Lost & Found Cigars, the joint venture of Tony Bellatto, Robert Caldwell, and Jaclyn Sears will be releasing a shop exclusive to the Cigar Federation Store. The cigar is called Racks on Racks and it is scheduled to be available for ordering on 5/13. It is the first true shop exclusive released by Lost & […]
Cigar Review: Guayacan Sabor de Esteli Maduro Gordo
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Guayacan Sabor de Esteli Maduro Gordo At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Noel Rojas’ Guayacan Cigars unveiled its Sabor de Esteli line. The Sabor de Esteli line was launched in a Habano (Habano Ecuador) and a Maduro (San Andres). 2014 was a busy year for Rojas as he also launched the long awaited Guayacan Maduro […]
Cigar News: MBombay Habano Announced
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MBombay Habano Bombay Tobak, the makers of the MBombay brand of cigars has announced their MBombay Habano line. Featuring a Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and a blend from three countries, the MBombay Habano will be launched in five sizes. The MBombay Habano becomes the latest line offered by the company joining the MBombay Connecticut, MBombay Corojo […]
Cigar Review: Headlines 1st Edition Page 3
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Headlines 1st Edition Page 3 The Headlines First Edition is one of two cigar blends offered by Headlines Cigars. Headlines Cigars is owned by Dee Aguasvivas and Ulises Delgado of Fusion Cigar in Clearwater, Florida. Last year, the company announced it was entering into a distribution agreement with Antillian Cigar Corporation – best known as […]
Cigar News: T.L. Johnson Cigars Parts Ways with La Tradicion Cubana
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The partnership with Terry Johnson’s T.L. Johnson Cigars and Luis Sanchez’s La Tradicion Cubana has come to an end. T.L. Johnson Cigars has announced it is parting ways with La Tradicion Cubana. T.L. Johnson Cigars has also announced plans to open its own factory in the Dominican Republic. T.L. Johnson Cigars made the following announcement […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 24 (5/9/15)
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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 […]
Cigar News Chinnock Cellars Cigars to Release XOXO at 2015 IPCPR Trade Show (Exclusive)
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Photo Credit: Brian Chinnock, Facebook Brian Chinnock, owner of Chinnock Cellars Cigars was a special guest on Episode 139 of Stogie Geeks and broke news of his plans for IPCPR 2015. Chinnock announced a unique, limited edition project called Chinnock Cellars XOXO. While Chinnock Cellars has established a reputation for bringing together elements of wine-making […]
Agile Cigar Review: Camacho Ecuador Toro
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar News: Room 101 Ichiban Ranfla Heading to Doc James in New York
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Doc James Cigars, a retailer based in New York State will be the third retailer to receive an exclusive size of the Room 101 Ichiban line. The Room 101 Inchiban Ranfla will introduce a 6 1/2 x 30 x 50 x 19 perfecto sized cigar into the line that is exclusive to Doc James. Plans […]
Cigar Review: Punch Rare Corojo El Diablo 2015
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Punch Rare Corojo El Diablo 2015 The Punch Rare Corojo El Diablo is a new size that has been introduced to Punch Cigars’ annual release – the Punch Rare Corojo line. The series made its debut in 2001 as a limited edition line. The 2001 release is actually described as a “reintroduction” of the product. […]