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 […]
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 a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess […]
At the 2015 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, La Aurora Cigars will showcase an upcoming new installment of its Puro Vintage series. The La Aurora Puro Vintage Edicion Limitada 111 Aniversario will be showcased as a part of ProCigar’s annual charity auction. This will be the fourth installment of the Puro Vintage series – […]
Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla by Espinosa Cigars Sensei’s Sensational Sarsaparilla is a limited production cigar that is a joint project between Espinosa Cigars and Cigar Dojo. Cigar Dojo is run by Eric “Master Sensei” Guttormson and is probably the strongest online mobile social community out there. Guttormson and his team’s contributions to cigar media were recently […]
Davidoff has unveiled its first five cigars in what its Davidoff Exclusive Series 2015. These cigars are meant to be shop exclusives to Davidoff Flagship Stores, Appointed Merchants, and Travel Partners. Each of the shop exclusives in this series will be tailored specifically for the retail partner. The Davidoff Exclusive Edition 2015 boxes will be […]
Tabacalera Palma 79th Anniversary Humidor Jochy Blanco, owner of Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic will unveil a cigar to commemorate the 79th anniversary of his company. Plans are to make an early release of the cigar to attendees of ProCigar 2015 as well as make some of the cigars available in a handcrafted humidor […]
With the 114th Congress now in session, the time has come to reintroduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. Last week we reported on the introduction of House Bill (HR) 662 to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of that bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations being proposed by […]
Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is taking the next step in their evolution of being a small batch, boutique cigar maker. The company is announcing the formation of a new cigar factory; Fabrica de Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. The mission of Oveja Negra is a complete focus on small batch premium cigars. As the […]
At the 2015 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, the upcoming Davidoff Limited Masters Edition 2015 cigar will be showcased as a part of an annual charity auction at the 2015 ProCigar. A sneak preview of the upcoming cigar was revealed in the a press communication on the auction. The only details released on the […]
General Cigar Company seems poised to make a big push around its Punch brand. The company is getting ready for a March launch of its new Punch Signature cigar. The cigar will incorporate a retro-theme and even showcase the famed Mr. Punch character as a part of its marketing. According to Master Blender Agustin Garcia […]
