“ I found the flavors quite enjoyable. Add in a nice balanced profile, a low maintenance draw, and just the right amount of complexity and you have a winner.”
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Cigar Industry Report: Edition 515 (12/10/22)
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #29: Fiat Lux by Luciano Insight
“This delivered a well-balanced smoking experience from start to finish. On top of it, I loved how clean a finish this cigar delivered.”
Announcement: Cigar Industry Report Edition 12/10/22 Edition (#515) to Publish Sunday
Ever since we launched the Cigar Industry Report back on January 19, 2013 (as “Cigar Week Wrap”), with a couple of exceptions, it has published each Saturday since then. This week, there will be a publishing change and the Cigar Industry Report will publish Sunday, December 11, 2022. Rest assured, Cigar Coop’s daily publication streak […]
2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #30: Room101 Snake Shake
“It’s a cigar that excels in the most important category – flavor.”
Agile Cigar Review: Tatuaje Monster Mash Michael
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 251: Brian Motola, Cavalier Genève
On Episode 251, we welcome Brian Motola of Cavalier Genève as our special guest. Brian’s been making a name for himself in the cigar industry, and now he is on-board as a partner with Cavalier Genève. We will talk about Brian’s journey through the cigar industry. In addition, 2022 has almost been quite a […]
Cigar News: Pospiech Takes On Distribution for Fosforo Cigars
Pospiech Cigars has announced it will be handling distribution for Fosforo Cigars. Fosforo is a company owner by Jeff Mouttet, a retailer out of Jeffresonville Indiana. Fosforo joins Powstanie, FQ, Guaimaro, and Fable as brands distributed by Pospiech. “Jeff has been dear friend of mine for over 10 years.” said Mike Szczepankiewicz owner of Pospiech […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Year of the Rabbit Announced
For the sixth time, VegaFina will release a cigar to commemorate the Chinese New Year – and for the second time, it will be available in the U.S. market. This week’s details came from Tabacalera SLU on the VegaFina Year of the Rabbit. The VegaFina Year of the Rabbit for the U.S. market is […]
Announcement: Criteria for the 2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown
Criteria for the 2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown It’s important when doing any Cigar of the Year list to disclose the criteria used to define the list. For 2022, the following criteria are being used: Eligibility The cigar must have been released in a two-year window for release ending the day before the PCA […]