Altadis USA has released a third VegaFina Sumum blend. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the VegaFina Sumum 2013 was showcased. This cigar introduced an entirely new blend into the VegaFina Sumum line. Like the previous two editions of the VegaFina Sumum series, the VegaFina Sumum 2010 and the VegaFina Sumum 2012, the VegaFina Sumum […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ocean State Cigars unveiled a line extension to its J. Grotto Silk line – the J. Grotto Silk Lancero. Back in April, we broke news on Stogie Geeks announcing what would become the fifth vitola in the J. Grotto Silk line. The J. Grotto Silk line made its debut […]
The past year Noel Rojas has been very busy. Most notably he has transitioned to a new factory, Tabacalera Aromas de Jalapa. At the same time, Rojas is keeping busy with his lines. In addition to launching his Guayacan Maduro, Rojas has also launched a new line called Sabor de Esteli. From talking to Rojas, […]
La Barba Cigars, the company launched by Tony Bellatto and Craig Rossi is preparing to launch their second cigar. The La Barba Purple will make its debut this September. For this release, Bellatto and Rossi set their sights on the Dominican Republic to make this cigar. In 2013, La Barba Cigars launched their initial cigar, […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley showcased the Alec Bradley Texas Lancero. As we reported back in late May, the Texas Lancero is a play that “everything is bigger in Texas”. In the case of the Texas Lancero, this brings to the table a 7 x 70 offering. While size wise, the Texas […]
Avo Cigars has announced a line extension is coming to its Avo XO line. The Avo XO Toro made its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show and added a classic 6 x 54 size to this long-time popular line. The Avo XO features a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper and it offers a milder smoke in […]
The visit to the Boutique Blends booth at IPCPR is always one of the most entertaining. Company President Rafael Nodal does an outstanding job at combining passion and humor in his presentation to the media. 2014 is no exception as Nodal proudly unveiled his four releases for 2014. As Nodal explained, the bar was raised […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA showed off a new addition to the Romeo y Julieta line called the 1875 Romeo y Julieta. This cigar becomes a brick and mortar exclusive by Altadis USA. Back in June, Janelle Rosenfeld, Vice President of Altadis USA appeared on the 6/14/14 Cigar Dave Show and had […]
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, Dion Giolito launched a new line – the Illusione Fume D’Amour. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro that is being launched in four sizes. The name translated to “Smoker Love”. This marks the first new line that Illusione has launched since the Illusione Rothchildes was released in 2013. 2014 […]
