The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines 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 at 8am Eastern Time.
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 564 (11/18/23)
The Headlines
None this week – a very quiet week in the cigar news. We had four newsworthy stories we are going with (see below).
The News
Product Reports
- Drew Estate: Announced Liga Privada Unico Porchetta
- Forged Cigar Company: Announced the La Gloria Cubana Society Cigar II
- Aganorsa Leaf: Announced the third collaboration with Single Cask Nation and Two Guys Smoke Shop
- Pospiech Cigars: The Powstanie SBC22 will debut in December
Other News
- None this week
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
- AVO Seasons Spring Limited Edition 2023
- Montecristo Nicaragua Series – The Great Smoke (TGS) 2023 Exclusive
- Tatuaje Avion 13 Tuxtla
- Emilio Audiophile Robusto 2023
- E.P. Carrillo Pledge of Allegiance (2023)
- Foreign Affair Corona by Luciano Cigars
Agile Cigar Reviews
- None this week
The Smoking Syndicate
Features and Blog
Feature Story
- None this week
The Blog
- None this week
Prime Time Podcasts
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Special Edition
- None This Week
Prime Time Jukebox
Upcoming Schedule
11/20: Prime Time Jukebox Episode 114: Christmas and Holiday Music
11/20 The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable: Aura by E.P. Carrillo Shengxiao, Part 2
11/28 Prime Time Special Edition 150: TBA
11/30 Prime Time Episode 289: Jarrid Trudeau, Kristoff Cigars
On This Date…
On this date, Nov 18:
- Nov 18, 2011: We assessed the Wicked Indie by East India Trading Company
- Nov 18, 2012: We did an Assessment Update on the E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural
- Nov 18, 2013: We assessed the Raices Cubanas 1941 by Alec Bradley.
- Nov 18, 2013: We reported on the launch of ONE 13 Cigars.
- Nov 18, 2014: We reported on Drew Estate announcing a limited run of Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla.
- Nov 18, 2014: We reported on the Buckingham by Crowned Heads.
- Nov 18, 2014: We reported on plans for the AJ Fernandez New World Connecticut.
- Nov 18, 2015: We reported on the Fratello Boxer Series sampler.
- Nov 18, 2015: We assessed the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade Gran Toro
- Nov 18, 2015: We reported on the availability of the Aladino.
- Nov 18, 2015: We reported on the Sindicato Maniac.
- Nov 18, 2015: We reported on Justin Andrews joining General Cigar.
- Nov 18, 2016: We reported on Nat Sherman relocating its Corporate Headquarters to Englewood, NJ.
- Nov 18, 2016: We assessed the Davidoff Royal Release Robusto.
- Nov 18, 2016: We reported on Reynolds American rejecting British American Tobacco buyout offer.
- Nov 18, 2017: We reported on new packaging for Cubanacan’s core line
- Nov 18, 2018: We assessed the Espinosa Reggae Toro
- Nov 18, 2019: We assessed the Trinidad Espiritu Series No. 1 Toro by Altadis U.S.A.
- Nov 18, 2019: We reported on the Black Label Trading Company’s Last Rites Viaticum
- Nov 18, 2020: We assessed the Gurkha Treinta Toro
- Nov 18, 2021: We reported on the Partagas Decadas 2021
- Nov 18, 2021: We reported on Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquiring a majority stake in Moderno Opificio del Sigaro Italiano
- Nov 18, 2021: We reported on the Don Diego Pirámide Extra
- Nov 18, 2021: We reported on the announcement of The Great Smoke 2022
- Nov 18, 2022: We reported on the E.P. Carrillo Allegiance
- Nov 18, 2022: We published The Blog Mexico City – In My Mind’s Eye (Casa 1910 Experience Pre-Game)
- Nov 18, 2022: We published an Agile Cigar Review of Viaje Late Harvest Hang Time LH550 (2021)
