Drew Estate Tobacco Company has announced a new line of cigars allied Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera. The name Tienda Exclusiva translates to “Store Exclusive” and that is what this line is intended to be. Blended by Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera, this is a small batch production series that will be released to […]
Crowned Heads – The Angel’s Anvil TAA Exclusive 2014 Crowned Heads – The Angel’s Anvil TAA Exclusive 2014 marks the first cigar provided by the Nashville, Tennessee-based cigar company for the Tobacconists Association of America’s (TAA). The Angel’s Anvil also is one of eight exclusive cigars made available to TAA retailers by various manufacturers for 2014. […]
Sorullos by Serious Cigars Back in November 2013, we introduced a new feature on Cigar Coop that will provide assessments of some house exclusive cigars from some of the great retailers nationwide. We’ve found some house cigars to offer high quality cigar experiences, and from time to time we will highlight these on Cigar Coop. […]
Left to Right (Chef Charlie Palmer, VP Retail & Brand Development at Nat Sherman,Michael Herklots, The Knickerbocker Managing Director Jeff David) Photo Credit: Frank Villegas A rooftop cigar lounge is coming to the Knickerbocker hotel. Nat Sherman and the Knickerbocker Hotel have announced that Nat Sherman will operate the cigar lounge atop the roof of […]
Eastern Standard The Silk Road Caldwell Cigar Company has added a limited production lancero to its Eastern Standard line. “The Eastern Standard – The Silk Road” has become the first line extension since the company launched earlier this year. Back in February, it was announced that Robert Caldwell, formerly of Wynwood Cigars was returning to […]
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 […]
Island Jim by Oscar Valladares and Co. Island Jim lives on! At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Oscar Valladares Tobacco and Company was showcasing their version of the Island Jim cigar. The Island Jim is named for Jim Robinson, a is a retailer out of Pittsburgh who collaborated on the “Leaf by Oscar” series […]
RoMa Craft Tobac has announced that the planned box-pressed edition of the Intemperance BA XXI will be heading to Outland Cigars in Charlotte. The cigar will be called Intemperance BA XXI Revenge. It will be a 5 x 56 box-pressed Gran Robusto and it is scheduled to be launched at the Lite Up Charlotte event […]
Viaje Cache Five Fifty-Two Box-Press The Viaje Cache is a new line introduced by Viaje Cigars in 2014. While the cigar was showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, it was announced and shipped to retailers on the eve of the trade show. The cigar itself was positioned as a new San Andres maduro. From […]
