El Oso by Warped Cigars – Belicoso El Oso marks an upcoming release by a Warped Cigars. The company is run by Kyle Gellis. Warped Cigars is a company that has focused around cigars, cigar accessories, and cigar lifestyle. To make the El Oso cigar, Gellis turned to the Sandy Cobas’ El Titan de Bronze […]
Feature Story: A Look at Old School Cigars by La Sirena
Yesterday, we covered details of the announcement that La Sirena Cigars was acquiring Old School Cigars. As a result of this acquisition, three cigars from Old School Cigars became the “Old School Cigars by La Sirena” line. Today, we take a look at some of the offerings in this line. Old School Cigars was founded […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 22 (4/26/14)
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: Atladis U.S.A. Adds 7 x 70 Colossal to Casa de Garcia Connecticut and Casa de Garcia Nicaragua (Cigar Preview)
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 […]
Cigar News: La Sirena Cigars Acquires Old School Cigars
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 […]
Cigar News: IPCPR Responds to FDA Deeming Document
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 […]
Cigar News: The Griffin’s Classic Line Adds Gran Robusto Size (Cigar Preview)
The Grffin’s will be adding a new line extension to its Classic line. The Griffin’s Classic Gran Robusto is expected to arrive at retailers next month (May, 2014). The Griffin’s Classic is a core line of the brand – which is a part of the Davidoff family. The brand has its origins back in 1984, […]
Cigar Review: King of Kings Broadleaf by Kings Cigars
The King of Kings Broadleaf marks the fourth cigar blend released by newcomer boutique cigar maker Kings Cigars. The company is a three+ year project started by Anwar Mithavayani and Pete Tyndale. The company has two factories – one in Santiago, Dominican Republic and the other in Esteli, Nicaragua. From the company web-site, Mithavayani is the Director of Sales […]
Cigar News: Cigar Association of America to Continue to Work Closely with FDA in Light of Pending Regulations
Following the announcement of the Deeming Rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) around tobacco product regulations, the Cigar Asssociation of (CAA) has issued a press release. In the press release the CAA said it was distributors, and other suppliers, said today that it was “prepared to continue working closely with the Food […]
Cigar News: Iconic Leaf Cigar Company to Release E.L.F. PACK Sidewinder and the E.L.F. PACK Kanú
Recluse E.L.F. Pack Sidewinder Iconic Leaf Cigar has announced the release of the E.L.F. Pack. The release will have two offerings, each focusing on the unique frontmarks created by the company- the E.L.F. PACK Sidewinder and the E.L.F. PACK Kanu. E.L.F. stands for Eight Legged Freak and is a play on the company’s spider theme. The company says that […]