Matt Booth’s first Room 101 branded line since his separation from Davidoff will be hitting the stores for a soft launch. Today Booth announced the new Room 101 Farce will have a soft-launch at four cigar events in Arizona starting Weds. 2/28. 2017 was a year of change for Booth. That year started with him […]
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Cigar Review: Viaje GP 10.31
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Review, Try a Sample, Viaje, Viaje White Label Project
In October 2017, Viaje Cigar unveiled a release known as the Viaje GP 10.31. Viaje founder Andre Farkas is well-known for revolutionizing the small batch model in the cigar industry, but there are two other things he is known for. The first is building releases around a particular theme, and the second is creating releases that […]
Cigar News: Macanudo Inspirado Red Coming in March
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, General, Macanudo, News
Earlier this month, Macanudo announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the brand. Coming in March will be a new release coinciding with the milestone, the Macanudo Inspirado Red. The one thing that will be different about this Macanudo as opposed to other ones, is the Macanudo Inspirado Red will be produced in […]
Cigar News: Habanos S.A. Introduces Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Bolivar, Habanos SA, News
This year one of Habanos S.A.’s Edition Limitada releases will be coming to its Bolivar brand. At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos S.A. unveiled the Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018. The Bolívar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018 brings Habanos’ popular “Duke” size to the Bolívar line. This is a vitola that measures 140 mm x 54 […]
Cigar News: Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014 Launched at XX Habanos Festival
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Cohiba, Habanos SA, News
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, this year Habanos S.A.’s signature release comes from Cohiba. It’s a new Reserva under the Cohiba line called the Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014. The Cohiba Robustos Reserva Cosecha 2014 is a 124 mm x 50 (4 7/8 x 50) Robusto. It consists of binder and filler tobaccos […]
Cigar News: Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo Río Seco Launched at XX Habanos Festival
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Habanos SA, Hoyo de Monterrey, News
At the XX Habanos Festival in Havana Cuba, Habanos SA announced a new line extension to its Hoyo de Monterrey brand called Le Hoyo Río Seco. It’s a new line extension that continues a trend of Habanos in recent years of introducing thicker ring gauges. The Le Hoyo Río Seco introduces a 140 mm x […]
Cigar News: Vegueros Centrofinos Launched at XX Habanos Festival
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Habanos SA, News, Vegueros
At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, a Centrofinos vitola was added to the Vegueros line. This introduces a classic robusto-sized vitola into the Vegueros line. The Vegueros Centrofinos measures 50 x 130mm (5 1/10 x 50). When the line was re-introduced in 2014, it includes: Tapados (46 x 122 mm / 4.7 x […]
Cigar News: Two New Sizes of Partagás Linea Maduro Launched at XX Habanos Festival
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Habanos SA, News, Partagas
At the 20th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, Habanos S.A. announced a pair of line extensions to its Partagás Linea Maduro line. The new sizes include the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2, which is a short Pirámides measuring 55 x 120mm (approximately 4 3/4 x 55), and the Partagás Linea Maduro No. 2 measuring 145 […]
Cigar Review: Casa Cuevas Connecticut Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Casa Cuevas, Review
The Casa Cuevas Connecticut is one of three blends owned by Casa Cuevas Cigars. Casa Cuevas Cigars is the brand owned by the father and son team of Luis Cuevas Sr. and his son Luis Cuevas Jr. The Cuevas family are not newcomers to the cigar industry. The Cuevas family has been involved in the […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 14 (2/24/18)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show
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 […]