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Casa Fernandez Arsenio Oro Robusto At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez showed off several new lines. One of those lines is a tribute to the company’s master blender Arsenio Ramos. The Casa Fernandez Arsenio Serie Oro is a line that commemorates Ramos’ 80th birthday. This isn’t the first cigar to be released with […]
“With the 2014 Limited Edition, the Avo 88 earns a rightful place among the series’ iconic releases as this is simply one outstanding cigar.” Coming in at #15 is the Avo Limited Edition 2014 – Avo 88. This is the 2014 installment of the annual limited edition series by Davidoff’s Avo Cigars brand. The series […]
La Flor Dominicana has announced they will be adding a 70 ring gauge regular production cigar to their lineup. The La Flor Dominicana 707 Ligero has officially started shipping to retailers on December 15th. This is the second 70 ring gauge cigar released by La Flor Dominicana, but it is the first one to be […]
Drew Estate is slated to become the next manufacturer to collaborate with Smoke Inn on their small batch shop exclusive Microblend Series. The cigar is titled “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and will be the tenth installment of the Smoke Inn series. The cigar will have an initial soft-launch at a VIP dinner on the eve […]
“Boutique Blends knew they to answer the question ‘what’s next?’ … This is an outstanding cigar and one the shows the company is not resting on its laurels..” Coming in at #16 is the Aging Room Bin No. 1 by Boutique Blends Cigars The Bin No. 1 is one of four new products released by […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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. […]
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 […]