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Photo Credit: Asylum Cigar Facebook page Asylum Cigars will be teaming up with New Holland Brewery for a cigar project. The Asylum Dragon’s Milk is a project which involves aging cigars in bourbon barrels. This project was first mentioned by Asylum co-owner Tom Lazuka back in April on The Cigar King Podcast. New Holland Brewery uses […]
Crowned Heads Hecho Con Corazon LE 2014 Hecho Con Corazo LE 2014 is a limited edition cigar by Crowned Heads that has recently been introduced. The cigar was been made exclusively for Hickory Cigar Club in North Carolina. The cigar was unveiled at an October 1st event in Hickory with the remaining supply going to […]
The Balmoral Royal Selection Anejo 18 is a line of cigars made by Royal Agio Cigars. Royal Agio Cigars is a company based in Duizel Netherlands. The company made some news this year when it moved its U.S. distribution to be handled by Drew Estate. Royal Agio Cigars consists of three brands Mehari’s, Panter, and Balmoral. While […]
Following the dissolution of Torano Family Cigars, it didn’t take long for the company’s former National Sales Manager to land somewhere. Earlier today, Schoedel it was formally announced that he would become the new National Sales Manager for Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars. In a press release by the company, the move is designed to […]
Regius Damaris Gran Toro The Regius Damaris is a cigar that was released by Regius of London earlier this year. The Damaris is a significant release for company owner Akhil Kapacee because it marks the first maduro release by the company. To develop this cigar, Kapacee took an approach similar to what he did when […]
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 […]
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 […]
Davidoff of Geneva USA has announced the opening of a new Davidoff lounge in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The company announced that Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood will become the fifth Davidoff branded lounge in the United States. Ridgewood NJ joins Chattanooga Tennessee (Burns Tobacconist – Downtown); Greenwich, Connetcicut (Tobacconist of Greenwich); San Antonio, Texas (Club Humidor); […]
While Regius Cigars continues to grow its American market, the company continues to solidify its home base in the United Kingdom. This past week, the UK based company announced that Ron Baldwinson has joined their sales force. Baldwinson has been in the handmade cigar industry for 30 years. He has been with the UK based […]
La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Just prior to the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ashton Cigars announced a addition to its La Aroma de Cuba line called the La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse. The Noblesse is the fifth blend under the La Aroma de Cuba brand it is also the first limited edition cigar under that […]