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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Asylum Cigars showcased their latest line – the Insidious by Asylum. Asylum Cigars is typically known for bigger and bolder cigars. This will be a change of pace cigar as it will only have one cigar above a 60 ring gauge. It will also be a […]
Asylum Cigars has added a new line extension to its Asylum Premium line. Keeping to the tradition of Asylum’ reputation to big ring gauges, a 6 x 66 cigar has been added to the Asylum Premium Line. This becomes the fifth frontmark and the largest ring cigar in that line to date. The Asylum Premium […]
Recently Kings Cigars has begun to show some information about their fifth blend, the eponymous named Kings Cigar. This is a cigar that we noted had been in the works back in January. This will become the third maduro line launched by the company. The company is now targeting a 2015 release for this cigar. […]
San Cristobal Revelation Triumph (Photo Credit: Ashton Cigar Facebook) While the launch of the Ashton Symmetry and La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse were the big focus of attention for Ashton Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the San Cristobal brand was not forgotten about either. This year the company launched a 7 x 50 box-pressed Churchill […]
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 […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Edgar Hoill Cigars introduced two line extensions to its signature OSOK (One Shot One Kill) line. Both sizes introduce more traditional connoisseur sizes into the OSOK line. The first is a 4 x 44 called the Cabroncito and the second is a 7 x 38 lancero. The OSOK line […]
General Cigar Company once again was the leader in new product launches among companies at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. For the second year in a row, it was the Foundry brand that led the way with the most new product releases – racking in 16 new facings and 11 new blends. This year the […]
Avo 2nd Movement TAA Limited Release At the Tobacconists Association of America’s (TAA) 2014 Annual Meeting, Avo Cigars unveiled their contribution to the TAA’s Exclusive Series of cigars, the Avo 2nd Movement TAA Limited Release. The Avo 2nd Movement is one of eight exclusive cigars made available to TAA retailers by various manufacturers for 2014. […]
At the 2014 IPCPR, Corporacion Cigar Export, the company run by the Reyes family announced a new line of cigars called Saga. Two blends were showcased at the trade show – the Saga Blend No. 7 and the Saga Golden Age. While the Saga Golden Age is a Dominican puro, the Saga Blend No. 7 […]
When Pete Johnson was a guest on Stogie Geeks this past November, he told us to expect some action around the La Riqueza line come IPCPR-time. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, that is exactly what we got. Johnson showcased three new sizes of the La Riqueza and introduced new ten count boxes for the […]