JM Tobacco has announced another addition to its Dominican Classic line. The JM Dominican Tobacco Habano will now join the JM Dominican Connecticut, JM Dominican Maduro, and JM Dominican Petit Classic as 100% long filler offerings by the company. The JM Dominican Classics made their debut late in 2012. The line is are the company’s […]
Cigar News: My Father Cigars to Launch La Antiguedad
In the 2/8/14 edition of our Cigar Industry Report, we noted a teaser photo by My Father Cigars’ Janny Garcia on a cigar called La Antiguedad. Information on this project has now surfaced as Cigar Aficionado.com has reported this will be a new line launched by My Father Cigars. According to the report, the cigar […]
Assessment Update: Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan (First Edition – 2013)
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess the […]
Press Release: Bodega Premium Cigars Announces Partnership with ICON MANN For 2nd Annual “Power 50” Pre-Oscar Dinner Experience
Los Angeles – February 20, 2014 – Bodega Premium Blends today announced their support of ICON MANN™ and the 2nd Annual pre-Oscar event. ICON MANN™ is the leading lifestyle media company “championing the accomplishments and positive dialog surrounding the Diaspora of Black men.” Their impressive list of luminaries span from Award-winning actors/directors/musicians to Fortune 500 […]
Cigar News: Arango Cigar Company Adds Romeo y Julieta to Exclusive “Clasico” Series.
Romeo y Julieta Clasicos Illinois-based distributor, Arango Cigar Company is adding a third line to its Clasicos series. The company announced that it will now be releasing the Romeo y Julieta Clasicos line – a line that will be exclusive for Arango offered only to Brick and Mortar shops. The Romeo y Julieta by Altadis […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 13 (2/22/14)
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 Review: Kristoff Galerones Intensivo
Kristoff Galerones Intensivo The Kristoff Galerones Intensivo is one of four new cigar blends that has been introduced in Kristoff’s Galerones line. We’ve been covering and reviewing this line extensively on Cigar Coop. The Galerones line is not just a set of new cigars, but has marked a radical change in direction for the products being released by Kristoff. The […]
Cigar News: Quesada Cigars Shows Off Quesada 40th Anniversary Cigar at 2014 ProCigar
At the 2014 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, Quesada Cigars was expected to unveil their long-awaited 40th Anniversary cigar – and that’s exactly what happened. Numerous attendees of the festival have been taking to social media to show pictures of a Salomon press cigar. The Quesada 40th Anniversary Salomon Press is a unique cigar […]
Cigar Review: Debonaire Sagita
Debonaire Sagita Debonaire Cigars is a company that was co-founded by Philip Zanghi and Daniel Sinclair. If Zanghi’s name is familiar, he was also a co-founder in Indian Tabac – the company that eventually became Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. After a hiatus from the hand-rolled premium cigar industry, Zanghi returned to in 2012 and launched […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier Selection Spéciale Robusto for Event Only (Cigar Preview)
The L’Atelier Selection Speciale will have a second vitola in the form of a 5 x 50 robusto. The new robusto size is a cigar that is being made available exclusively at L’Atelier events. The new size has already started circulating at select events over the past few weeks. The L’Atelier Selection Speciale Robusto becomes the […]