Davidoff has announced it will open a third flagship store in New York City. Plans are for the new “Davidoff of Geneva – since 1911” flagship to be opened in the late Spring of 2015. The new store will be located in Lower Manhattan at the newly renovated Brookfield Place and will be situated right […]
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Assessment Update: Avo Limited Edition 2013 – The Dominant 13th (Part of Avo’s Greatest Hits Sampler)
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Assessment Update, AVO, Avo's Greatest Hits, Davidoff
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #17 Cohiba Comador
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized 1 Comment 2014 Cigar of the Year, 3.5 - Box Split, Cohiba, Comador, Epic Encounters, General
“Without a doubt, this is one of the better cigar releases that has been released by not only Cohiba (brand), but by General Cigar Company as a whole..” Coming in at #17 is the Cohiba Comador. General Cigar Company returns to the Cigar of the Year Countdown for the first time since 2012, and the company […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #18 Tatuaje Jekyll
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2014 Cigar of the Year, 4.0 - Box Worthy, Epic Encounters, Tatuaje
“Overall I found this to be a stellar release and one that will go down as one of the better blends in this (Monsters) series.” Coming in at #18 is the Tatuaje Jekyll. This is the seventh installment into Tatuaje’s annual Monsters Series. This cigar becomes the second Tatuaje release to make this year’s countdown. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 3 (12/13/14) – EDITION 100
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News, Uncategorized 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 will […]
Cigar News: Kafie 1901 Connecticut Slated for February 2015
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments Kafie, News, Reyes
The Kafie Trading Company based out of Miami, Florida has announced their second blend the Kafie 1901 Connecticut. The cigar will come to market under their registered trademark (Kafie 1901). According to a press release, Kafie 1901 Cigars were created to represent the history of the Kafie family in Honduras, which spans over 100 years. […]
Cigar News: Avo Redesign Announced; Avo Signature and Avo Maduro Lines to be Discontinued
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized 1 Comment AVO, Davidoff, News
It wasn’t quite the overhaul that the Camacho and Winston Churchill brands received, but yesterday Cigar Aficionado detailed the changes coming to the Avo brand. The changes include packaging modifications and the discontinuation of the Avo Signature and Avo Maduro lines. The report says these changes will be rolled out in early 2015. According to […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #19 J. Grotto Anniversary by Ocean State Cigars
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized No Comments 2014 Cigar of the Year, 4.0 - Box Worthy, Epic Encounters, Ocean State Cigars
” Overall, the work by (Paul) Joyal and Ocean State Cigars has been outstanding. Without a doubt, the J. Grotto Anniversary is the best line the company has produced to date.” Coming in at #19 is the J. Grotto Anniversary by Ocean State Cigars. The J. Grotto Anniversary is the fourth line of cigars launched […]
Assessment Update: Padrón Family Reserve No. 85 Maduro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Assessment Update, Padron
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
Aged Selects 2014 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #20 Tortuga 215 Reserva El Coyote Negro by Legacy Brands
William Cooper Cigar of the Year, Uncategorized 1 Comment 2014 Cigar of the Year, 4.0 - Box Worthy, Epic Encounters, Legacy Brands, Tortuga, Victor Vitale
“In terms of the Tortuga 215 Coyote Negro, this is one of those cigars that fired on all cylinders. It delivered great flavor, excellent complexity, had terrific construction, and the cigar was well balanced. The use of the Mata Fina wrapper worked outstanding on this particular blend.” Coming in at #20 is the Tortuga 215 […]