Swisher International and Drew Estate Tobacco Company have announced they have entered into an agreement in which Swisher International will acquire Drew Estate Tobacco company. The announcement was made via a press release and confirms what has been weeks of speculation that such a transaction would occur. According to the press release, the transaction will […]
Espada by Montecristo Guard The Espada by Montecristo is the latest line to be introduced to Altadis USA’s Montecristo brand. Over the past three years, Altadis USA has working on making their existing lines more contemporary in terms of their packaging and / or blends. With the Espada, this is a a definite change of […]
Blessed Leaf Kairos The Blessed Leaf Kairos is a cigar that was made for the cigar-themed Christian Minstry Blessed Leaf. Blessed Leaf was founded by Ezra Zion Cigar Company co-owners Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly. As such, it is a cigar that comes to Blessed Leaf from Ezra Zion and produced at Ezra Zion’s manufacturing […]
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 […]
Viaje Cigars has announced that the latest addition to its Skull and Bones series, the Viaje Skull and Bones M?stery 2014 will be heading to retailers. The M?stery 2014 joins the Viaje Full Moon 2014 as a part of its seasonal releases. The Skull and Bones M?stery is the twelfth shipment of the Skull and […]
The lancero vitola has often been an enigma when looking at the cigar industry. A lancero is a long, thin vitola measuring 7 to 7 1/2 “ in length with a ring gauge between 38 and 40. Ask many cigar experts, and they will tell you that the thin ring gauge will give you the […]
Viaje Full Moon 2014 (Photo Credit: Andre Farkas Facebook) Over the past couple of weeks, Viaje Cigars has posted pictures of the packaging of the Viaje Full Moon 2014. This past week the company has said the cigar will be shipping to all of its authorized retailers as a part of its Halloween seasonal release. […]
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 […]
Lavida Habana (LH) Premium Cigars has recently announced their line of premium cigars will now be available to the United States market. The LH Premium Cigar line was developed by tobacconists Nick Syris and Omar Nasr. LH started as an offering for private clientele for Lavida Habana lounges. The cigars soon were distributed throughout the […]
Add caption Thirty-three members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility requesting an investigation into Operation Choke Point. Operation Choke Point was launched in 2013 and has targeted certain legally operating industries that have been deemed “high risk” by […]
