Victor Vitale’s Tortuga 215 line is adding a Connecticut wrapper option. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Vitale’s Legacy Brands has announced the new Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut. This becomes the third blend in the Tortuga 215 Reserva line which was launched last year. The Tortuga 215 Reserva Connecticut along with the newly launched Tortuga […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Victor Vitale and Legacy Brands has officially launched the Tortuga 215 Reserva Maduro El Coyote Negro. This line introduced a dark Brazlian Mata Fina cigar to the Tortuga line. While a soft launch of the Belicoso was done last month to Cigar Federation, the three vitolas […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, La Sirena Cigars will debut their fourth line, Oceano by La Sirena. The Oceano is a project that the company has had under development for four years. This marks the first project La Sirena has done with the Quesada family. The goal of Oceano was to provide a cigar […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
Epicurean Gonzo Santeria Chicken Bones At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Epicurean Cigars will launch the Gonzo Santeria Chicken Bones. This will be a line extension to the Gonzo Santeria line that made its debut earlier this year. Chicken Bones will introduce a 5 x 30 long filler vitola into the mix. According to Epicurean […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Ezra Zion Cigar Company will launch a line extension to its Tantrum line. The Ezra Zion Tantrum P.A. will introduce a lonsdale format. While it is also a different size, the cigar itself is a different blend. The “P.A.” stands for “Passive Aggressive” and was described by Ezra Zion […]
On the eve of the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate has officially announced the launch of the Herrera Esteli Norteno. This is the long awaited sophomore effort by Drew Estate master blender Willy Herrera. The Norteno was originally announced earlier this year. It is a box-pressed maduro offering. While the blend has remained the same, there […]
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 […]
Earlier this year, Drew Estate announced a partnership with Japanese pipe-maker Tsuge by which Drew Estate would distribute their products. At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, the partnership will get stronger. In addition to announcing two lines of Tsuge branded pipe tobacco, Tsuge will produces a new line of pipes branded for Drew Estate called the DE […]
Nomad Cigar Company has officially released details on its fourth regular production line, and fifth line overall – the Nomad C-276. The C-276 is meant to round out Nomad’s portfolio of offerings and join its place with the Nomad Dominican Classic, Nicaraguan S-307, and the Nomad Connecticut Fuerte. The C-276 will officially be launched at […]
