Nicholas Melillo who served as a master blender and Executive Vice President of International Operations has announced he is leaving Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Melillo announced he is now operating under his own company Melillo International. As far as future plans with Melillo International. The company said in a press release, “Melillo has no formal plans but is […]
As many know, the proposed regulations outlined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been put forth for public comment. Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has issued guidance in crafting your public comment. We encourage all cigar enthusiasts to follow these guidelines, and if you are not a CRA member, please join. The guidelines listed are […]
Anwar Elboustani, founder of El Cedro Cigars was our special guest for Episode 94 of Stogie Geeks and announced he is planning on adding a Toro into his El Cedro line of cigars. According to Elboustani, the size is currently planned to be a 6 x 56 cigar. It will become the third different size […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
