  Finally, Rep David Schweikert [R-Arizona] has introduced legislation to shut down Operation Choke Point.
Assessments


Accessory Review



Stogie Geeks Episode 133

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