The Griffin’s Special Edition 2015 Club Series III is the third and final installment of a limited edition three cigar set released by The Griffin’s brand called “The Club Series”. The Club Series is meant to pay homage to the origin’s of The Griffin’s brand. The Griffin’s is a brand in the Davidoff portfolio. The […]
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Accessory Review: Credo Special T Cutter
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment Accessories, Arango, Credo, Review
The Credo Special T is a cutter that actually is two cutters in one. It contains two cutting holes. One will cut cigars up to a 58 ring gauge. The other will cut cigars up to a 36 ring gauge. Credo is a company that is based in Marseille, France. Arango Cigar Company handles the […]
Cigar News: Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary to be Special Edition of A.J. Fernandez New World
William Cooper Cigar News 2 Comments 2015 Preview, AJ Fernandez Cigars, IPCPR 2015, News, Zander-Greg
Cigar Distrbutor Zander-Greg is celebrating twenty years in the cigar business. As with such an occasion, there will be the Zander-Greg 20th Anniversary cigar coming out. However, there is an interesting twist for this project as Zander-Greg will be teaming up with A.J. Fernandez and will receive what is described as a “slightly tweaked” blend of […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 29 (6/13/15)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Stogie Geeks
The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Discusses Duran Cigars Plans for 2015
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, Azan, Duran Cigars, IPCPR 2015, News, Neya, Roberto Duran Cigars
Jack Torano, Marketing and Regional sales manager for Duran Cigars was our special guest on Episode 144 of Stogie Geeks. In addition to catching us up on all things related to Duran Cigars, Torano shared some news of some upcoming projects the company has in the works as it heads into the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. Duran […]
Cigar News: El Cedro Revamps and Expands Portfolio
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, El Cedro, IPCPR 2015, News
Anwar Elboustani will be bringing his El Cedro Cigar line to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. When he arrives, he will have an expanded portfolio of eight offerings. Elboustani has informed Cigar Coop that he is introducing three new sizes to his portfolio in two new blends as well as a revamping of the current […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Sanctum Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Alec Bradley, Review
The Alec Bradley Sanctum is the latest release from Alan Rubin and the team at Alec Bradley Cigars. The Sanctum has been on the radar of many Alec Bradley fans for quite some time. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show when Alec Bradley had the Sanctum on display. While the packaging and branding […]
Cigar News: La Palina Goldie Laguito Robusto Extra
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, La Palina, News
The fourth installment of the La Palina Goldie has now reached stores. In what was an unconventional announcement approach by La Palina standards, it released details of the 2015 Goldie following its arrival at stores. This year’s La Palina Goldie introduces a 6 1/10 x 50 vitola into the series officially dubbed the La Palina Goldie […]
Cigar News: Quesada Oktoberfest 2015 to Feature Two New Limited Edition Nicaraguan Blends
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, IPCPR 2015, News, Quesada
For the fifth consecutive year, the Quesada Oktoberfest will be making a return. The Quesada Oktoberfest was introduced back in 2011 as a cigar that was could be paired with a malt liquor (i.e. beer). Since then, the line has been released on an annual basis and each year, there has been something new introduced […]
Feature Story: Catching up with Arby Sosa at the Southern Cigar Festival
William Cooper Feature Story 1 Comment Feature Story, Sosa, Southern Cigar Festival
As a kid, Arby Sosa, when he played hide and go seek, his hiding place was bales of tobacco. Sosa has grown up in this industry and without a doubt has a great passion for what he does. He is fourth generation from a cigar family, and since 2010 has been at the helm of […]