The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at 8am Eastern Time.
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 503 (9/17/22)
The Headlines
InterTabac 2022
For the first time since 2019, the InterTabac 2022 Trade Show took place in Dortmund Germany. We filed the following reports on products being released:
Crowned Heads/Ace Prime End Strategic Partnership
The 2 1/2 year old strategic partnership between Crowned Heads and Ace Prime has come to an end. We got details here.
The News
Summer of ’22 Reports
- Summer of ’22 Report: Davidoff of Geneva
- Summer of ’22 Report: Drew Estate
- Summer of ’22 Report: Favilli Cigars
- Summer of ’22 Report: GTO Dominican Cigars
- Summer of ’22 Report: Kafie 1901 Cigars
- Summer of ’22 Report: Vintage Rock-A-Feller Cigar Group
- Summer of ’22 Report: Warped Cigars
Product Reports
- Alec Bradley Cigar Company: The Double Broadleaf is heading to retailers
- Casa Cuevas Cigars: The Sangre Nueva is heading to retailers
- JR Cigar: Announced the Pure Origin: Gran Vulcano
- El Mago Cigars: This new company has launched its initial cigars
- General Cigar Company: Announced the WarZone Rabito
- Gurkha Cigars: The Pure Evil is heading to retailers
- Kafie 1901 Cigars: Announced the revamped Liga de la Casa line
Other News
- Drew Estate/Quality Importers Trading Company: Joe Gro has left Drew Estate and has joined Quality Importers
- Rocky Patel Premium Cigars: Hamlet Paredes has left the company and is joining Bond Roberts
Legislative News
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
- StillWell Star Aromatic No. 1 (Toro) by Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust
- CLE Signature THT-EKE 03/17 11/18 (2021 TAA Exclusive)
- La Aurora Especiales Corona Gorda
- VegaFina Year of the Tiger (International Edition)
Agile Cigar Reviews
- None this Week
The Smoking Syndicate
- None this Week
Features and Blog
Feature Story
- None This Week
The Blog
- None This Week
Prime Time Podcasts
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Special Edition
Prime Time Jukebox
Upcoming Schedule
9/22 Prime Time Episode 242: Michael Giannini, Quality Importers Trading Company
9/26 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 79
TBA Prime Time Special Edition 128 Aging Experiment #4 Conclusion
9/26 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 79
TBA Prime Time Special Edition 128 Aging Experiment #4 Conclusion
On This Date…
On this date Sept 17th…
- Sept 17, 2010: In our “Tales from the IPCPR 2010” series, we covered “One Last Night with the Stars“
- Sept 17, 2011: We did a pre-release review on theLa Gloria Cubana Artesanos Retro Especiale.
- Sept 17, 2012: We did a pre-release assessment on the CAO Concert.
- Sept 17, 2013: We reported on the first cigar release by Blessed Leaf.
- Sept 17, 2013: We did a pre-release assessment of the KILO by Miami Cigar and Company.
- Sept 17, 2014: We reported on General Cigar acquiring the Leccia Tobacco brands and Sam Leccia joining General.
- Sept 17, 2014: We reported on the release of Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla by Espinosa Cigars – an exclusive for Cigar Dojo.
- Sept 17, 2014: We assessed the El Rey de los Habanos by Don Pepin Garcia (2014 Edition for The Pipe and Pint) Toro
- Sept 17, 2015: We reported on the Kafie 1901 Sumatra release.
- Sept 17, 2015: We assessed the Cigar Review: Casa Magna D. Magnus II TAA Exclusive Hadrian.
- Sept 17, 2016: We published the feature story Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
- Sept 17, 2016: We reported on the Illusione Rothchildes CT and Gigantes CT
- Sept 17, 2016: We reported on General Cigar’s launch of La Estrella Cubana
- Sept 17, 2016: We reported on the Illusione Fume D’Amour Concepciones
- Sept 17, 2016: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 43 (9/17/16)
- Sept 17, 2017: We reported on the potential closing of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba
- Sept 17, 2017: We assessed the Flor de Selva Colección Aniversario Nº20 Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars
- Sept 17, 2018: We assessed The T Toro
- Sept 17, 2018: We reported on Maya Selva Cigars’ Year of the Pig
- Sept 17, 2018: We reported on the Nestor Miranda Collection 75th Anniversary
- Sept 17, 2018: We reported the return of the Viaje Zombie Antidote for 2018
- Sept 17, 2019: We assessed the Aganorsa Leaf Ground N Pound Elbow Candy
- Sept 17, 2019: We reported on the Oveja Negra Brands to Release Boondock 2019 Edition
- Sept 17, 2019: We reported on Eddy Guerra resigning from Altadis U.S.A.
- Sept 17, 2020: We reported on The Cigar Culture’s Culture Blend No. 3
- Sept 17, 2020: We published The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (9/17/20) – End Game
- Sept 17, 2020: We published Summer of ’20 Spotlight: Espinosa Cigars
- Sept 17, 2021: We published an Agile Cigar Review on the RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal Gran Perfecto
- Sept 17, 2021: We reported on the Drew Estate Deadwood Tobacco Leather Rose Petite Corona
- Sept 17, 2021: We reported on the La Gloria Cubana Criollo de Oro
- Sept 17, 2021: We published Summer of ’21 Report: Southern Draw Cigars
- Sept 17, 2021: We published El Artista adding distribution to Sweden
- Sept 17, 2021: We published The Smoking Syndicate – Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Torpedo
- Sept 17, 2021: We reported on the Black Label Trading Company Araposa
