In Major League Baseball, the month of September holds special significance as teams rally for a spot to make the post-season. This has become known in MLB culture as “pennant races”. Here at Cigar Coop, a similar analogy can be made of the month of November. Thanksgiving occurs in 2012 on November 22nd. […]
WASHINGTON DC – La Palina Cigars is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew Brennan to the company. Andrew is joining La Palina as Director of Sales. He comes to La Palina from La Flor Dominicana where he was Vice President of Sales. According to Bill Paley – president and founder of La Palina Cigars […]
Gurkha Ghost The Gurkha Ghost is one of three new cigars that was launched by Gurkha Cigar Company at the 2012 IPCPR. Since Gary Hyams took over as President and CEO of Gurkha, I feel there has been three underyling themes from Gurkha: 1) Connect with the Brick and Mortars Shops; 2) Connect with the […]
Torano Salutem The Torano Salutem was one of two new blends launched by Torano Family Cigars at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The Salutem follows up the release of the Torano Master Maduro that had be launched prior to the trade show. With the Salutem, the big”first” by Torano is the incorporation of Cameroon tobacco into the filler. Torano […]
Tatuaje Mummy The Tatuaje Mummy marks the fifth release of Tatuaje’s Monster Series. This annual release series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster and horror movies. Every year since 2008, cigar enthusiasts have anxiously look forward to the release of this cigar and seek to procure a box. Each […]
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 […]
Viaje Skull and Bones M?stery Box-press Viaje Cigars has begun shipping its seventh batch of its popular Skull and Bones series. This batch is being dubbed the M?stery Series (2012). While the various batches have undergone blend changes throughout the from batch to batch, this batch has the most significant change to date. Viaje […]
Alec Bradley Connecticut The Alec Bradley Connecticut was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show by Alec Bradley Cigars. It was a surprise release for a couple of reasons. First up, while many cigar manufacturers announced what was being launched at the trade show prior to the actual trade show, Alec Bradley chose to keep […]
Room 101 OSOK 212 NYC – Photo linked from Cigar Inn Facebook page Room 101 Cigars is bringing back the its OSOK (One Shot One Kill) cigar. The cigar is being dubbed the Room 101 OSOK 212 NYC. This time it will be a retail exclusive to Cigar Inn in New York, NY. The new […]
Trinidad Paradox – Robusto At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, launched a new addition to its Trinidad brand, the Trinidad Paradox. Like many of the other 2012 Altadis releases, there has been an underlying theme with Altadis in 2012 and that has been to reconnect with their consumer base by reinvigorating their […]
