The Montecristo brand under Altadis USA will be getting a Nicaraguan puro. Today, Atladis announced that the Espada by Montecristo would be the latest release into its Montecristo line. The cigar is a collaborative effort between the Plasencia factory and Atladis’ famed Grupo de Maestros, a special team of Altadis’ most skilled and accomplished cigar […]
Cigar News: Royal Gold Cigars Extends Casino Gold H.R.S. Line with “The Whale” (Cigar Preview)
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Royal Gold Cigars will be joining the list of companies adding 7 x 70 vitolas to their lines. The company has announced on social media that there will be a 7 x 70 line extension to the Casino Gold H.R.S. line called “The Whale”. This marks the first extension to this line since it […]
Cigar News: Roberto P. Duran Cigars to Launch Three New Lines at 2014 IPCPR
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Roberto P. Duran cigars has announced they are launching three new cigar lines at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show: the eponymous Roberto P. Duran Cigar, the NEYA, and the Baracoa line. The Roberto P. Duran cigar will be a super premium brand. It features a Habana Criollo wrapper from the company’s plantation in Ecuador and […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Edge Howitzer Added to Maduro and Corojo lines (Cigar Preview)
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Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has added a new line extension to its Edge Maduro and Edge Corojo lines. The Howitzer will be Rocky Patel’s entry into the 7 x 70 club as this vitola will be introduced to both lines. Howitzer becomes the ninth frontmark in each of these lines. The Edge Howitzer contains an ivory colored […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 30 (6/21/14)
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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 will […]
Cigar News: FDA Extends Public Comment Period 30 Days
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a 30 day extension of the public comment for the proposed rule “Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”. The public comment period will now close on August 8th, […]
Cigar News: S.T.K. Miami Barracuda Maduro by Gran Habano (Cigar Preview)
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Gran Habano cigars will be adding a maduro counterpart to its limited edition Barracuda line. The S.T.K. Miami Barracuda, like its Habano counterpart will be limited in production. The new maduro will make its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. The S.T.K. Miami Barracuda will be made at owner George Rico’s G.R. Tabacaleras Co. […]
Cigar News: Small Business Administration Says Economic Impact to Proposed FDA Regulations Underestimated
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Glynn Loope, the Executive Director of Cigar Rights of America was a special guest on the 6/19/14 edition of Stogie Geeks. On the show he revealed that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that the economic impacts of the proposed regulations in the […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters Released
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This past week, the long awaited Tatuaje Pudgy Monsters series has started arriving at retailers nationwide. This is a sampler pack that contains smaller versions of the six popular Monster Series releases, as well as two additional unreleased blends. The Pudgy Monsters is similar to 2012’s Tatuaje Little Monsters series with one difference – the […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Names Mark Pursell New CEO
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Cigar Coop has learned that Mark Pursell will be named the new Chief Operating Officer for the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association. Pursell succeeds Bill Spann who resigned last September. Pursell comes from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) where he served as the Senior Vice President for that organization. Reagan Starner […]