Cigar Industry Report (Edition 572) is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop for the past week. 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 572 (1/13/24)
The Headlines
The 2023 Cigar of the Year Countdown Concludes
The spots on the podium are:
- #3: Meerapfel Richard Double Robusto
- #2: Alfonso Extra Añejo No. 2 by Selected Tobacco
- #1: My Father Le Bijou 1922 100 Años Limited Edition Corona Extra
Our Best Cigar Value rankings for the Top 30
Our Post Game Report for the Countdown
Performance Rankings
As we do each year, we publish our performance rankings based on the data from Cigar Coop. This past week, we started this:
The News
Product Reports
- Davidoff: The Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Petit Panetela was announced.
- General Cigar Company: The CAO Amazon Basin is returning for a 2024 run
- J.C. Newman Cigar Company: Announced the José Gaspar 2024 Edition
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars: The company has released The Gunnar Godfrey Cigar
- Oliva: Announced Oliva Year of the Dragon as a duty-free exclusive for China
Other News
- Espinosa: Announced Brandon Luna is joining its team.
- Selected Tobacco: Announced it will not have a booth at the 2024 PCA Trade Show
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
Agile Cigar Reviews
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
- None this week
Prime Time Special Edition
- None this week
Prime Time Jukebox
Upcoming Schedule
1/14 Let’s Get Pairing: Mi Querida PapaSaka
1/16 Prime Time Special Edition 154: Mike Copperman, CRA
1/18 Prime Time Episode 293: Jack Heyer, Davidoff
1/22 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 119: Album Archaeology #14 – I/O, Peter Gabriel
On This Date…
On this date, Jan 13:
- Jan 13, 2011: We reported on Bill Paley of La Palina Cigars on Fox News
- Jan 13, 2012: We assessed the My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT) Bait Fish by Subculture Studios/Joya de Nicaragua
- Jan 13, 2013: We did an Assessment Update on the Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 2012.
- Jan 13, 2014: We assessed the E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2013.
- Jan 13, 2015: We assessed the Casa Magna Domus Magnus II Trajan by Quesada Cigars
- Jan 13, 2015: We reported on the Room 101 Master Collection Three.
- Jan 13, 2015: We reported on Avo Cigar’s brand overhaul Revampe.
- Jan 13, 2016: We reported on Larry Palombo departing Altadis USA and joining NACSA.
- Jan 13, 2016: We published our 2015 Best Vitola Performance ratings.
- Jan 13, 2017: We reported on a bill that would allow Private Businesses to Decide on Indoor Smoking Policy.
- Jan 13, 2017: We assessed the Quesada Reserva Privada Oscuro Robusto (Part of the 2016 TAA Exclusive Series).
- Jan 13, 2017: We reported on the Davidoff 702 Series.
- Jan 13, 2017: We named the La Flor Dominicana Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch No. 6 our #3 Cigar of the Year.
- Jan 13, 2018: We unveiled our #7 Cigar of the Year Countdown for 2017, the Guardian of the Farm Rambo
- Jan 13, 2018: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 8 (1/13/18)
- Jan 13, 2019: We published a Feature Story, 2018 Year in Review: Repeating with the Robustos
- Jan 13, 2019: We assessed the 2012 by Oscar Reserva Original by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co
- Jan 13, 2020: We reported on the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Nicaragua
- Jan 13, 2020: We reported on Arturo Fuente and J.C. Newman plans to attend PCA 2020
- Jan 13, 2020: We named Alan Rubin our 2019 Person of the Year
- Jan 13, 2021: We reported on the XIKAR Pipeline Series
- Jan 13, 2021: We published Live from the Library: The 2020 CA Top 25 Reveal – Day Three (1/13/21)
- Jan 13, 2021: We named Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A. our 2020 Large Factory of the Year
- Jan 13, 2021: We reported on Scandinavian Tobacco Group splitting the General Cigar portfolio and launching Forged Cigar Company
- Jan 13, 2021: We reported on the XIKAR Xi2 Nightlife Series
- Jan 13, 2021: We unveiled the JC Newman Cigar Company Havana Q
- Jan 13, 2022: We reported on the return of the Room101 Johnny Tobacconaut
- Jan 13, 2022: We reported on the Warped Nicotina
- Jan 13, 2022: We published 2021 Year in Review: Cigar Price Performance Rankings
- Jan 13, 2022: We reported on the Southern Draw Cigars Peccadilloes
- Jan 13, 2022: We published Live from the Library: The 2021 CA Top 25 Reveal – Day Three (1/12/21)
- Jan 13, 2023: We reported on the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No. 8
- Jan 13, 2023: We published 2022 Year in Review: Country of Origin Performance Rankings
- Jan 13, 2023: We reported on the Cavalier Genève Tres Delincuentes
- Jan 13, 2023: We reported on Warped Cigars’ The Devil’s Hands
- Jan 13, 2023: We reported on Kara Guagliardo getting promoted to Executive Director of Hospitality of Community Engagement
