American Caribbean Cigars has been making cigars for other brands for several years now. However, now the cigar manufacturer has a brand of its own. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, American Caribbean Cigars launched its new La Rosa de Sandiego line. This is the first brand for American Caribbean Cigars. The line consists of […]
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Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 40 (8/29/15)
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 […]
Agile Cigar Review: La Bohéme Pittore by Boutique Blends Cigars
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Boutique Blends Cigars, La Bohéme, Oliveros
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: Tatuaje The Jackal
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Review, Tatuaje
Tatuaje – The Jackal is a limited edition shop exclusive cigar to Chicago, Illinois area based retailer Casa de Montecristo. 2015 has been a major year for shop exclusive releases for Tatuaje as Pete Johnson’s company has release six different ones. The Jackal is perhaps the most unique one as it utilizse the Sancti Spirius wrapper. […]
Cigar News: Maya Selva Cigars Exclusive for Underground Cigar Renamed to Flor de Selva El Figurado
William Cooper Cigar News 2 Comments Flor de Selva, Maya Selva Cigars, News
The shop exclusive size of the Flor de Selva slated for Underground Cigar Shop in Fort Worth, Texas has a new name. Director of Sales Gabriel Alvarez informed Cigar Coop, the cigar has been renamed to Flor de Selva El Figurado. The El Figuardo is a 6 x 29 x 49 x 43 sized vitola that was […]
Cigar Review: Esteban Carreras Black Cross Corona
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Esteban Carreras, Review
Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Esteban Carreras Cigars soft-launched a new line called Black Cross. The Black Cross is a project that company owner Craig Cunningham has been working on for the past two years. It was at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show where word of this project first came out. The […]
Cigar News: Gene Tipton Joins Sindicato Cigars
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, People, Sindicato
After a short retirement, industry veteran Gene Tipton is coming back to the cigar industry. Sindicato Cigars has named Tipton its new Vice President of Sales. Tipton is best known for his tenure at Altadis USA who most recently served as Vice President of Premium Cigars. The move reunites Tipton with Sindicato CEO Jim Colucci, […]
Cigar News: Indian Motorcycle Ultra Premium Cigars to Launch at Twins Smoke Shop in New Hampshire
William Cooper Cigar News, Events No Comments Debonaire, Events, Indian Motorcycle Ultra Premium Cigars, News
Indian Motorcycle Ultra Premium Cigars, the new brand being launched by Phil Zanghi of Debonaire Cigars will have its official national debut on Friday September 4. The debut will take place at Twins Smoke Shop in Londonderry, New Hampshire with Zanghi in attendance. Late last year, Zanghi announced he re-acquired the Indian Tabac trademark, a brand […]
Cigar Review: Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut Double Corona
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Altadis, Montecristo, Review
With 2015 being the 80th anniversary of the Montecristo brand, Altadis USA decided to put considerable emphasis around this brand. The 2015 IPCPR saw Altadis launch three new blends around Montecristo. One of these three cigars is an off-shoot of the popular Montecristo White Series called the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut. The Montecristo White Vintage […]
Cigar News: Avo Quartet 2015
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, AVO, Davidoff, IPCPR 2015, News
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Avo Cigars its latest version of the Avo Quartet. The new Avo Quartet 2015 is a sampler of four robusto-sized Avo Cigars. Like the previous installment, this sampler is priced at “four for the price of three”. It also includes a “Mystery Cigar” to provide input into a new […]