A.J. Fernandez Cigars will produce a limited batch of the A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut Cigar for a dinner event at Cigar Inn in New York City on Monday December 1, 2014. It was back on our Stogie Geeks 3rd Anniversary Show where A.J. Fernandez Cigars National Sales Manager Robbie Streitz announced that the company […]
Cigar Review: Tatuaje Jekyll (Tatuaje Monster 2014 #7)
Tatuaje Jekyll The Tatuaje Jekyll is the seventh installment in the Tatuaje Monster Series. If you include the two new blends of Chuck and Tiff introduced in the Pudgy Monsters series, it is the ninth Monsters / Little Monsters / Pudgy Monsters blend overall. It was almost exactly a year to the day of this review […]
Cigar News: Chinnock Cellars Cremoir Launches (Cigar Preview)
Chinnock Cellars Cigars has recently launched its fourth line. The Chinnock Cellars Cremoir was launched at a National Release Party at Blue Smoke in Dallas Texas this past November 13th. The cigar introduces a Connecticut Shade offering into company owner Brian Chinnock’s cigar portfolio. Chinnock Cellars Cigars has been a very unique company in that […]
Cigar Review: Padrón Family Reserve No. 50 Natural
For quite some time, 2014 was planned to be a special year for Padron Cigars. 2014 marks 50 years since company patriarch Jose O. Padron founded Padron Cigars. To commemorate the occasion two cigar lines were showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. These mark the first major releases by Padron Cigars in over three years. […]
Cigar Review: D’Crossier L’Forte Robusto
D’Crossier L’Forte Robusto At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pure Aroma Cigars launched a new limited edition cigar to its D’Crossier Cigar line called the D’Crossier L’Forte. As the name indicates, the D’Crossier L’Forte introduced a stronger and fuller blend into the company’s portfolio. From its packaging, to the production process, […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 52 (11/22/14)
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 News; Undercrown ShadyXV Cigar to be Limited Detroit Regional Release and a Partnership with Drew Estate and Shady Records (Cigar Preview)
Drew Estate Tobacco has announced a new limited edition line extension to its Undercrown line. The Undercrown Shady XV is being done in partnership with New York and Detroit-based Record Company Shady Records. The cigar will commemorate the record company’s 15 anniversary and will be a limited production cigar mad available to 10 brick and […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Announces Year of the Sheep Accessories
Davidoff of Geneva has announced a line of accessories to coincide with the launch of its Davidoff Year of the Sheep – Limited Edition 2015. The Year of the Sheep marks the third installment in Davidoff’s annual limited edition line that pays homage to the Chinese Zodiac. In each of the previous two releases in […]
Assessment Update: El Mayimbe Robusto by A.J. Fernandez Cigars
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 provide an […]
Cigar Review: The King is Dead – The Last Payday by Caldwell Cigar Company
The King is Dead – The Last Payday by Caldwell Cigar Company The King is Dead is a part of three lines made by Caldwell Cigar Company under its Caldwell Collection brand. Caldwell Cigar Company is owned by Robert Caldwell. Caldwell was best known as a partner of Christian Eiroa with Wynwood Cigars. Last September, […]