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 37 (Edition 134 8/08/15)
News and Previews from the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show
We continue our reports from the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show:.
- Alec Bradley: The company unveiled the 2015 edition of the Fine and Rare – the Alec Bradley Fine and Rare JRS 10=(86).
- CAO: The company launched its new CAO Pilon at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show.
- CLE Cigars: We took a look at the second edition of the CLE Signature. We also took a look at the new CLE Plus 2015. Finally, we took a look at the 2016 project, the Eiroa -The First 20 Years.
- Cohiba: We took a look at the next installment of the Cohiba Luxury Selection, the Cohiba Luxury Selection LS No. 2.
- East India Trading Company: We took a look at a new release under this Gurkha brand, the Nemesis.
- Hammer + Sickle: Klin Tobacco debited the new Hammer + Sickle Trademark Maduro.
- House of Emilio: We took a look at where things are heading with the brands under this umbrella.
- Kristoff: We took a look at the new Kristoff Cameroon.
- Kuuts LLC: The new Kuuts Connecticut was launched at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show.
- La Gloria Cubana: The Trunk Show Series will be coming to a close this year. We took a look at the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show 2015.
- Montecristo: The company has a new line extension to the Montecristo Whie line – the Montecristo White Series Especial No. 4
- Partagas: We took a look a the Partagas 170 Aniversario.
- PDR Cigars: The company showed off a release scheduled this Fall called the Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Broadleaf Maduro.
- Pura Soul Cigars: Robert Wright’s company showcased the new Pura Soul Maduro at IPCPR.
- Quesada: The third installment of the “The Good Emperors Series”, the Casa Magna D. Magnus II Marcus Aurelius was showcased.
Other News
- Joya de Nicaragua: We took a look at two shop exclusives from Joya de Nicaragua to Famous Smoke Shop – Cunning and Merciless.
Feature Stories
- Spotlight on Duran Cigars at 2015 IPCPR
- Spotlight on MBombay Cigars at 2015 IPCPR
- The 2015 IPCPR Post Game Report
- Cigar Conversation with Christian Eiroa of CLE Cigar Company
- Cigar Conversation with Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate
- RoMa Craft Tobac Showcases Neanderthal Line at 2015 IPCPR
Editor’s Corner: August, 2015
- In this month’s Editorial, we reflect and look ahead to some Milestones.
Legislative News
- Senate Bill S. 441: S. 441 is the Senate Bill to gain an exemption from the FDA on premium cigars. This week, no new co-sponsors signed on. The total sponsor remains at 17.
- House Bill HR 662: H.R. 662 is House Bill to gain an exemption from the FDA on premium cigars. This week, no new co-sponsors signed on. The total number of sponsor remains at 132.
- House Bill 2058: H.R. 2058 is the House Bill to change the effective date for cigars subject to FDA regulation from 2007 to 21 months following any proposed regulations are put into effect. TThis week, no new co-sponsors signed on. The total number of sponsors remains at 27.
Assessments
Stogie Geeks
There was no show this week. We return next week with Episode 151.
We also published the videos for Episode 150 of Stogie Geeks. We featured in-depth conversations with Christian Eiroa of CLE Cigar Company and Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate. Our Debonaire Ideal was on Cigar Pairings. Finally, we also covered our Stogies of the Week.
On this date August 8th…
- August 8th 2011: We previewed Rocky Patel’s Xen by Nish Patel .
- August 8th 2012: We recapped some Executive Promotions at Drew Estate.
- August 8th 2012: We previewed the La Aurora Preferidos Diamond
- August 8th 2012: We previewed the Excentrico by Elogio.
- August 8th 2012: We assessed the Te-Amo Revolution
- August 8th 2013: We took a look at the Guillermo Leon Signature Lancero – an exclusive for W. Curtis Draper)
- August 8th 2013: We assessed the Oliva Serie V Melanio Maduro (2013)
- August 8th 2013: We previewed the Davidoff Colorado Claro Anniversario No. 3
- August 8th 2014: We previewed the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show 2014.
- August 8th 2014: We took a look at Edgar Hoill Cigars’ releases from the 2014 IPCPR.
- August 8th 2014: We took a look at the Zino Platinum Make of Texas
- August 8th 2014: We reported on Gran Habano’s trademark issues.
