Premium Cigars are still very much subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However there was a minor tweak to a proposed companion rule. Back when the Deeming Regulations were published, there was a companion rule proposed called. “Refuse To Accept Procedures for Premarket Tobacco Product Submissions“. This deals with the application […]
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Agile Cigar Review: Indian Motorcycle Maduro Churchill
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Debonaire, Indian Motorcycle Ultra Premium Cigars
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 88-90, L’Atelier Imports, Review
Earlier this year L’Atelier Imports introduced a new limited edition cigar called L’Atelier Côte d’Or La Tâche. This is the second installment in limited edition L’Atelier’s Côte d’Or line. Côte d’Or is positioned as the most premium line in the L’Atelier portfolio. What makes the Côte d’Or an ultra-premium offering is the blend uses a Sancti Spiritus wrapper (a staple tobacco found in […]
Cigar News: Colibri Redesigned Talon Lighter Released
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Accessories, Colibri, News
A re-designed version of Colibri’s Talon lighter has now hit the stores. The Talon is a single jet lighter. It was at this year’s IPCPR when a re-engineered version of the lighter was first introduced. The new Colibri Talon lighter is now available. The big feature of the revamped Talon is a new ignition system, […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars USA Adds Two Regional Sales Managers and New Inside Sales Rep.
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, PDR Cigars, People
PDR Cigars has hired two new regional sales managers as well as a new inside sales person. The company has named Charles Royal its new Southeast Regional Sales Manager and Jesus Pachuca Jr. as its Texas Regional Sales Manager. In addition the company announced Ricardo Sanchez as its new Inside Sales Rep. Based in the Atlanta […]
Cigar Review: Imperia Islero Pita by MLB Cigar Ventures
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, MLB Cigar Ventures, Review
The Imperia Islero is the second line offered by MLB Cigar Ventures, the company owned by Mike Bellody. The company uses a slogan “Developed by Legends and Smoked by Connoisseurs”. For Bellody this has been a philosophy throughout his career in the cigar business. Bellody was originally a partner with Tiant Cigar Group where he […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 5, Number 12a: Why Trump’s Victory is Not a Silver Bullet for the Cigar Industry Against FDA Regulation
William Cooper Blog, Editor's Corner No Comments Editor's Corner, FDA
With Donald J. Trump set to become the 45th President of the United States in January 2017, there has been renewed optimism by the cigar community in terms of the industry’s battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As many know, the battle is centered on fighting the new Deeming Regulations the FDA has […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 51 (Edition 200 11/12/16)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Stogie Geeks
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 […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Skinny Frank
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Review, Skinny Monsters, Tatuaje
The Tatuaje Skinny Frank is the fourth vitola based on the Tatuaje Frank blend, that in 2008 became the first installment of the Tatuaje Monsters Series. The Skinny Frank was originally released as one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first ten Tatuaje Monster Series blends. Since 2008, […]
Cigar News: CAO Amazon Basin Returns
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment CAO, General, News
The CAO Amazon Basin, a limited edition cigar from 2014 which arguably has been one of the most sought after releases in the history of the brand has now made a return. The Amazon Basin blend incorporates a rare / low yield of tobacco called Brazilian Braganca. Back when we initially reported on the CAO […]