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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
1907 by Dunhill Robusto Back in February, we noted that Dunhill Cigars was releasing a new line called the 1907 by Dunhill. General Cigar Company, who distributes Dunhill announced that the 1907 by Dunhill will hit retailer shelves in May, 2014 and provided some additional context around the release. The 1907 by Dunhill marks the […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) became the third major tobacco-based organization to issue a response to proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined in the recently released Deeming Document. Below is the text of a press release issued by the organization: On Thursday, April 24, 2014 the future of the premium cigar […]
Washington DC area retailer, W. Curtis Draper has announced a second cigar is being added to their 127th Anniversary series. The Guillermo Leon Signature Ambassador, a limited production “bowling pin” shaped perfecto will be released to Draper’s. The Ambassador has been floating around in a limited capacity in the U.S. and Europe for over a year […]
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 […]
Atladis U.S. will add a 7 x 70 line extension to its Casa de Garcia line. Both the Casa de Garcia Connecticut and Casa de Garcia Nicaragua will each receive the new 7 x 70 frontmark known as “Colassal”. Casa de Garcia is a brand in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio that is geared for value-priced […]
La Sirena Cigars has acquired Old School Cigars. Information on this announcement was first made by Cigar Aficionado, and then in a follow-up press-release by La Sirena Cigars. La Sirena Cigars is run by Arielle Ditkowich. The brand was founded in 2009 and was originally a part of the Miami Cigar and Company portfolio. Last year […]
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association has responded to proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined in the recently released Deeming Document. The proposed regulations have been published and will be available for a period of 75 days of public comment ending on July 10, 2014. Of importance to the […]
