La Sirena Original (2014) – Prince La Sirena Cigars has unveiled its new blend for its La Sirena Original line. A new blend for this cigar was made when production of this cigar was moved from the My Father Cigars factory to Erik Espinosa’s La Zona factory. The new La Sirena Original blend was showcased […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Illusione Cigars’ owner Dion Giolito revealed a new line extension to the Illusione Ultra line. The Illusione Ultra OP No. 7 adds a new parejo shaped extension to the line. The OP No. 7 comes in at 6 1/2 x 58. The 58 ring gauge is […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, La Gloria Cubana unveiled the next installments of its “Rival Twin” series – called Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. This package brings together two different blends – one from La Gloria Cubana’s Dominican-based factory and one its Honduran based factories. The cigar has a story that is a rivalry […]
Last year, we caught up with Chaim Kohn of Cigar Oasis, who showcased a prototype of Cigar Oasis’ new Wi-Fi capabilities. This year Cigar Oasis had the product on display. The Wi-Fi attachment connects to the current line of Cigar Oasis products and allows a cigar enthusiast to regulate, monitor, and alert the temperature and […]
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 provide […]
While we have talked about it for several weeks, Ocean State Cigars officially launched the J. Grotto Anniversary line at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. This is the fourth line in the company’s lineup. It also the first cigar that Ocean State is making in collaboration with Debonaire Cigars. The J. Grotto Anniversary introduces a […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, General Cigar Company brought back one of its legendary cigars – the Partagas 150 in the “Don Ramon” frontmark. This cigar is being brought back for a limited run. The Partagas 150 Signature Series was originally released in 1995 by master cigar maker Ramon Cifuentes to […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade show, Noel Rojas showed off his long-awaited Guayacan Maduro. This was original a line that was showcased at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. It now appears that this cigar is heading to retailers. The final product has packaging that is different than what was showcased at last year’s show. 2014 […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Pura Soul Cigars, the company that is a partnership with Robert Wright and Christian Eiroa under the CLE Cigar Company umbrella made some packaging changes to the existing core line. The changes involve new brown-glossy painted colored boxes replacing the unfinished boxes. It also involves calling the eponymous Pura […]
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 […]
