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Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Grand Chasseur In 2013, Tatuaje Cigars would once again make available an exclusive cigar for sale in Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. This would mark the third consecutive year there would be a Tatuaje cigar would be available for the TAA. However the 2013 version would have a different twist. Both […]
La Flor Dominicana will be bringing an exclusive cigar to Fox Cigar Bar’s Foxtoberfest Event. Foxtobefest is run by Fox Cigar Bar in Gilbert, Arizona that is a charity fund-raiser around the Oktoberfest theme. It features premium cigars, beer, Oktoberfest themed food, entertainment, and golf. La Flor Dominicana is one of two manufacturers bringing an […]
Back this past August, we noted an interview that La Flor Dominicana president Litto Gomez did with Emerson’s Cigars in which he discussed some projects that were scheduled for a late 2013 release. One of those projects mentioned a 64 ring gauge cigar. At the time, Gomez said he was looking at this ring gauge […]
Nimmy D by Rocky Patel (Pre-Release) The Nimmy D by Rocky Patel was one of several new releases by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar is a nickname for Rocky Patel’s cousin Nimish Desai. Over the past few years both Desai, and Patel’s brother Nish Patel have been playing […]
Back in August we noted an interview that La Flor Dominicana president Litto Gomez did with Emerson Cigars’ on some new projects in the works. One of those projects is the latest installment of the Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch series – the Litto Gomez Small Batch No. 5. Last week Cigar Aficionado had additional […]
Back at the 2013 IPCPR, we took a look at a new cigar line from Davidoff’s Zino Platinum brand called “Zino Platinum Collector’s Edition – The Make of L.A.”. This marks Zino’s second collection of cigars dedicated to the lifestyle and culture of a city. This line of cigar will shortly be heading to […]
Epicurean Gonzo Vintage 2007 The Gonzo Vintage 2007 was the second line to be released by Epicurean Cigars. Epicurean Cigars was founded by Steven Ysidron, who has a long history in the cigar business – most recently with Savinelli. In 2012, he launched Epicurean Cigars. Epicurean Cigars has a focus on small batch, limited production […]
The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
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 previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a […]
Altadis USA will be adding a new cigar to its Romeo y Julieta line. The RyJ by Romeo y Julieta is scheduled to hit the shelves at the end of October. The unique thing about this cigar is that it will be the first Nicaraguan puro as a part of the Romeo y Julieta line. […]