“The Senorial is a converging of a perfect storm – namely combining excellent tobacco with someone of Blanco’s blending knowledge. The end result is that this cigar is a home run.” Coming in at #10 is the Las Cumbres Tabaco Senorial by Jose Blanco. This is the first release by Jose Blanco’s new own company Las Cumbres […]
Flor de Selva Tempo Maduro by Maya Selva Cigars The Flor de Selva Tempo Maduro is one of three sizes of Maya Selva Cigars’ Flor de Selva Maduro Collection. The company itself is named for its owner, Maya Selva. Maya Selva Cigars has had a footprint in Europe for quite some time and recently has […]
“Overall, this cigar is definitely a winner and easily moves to the top of the ranks of Torano Family Cigar releases.” Coming in at #11 is the Torano Exodus 1959 Finite 2013. Back in September, it was announced that General Cigar Company had purchased the brands of Torano Family Cigars. As a result, this technically can be […]
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 […]
18 months ago, Altadis USA began to reimage their Saint Luis Rey line with the introduction of the SLR Gen² cigar. Now Atladis has announced new packaging around its base Saint Luis Rey cigar line. These changes include new bands and new boxes with a more modern flair. From a packaging standpoint, the Saint Luis Rey […]
Altadis USA has announced a revamping to its Gispert cigar line. The revamping includes new packaging and updated banding to the cigars. From a packaging standpoint, the Gispert will now be available in 15 count cedar slide top boxes. The cigars will receive upgraded bands including a slight tint change to a darker red on […]
“2014 is proving to be a very strong year for excellent maduro releases and the Warhead II is among the best of them.” Coming in at #12 is the 601 La Bomba Warhead II by Espinosa Cigars. This marks the second consecutive year that Espinosa Cigars makes the Countdown. Last year, Espinosa Cigars qualified for the […]
My Father Oro de Nicaragua (Photo Credit: Casa de Montecristo) My Father Cigars has produced a new small batch release called Oro de Nicaragua. The cigar will feature a special wrapper that comes from My Father Cigars and will be launched in four vitolas and has landed at Casa de Montercristo in Countryside, Illinois. My […]
La Hoja Cigars has announced the launch of its new La Hoja Edicion Clasica 1962. The Edicion Clasica features an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper over a Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos The launch of the Edicion Clasica is one of new new lines launched by La Hoja cigars this past week as the company also announced a […]
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 […]
