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Dram Cask No. 1 Toro At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, C & C Cigars announced a new line of cigars called Dram Cigars for Whiskey. Whiskey and Cigars have been in the news lately as companies like Asylum Cigars and Drew Estate currently have projects that involve tobacco aging in bourbon barrels. The Dram […]
La Colmena Black Honey Photo Credit: Warped Cigars Warped Cigars will release a limited production off-shoot that combines elements from its La Colmena and El Oso lines. The La Colmena Black Honey will ship to a list of thirteen select retailers on January 26, 2015. According to the company, La Colmena Black Honey will place a Habano […]
Felipe Gregorio Pelo de Oro Robusto Gordo (2014 Edition) At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Felipe Gregorio Cigars launched a new and revamped version of its Pelo de Oro line. While there was some packaging changes, the big change was in the blend as the line was reintroduced as a Costa Rican puro. The new […]
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 […]
When Miami Cigar and Company Vice President Jason Wood showed his father in law, company founder Nestor Miranda the new revamped Nestor Miranda Collection line, Nestor had two questions for his son in law. First he wanted to know where his signature was on the band and second what happened to his special sizes? The […]
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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
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 […]
The City of New Orleans, Louisiana moved toward becoming the latest major metropolitan area to enact a sweeping city-wide smoking ban. Today the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously 7-0 to enact a smoking ban. The bill now goes to New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu where he is expected to sign it. It will go […]
Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet Handle The Viaje Farmer Bill Hatchet is a new addition to Viaje’s seasonal release for the Thanksgiving season. It was back at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show where we got word that Farmer Bill Hatchet was coming. In 2011, Viaje launched their Thanksgiving series with the gordo-sized Viaje White Label Project […]
The 1907 by Dunhill line is getting two new line extensions. The two new line extensions will go against both sides of the spectrum. A short, thick vitola 4 1/2 x 60 called Titan and a long thin 6 1/2 x 42 lonsdale will be added to the line by the beginning of February. The […]