The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced plans to relocate from Columbus, Georgia to Washington, DC. The association has acquired a three-story commercial townhouse in the Northeast section of Washington DC that will be used to house its new headquarters. Plans are for the relocation to take place in the Summer of […]
Illusione Pactum The Illusione Pactum is the ninth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s MicroBlend Series. The concept has involved Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run exclusive to its shop. The Pactum represents the first collaboration with Smoke Inn […]
Hamlet Espinal Oettinger Davidoff AG announced this morning the appointment of Hamlet Espinal as the General Manager of Tabadom Holdings. If Tabadom (short for Tabacos Dominicanos Companies Group) is familiar to you, it is because this is subsidiary where the factory operations for Davidoff fall under. Espinal succeeds Hendrick “Henke” Kelner in that role, however […]
As we noted a little over a week ago, a Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars is adding a third installment to its Master Collection series called Master Collection Three. Details around the cigar have now surfaced and according to a report on the 1/6/15 Cigar Insider, the release is targeted for a February 9th release. […]
Last month we unveiled initial details of the revamping of the Avo Cigars line by Davidoff. The big changes involve new packaging and marketing for the brand. The remaining blends have remained the same as before with the brand now focusing on four regular production lines. Meanwhile, there are two lines, the Avo Signature and […]
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 […]
Jordan Alexander III Premium Cigar Company is planning on its latest release, the Jordan Alexander Corojo to be available on February 2nd, 2015. The Corojo is a part of a revamping the company announced in August replacing that replaces the company’s, the Legend Corojo. The cigar, which had originally been targeted for a Fall 2014 […]
Headlines Cigars will be doing an overall to its existing offerings. The brand has reblended and rebranded its current cigars. The new offerings include two Dominican made cigar lines Headlines First Edition and Headlines Second Edition. Both cigars are being done in collaboration with Arby Sosa. Headlines Cigars is owner by Dee Aguasvivas and Ulises Delgado […]
Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard (Left) and Jim Young (Right) (Photo Credit: Davidoff.com) This year, we introduce a new category for our Year in Review postseason recognition. The award is for Cigar Industry Person of the Year. The purpose of this award is to look at a person(s) in the cigar industry that has made a significant impact, […]
VegaFina Nicaragua Robusto At Inter Tabac 2014 in Dortmund Germany, Altadis showcased a new cigar as a part of its VegaFina brand called VegaFina Nicaragua. The cigar was shortly released to the European market afterwards and now has made its way to the U.S. market. There is no surprise by this roll-out as VegaFina has been […]
