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 41 (Edition 138 9/05/15)
Feature of the Week: Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Provides Update on Sobremesa
Steve Saka provided an update on his company’s first release Sobremesa. The company will be changing its 6 x 52 Belicoso Largo to a 6 x 54 Toro Tiempo. Saka also said that the Sobremesa line is expected to ship on November 1st. Due to the fact they had overwhelming demand, retailers will not be receiving their entire orders with the first shipment, however the balance of the orders will be filled as soon as production can satisfy that demand.
News and Previews
- Boutique Blends Cigars: The company named Charlie Lopez its Director of Sales.
- American Caribbean Cigars: We previewed the La Rosa de Sandiego line.
- Drew Estate: The company announced the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Fightin’ 69th will be an exclusive size distributed by Alliance Cigar.
- Guayacan: Noel Rojas’ company has left House of Emilio and will now head up its own distribution.
- Smoke Inn Cigars: The South Florida Retailer has announced a sampler of its first ten shop-exclusive MicroBlend Cigars.
- Warped Cigars: The company announced details of its shop exclusive to commemorate the 30th anniversary of R. Field Wine Company in Hawaii – the La Colmena Amado No. 407.
Feature Stories
Editor’s Corner
- This month’s editorial covered “Economics of a Cigar Media Brand“
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.
- New York: Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland) has introduced Bill A08371 to ban smoking in all hotel rooms.
Assessments
- Imperio Cubano Miami Natural by Antillian Cigar Corporation
- La Rosa de Sandiego Connecticut Toro Gordo
- Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Das Brauhaus
- Viaje TNT 2015
Agile Cigar Reviews
Stogie Geeks
This week we launched an all-new version of the Stogiegeeks.com web-site. As such we have moved our lifestream feed back to be hosted on our own platform.
This past week, on Episode 154 we welcomed Jay Lundy of ACME Cigar Company and Aka Cigars. Our Debonaire Ideal discussed what makes a Classic Cigar. Finally we did our Stogies of the Week which included:
- Casa Fernandez Miami Churchill
- Dissident BLOC B_A
- Imperio Cubano Miami Maduro Robusto
- Imperio Cubano Miami Natural Robusto
- Kristoff Cameroon Robusto
- Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 Das Brauhaus
- Tatuaje The Jackal
- Tatuaje “The W”
- Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut Suave
- Viaje TNT 2015
Stogie Geeks Shorts
We published a new installment on our Top 5 Davidoff Cigars of All Time
On this date September 5th…
- September 5th 2010: We did an IPCPR 2010 article called A Man in Action: A Visit to the Perdomo Cigar Lounge.
- September 5th 2011: We assessed a pre-release of the E.P. Carrillo Edicion Limitada 2011 – Dark Rituals.
- September 5th 2012: We assessed the Davidoff White Edition 2012
- September 5th 2013: We assessed the Aging Room Maduro
- September 5th 2014: Boutique Blends discussed the Aging Room M356ii and Other Plans
- September 5th 2014: We did an Assessment Update on the Cigar Federation – The Collective.
