Cigar Industry Report (Edition 600) 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 600 (8/3/24)
The Headlines
The Cigar Industry Report Reaches 600!
On January 26, 2013, we introduced a Saturday feature called “Cigar Wrap Week,” meant to summarize all of the activities on Cigar Coop for the previous week. Eventually, this morphed into the “Cigar Industry Report.” For nearly every Saturday, this has been a feature on Cigar Coop. Today, we have published Edition 600 of the Cigar Industry Report.
The Cigar Industry Report Will Not Publish on 8/10 and 8/17 but Returns 8/24
The Cigar Industry Report will be on a two-week hiatus. Rest assured, we are not taking a break from content. We have our original written content as we have every day since July 3, 2012—never missing a day. But logistically, doing a Cigar Industry Report in those two weeks would be difficult.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Discontinues Four Lines
STG has discontinued four premium cigar lines: CAO Maduro, CAO Nicaragua, Macanudo Vintage 2006, and Diesel Disciple. We have the details here.
The News
Product Reports
- Forged Cigar Company: Announced Room101 – The Big Payback 70s Maduro and Los Statos Deluxe Connecticut
- Tatuaje: The Tatuaje LLE Broadleaf is heading to retailers
- Gurkha: The company is shipping the Gurkha Year of the Dragon by Oliva Cigar Co
- HVC Cigars: The New England Cigar Expo announced the World’s Strongest Cigar by HVC will debut at its 2024 event
- Luciano Cigars: The company is adding the Underrated Summer Breeze
- Viaje Cigars: We reported on the Viaje Private Bale Bird on a Branch
Other News
- Black Star Line Cigars: Announced it is taking over its own distribution and has opened a warehouse
Assessments
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Famous 80th Anniversary Corona Larga
- Trinidad Espiritu Series No 3 Toro by Altadis USA
- Don Pepin Vintage Edition Toro by My Father Cigars
- Fratello The Lunar Connecticut (Toro)
Agile Cigar Reviews
The Smoking Syndicate
- None this week
Features and Blog
Feature Story
- None this week
The Blog
Prime Time Podcasts
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Special Edition
Prime Time Jukebox
None This Week
The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable
- None this week
El Oso Fumar
Let’s Get Pairing
- None this Week
Upcoming Schedule
TBA Let’s Get Pairing #30: TBA
8/4 El Oso Fumar Take 300: Special Episode
8/5 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 137: Songs About Cars
8/27 Prime Time Episode 315: TBA
TBD Prime Time Special Edition 164: TBA
8/4 El Oso Fumar Take 300: Special Episode
8/5 Prime Time Jukebox Episode 137: Songs About Cars
8/27 Prime Time Episode 315: TBA
TBD Prime Time Special Edition 164: TBA
On This Date…
On this date, August 3:
- August 3, 2011: We assessed the Illusione cg4 Maduro
- August 3, 2011: We previewed the Alec Bradley Black Market – which had just been launched at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show.
- August 3, 2012: We previewed the Quesada Q D’Etat Daga – which was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.
- August 3, 2012: We provided one of the first previews of the Alec Bradley Nica Puro – which was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.
- August 3, 2012: We provided one of the first previews of the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga LR-1 – which was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.
- August 3, 2012: We provided one of the first previews of the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve Liga YG-23 – which was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show.
- August 3, 2013: We previewed the Davidoff 25th Anniversary
- August 3, 2013: We previewed the El Cedro
- August 3, 2013: We published Cigar Week Wrap: Volume 2, Number 29 (8/3/13)
- August 3, 2014: We had a Cigar Conversation with Chaim Kohn of Cigar Oasis, Showcases New Wi-Fi Capabilities
- August 3, 2014: We did an Assessment Update on the La Aurora 107 Maduro Bowtie
- August 3, 2014: We reported on the J. Grotto Anniversary launch at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show
- August 3, 2015: We did a pre-release assessment of Tatuaje The W
- August 3, 2015: We reported on the Kristoff Cameroon making its debut at the 2015 IPCPR
- August 3, 2015: We reported on the Montecristo White Series Especial No. 4
- August 3, 2015: We published a Cigar Conversation with Christian Eiroa of C.L.E. Cigar Company.
- Aug 3, 2016: We reported on the Nomad Fin de Los Mundos
- August 3, 2016: We reported on three line extensions to the Espinosa Especial
- August 3, 2016: We reported on Southern Draw Cigars expanding its Private Label Program
- August 3, 2016: We reported on the Nomad GB-19
- August 3, 2016: We reported on Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s Mi Querida
- August 3, 2016: We published a Cigar Conversation with Davidoff CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard
- August 3, 2017: We announced the Cigar Coop Coffee Collection.
- August 3, 2017: We reported on Boutique Blends showcasing Aging Room Solera Shade at the 2017 IPCPR
- August 3, 2017: We reported on D’Crossier Cigars’ revamping the Flor de D’Crossier Selection No 512
- August 3, 2017: We published Prime Time Special Edition 8: The Gottlieb Doctrine
- August 3, 2018: We published Prime Time Episode 61: Matt Booth, Room 101 Cigars
- August 3, 2018: We published the feature story Spotlight on Cubariqueño Cigar Company at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show
- August 3, 2018: We published an Editor’s Corner “About Our Alleged Silence on the Altria ANPRM Controversy. “
- August 3, 2018: We reported on the Odyssey Maduro
- August 3, 2018: We reported on the My Father 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2018
- August 3, 2019: We published IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Bombay Tobak
- August 3, 2019: We published IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: General Cigar Company
- August 3, 2019: We published Cigar Industry Report: Edition 340 (8/3/19)
- August 3, 2020: We reported on Espinosa Cigars canceling La Zona Palooza 2020
- August 3, 2020: We reported on the Micallef A
- August 3, 2020: We reported on the Asylum Eight
- August 3, 2020: We published Summer of ’20 Spotlight: AJ Fernandez Cigars
- August 3, 2020: We reported on the ADVentura Royal Return
- August 3, 2020: We reported on the Gurkha San Miguel
- August 3, 2021: We reported on the Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Viaticum 2021 Edition
- August 3, 2021: We published PCA 2021 Report: Ferio Tego
- August 3, 2022: We published the PCA 2022 Report: Global Premium Cigars/1502 Cigars
- August 3, 2022: We published PCA 2022 Report: La Flor Dominicana
- August 3, 2022: We published PCA 2022 Post Game: Cigar Coop Coalition Top 5 Cigars from the 2022 Trade Show
- Aug 3, 2022: We reported on the Illusione Allegria
- August 3, 2022: We reported on the Oscar Valladares 10th Anniversary
- August 3, 2022: We reported on Lampert Cigars expanding distribution into Norway
- August 3, 2022: We reported El Septimo Geneva expanding Lighter and Pen Collections
- August 3, 2023: We published PCA 2023: Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale (Epic Cigars)
- August 3, 2023: We published PCA 2023: La Flor Dominicana
