As Warped Cigar’s founder Kyle Gellis is getting prepared to release his El Oso line, he is already taking a look to the future. Gellis has confirmed with Cigar Coop / Stogie Geeks that a new lancero project that will be an extension to the El Oso line called “El Oso MaMa” is being planned […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 23 (5/3/14)
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: Alec Bradley Family Blend – The Lineage (Cigar Preview)
Photo Credit: Alec Bradley Facebook As a part of our 2/1/14 Cigar Industry Report, we noted an appearance that Alec Bradley President Alan Rubin made on Kiss My Ashio Radio. During that segment we noted that Rubin had mentioned that there was a new Family Blend in the works. This past week, the company has […]
News: Drew Estate to Distribute Tsuge Pipes in U.S. and Canada
Last year, Drew Estate made a move into the world of pipe tobacco with the announcement of the Drew Estate Classics line. Drew Estate is now extending their footprint in this segment of the tobacco industry by entering into an agreement to distribute Tsuge Pipes. The details of the press release are below: Drew Estate […]
Cigar News: Sindicato by Sindicato Cigar Group Officially Announced (Cigar Preview)
As we have been reporting for a while now, Sindicato Cigar Group is releasing a flagship eponymous cigar called Sindicato. The company officially announced that the cigar is finally shipping to U.S. retailers. In a press release by the company, Jim Colucci, President and CEO of Sindicato, says, “We’re extremely excited about this beautiful cigar. We’re […]
Cigar News: 1502 Emerald Lancero Officially Announced
Global Premium Cigars has officially announced their latest line extension to the 1502 Emerald line – the 1502 Emerald Lancero. Information on this announcement was made through a press release by the company. The 1502 Emerald Lancero is a box-pressed 7 x 40 lancero (a rarity in cigar frontmarks for this size to be pressed). […]
Cigar News: MLB Cigar Ventures to Launch Imperia (Cigar Preview)
MLB Cigar Ventures, the new cigar company launched by Mike Bellody back in September has announced their debut cigar, Imperia. A recent post on the company’s Facebook page explained the context behind the name: The cigar will be called Imperia, which is a name that is significant to our Founder and CEO, Mike Bellody. Mike […]
Cigar News: Herrera Esteli Lancero – Edicion Limitada 2014 Nears Shipping (Cigar Preview)
As we noted back in December, Drew Estate will be adding a limited edition lancero to its Herrera Esteli line. The cigars appear to now be heading to retailers shortly. According to Drew Estate, there will only be 2,000 boxes of 15 cigars allocated – for a total production of 30,000 cigars. The cigars will […]
Cigar News: Caldwell Cigar Company to Launch Selección Junior Varsity (Cigar Preview)
Caldwell Cigar Company, the new company launched by Robert Caldwell is releasing three new blends in a new line of cigars called Seleccion Junior Varsity. This line joins the Caldwell Collection as launches for 2014 and brings the total number of blends to six. From looking at the Seleccion Junior Varsity, these will be more budget friendly […]
Cigar News: Caldwell Collection by Caldwell Cigar Company Launches (Cigar Preview)
Back in February, we reported on Robert Caldwell’s return to the premium cigar industry with the launch of Caldwell Cigar Company. In that report, we got a high level preview into the first three releases by the company called “The Caldwell Collection”. Today, the company officially launched the Caldwell Collection at an event in San […]