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 521 (1/21/23)
The Headlines
TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIGAR INDUSTRY REPORT
It technically started on 1/19/13. It was called the Cigar Week Wrap. Since then almost every Saturday we have recapped everything Cigar Coop and done a “This Day in Cigar Coop History” for that date. Here is a link to the first installment we did back in 2013.
2022 Year in Review Performance Rankings
This week we completed our Year in Review Performance Rankings. For completeness they are all listed here:
- 2022 Year in Review: Performance Rankings for Sponsored Cigars & Samples
- 2022 Year in Review: Company Performance by Audience Readership
- 2022 Year in Review: The Smoking Syndicate Performance Rankings
- 2022 Year in Review: Company Performance Rankings
- 2022 Year in Review: Factory Performance Rankings
- 2022 Year in Review: Cigar Price Performance Rankings
- 2022 Year in Review: Country of Origin Performance Rankings
- 2022 Year in Review: Vitola Performance Rankings
The News
Product Reports
- Casa de Ortez: Indiana Ortez will be leading up her own cigar company. The first launch will be called Primavera
- Forged Cigar Company: Announced it will add the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No. 8
- General Cigar Company: Announced it will add the Macanudo Inspirado Orange Cigarillo. The company also announced the 2023 release of the Punch Rare Corojo
- Viaje: The Viaje Super Shot and Super Shot Buckshot are returning for 2023
Other News
- J.C. Newman Cigar Company: Announced plans for a tobacco farm in Ybor City
- United Cigars: The company has moved into a new distribution center
- Casdagli Cigars: Announced the formation of a US-based distribution company
- El Septimo Geneva: Announced it will open its third lounge in Tucson Arizona
- Premium Cigar Association: Named Lisa Sigler Membership Development Director
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
Agile Cigar Reviews
- None
The Smoking Syndicate
- None
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
2/2 Prime Time Episode 255: Luis and Alec Cuevas, Casa Cuevas Cigars
2/6 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 88: The Big Game/Rihanna Show (Tentative)
2/7 Prime Time Special Edition 135: LFD Big Game Show with Jonathan Carney
On This Date…
On this date January 21st
- Jan 21, 2011: Cigar Rights of America issued a State of Cigar Rights update.
- Jan 21, 2012: We assessed the Chinnock Cellars Private Reserve.
- Jan 21, 2013: We previewed the Rocky Patel II-XXVI.
- Jan 21, 2013: We assessed the La Aurora Cien Anos Edicion Especial (La Aurora Cien Anos Maduro), this was a cigar that would later win the 2013 Cigar of the Year Award and later earn the highest rating in the history of Cigar Coop.
- Jan 21, 2013: We previewed the Illusione Rothchildes.
- Jan 21, 2014: We assessed the BOTL LE2013 Corona Gorda by Drew Estate
- Jan 21, 2014: We took a look at the E.P. Carrillo INCH Short Run 2014.
- Jan 21, 2014: We reported on the 7-20-4 Hustler Corona Gorda.
- Jan 21, 2014: We previewed the Casa Magna Domus Magnus II Caligula and Tiberius line extensions.
- Jan 21, 2014: We reported on a series of releases headed to the 2014 DC Tweetup.
- Jan 21, 2015: We reported on the 1907 by Dunhill Lonsdale and Titan line extensions.
- Jan 21, 2015: We assessed the Rocky Patel Prohibition Broadleaf.
- Jan 21, 2015: We reported on the Camacho Corojo Gordo and Robusto Tubo 20s line extensions.
- Jan 21, 2016: We assessed the Quesada Keg 2016 Toro Gordo.
- Jan 21, 2017: We published the story, What Does President Trump’s Freeze on New Regulations Mean to the Cigar Industry?
- Jan 21, 2017: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 9 (1/21/17)
- Jan 21, 2018: We assessed the Byron Serie Siglo XXI Elegantes by Selected Tobacco
- Jan 21, 2019: We reported on the Warped Flor de Valle Ghost Orchid
- Jan 21, 2019: We assessed the Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero 2018
- Jan 21, 2020: We reported on Mombacho Cigars’ distribution for Spain
- Jan 21, 2020: We published our Composite Value Ratings for 2019
- Jan 21, 2021: We reported on the FDA releasing its Final Rules Around SE and PMTA
- Jan 21, 2021: We reported on Toscano Cigars switching its distribution away from Miami Cigar & Company
- Jan 21, 2022: We reported on the Drew Estate ACID 20 Connecticut Toro
- Jan 21, 2022: We reported on Casa Cuevas bringing back its Limited Edition Flaco Sizes
- Jan 14, 2022: We named our Prime Time Awards 2021: Large Company of the Year – Rocky Patel Premium Cigars
- Jan 14, 2022: We reported on the Aging Room Cigars Quattro Nicaragua Grande
