Debonaire Maduro Toro Earlier this year, Debonaire Cigars co-founder Phil Zanghi was a guest on Stogie Geeks and broke news on his second blend, the Debonaire Maduro. Several months later, this cigar would make its debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The Debonaire Maduro replaces the Habano wrapper of the original […]
Illusione Fume D’Amour Clementes At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Illusione Cigars showcased a new regular production line called Fume D’Amour. The name Fume D’Amour translates to “smoke of love” The Illusione Fume D’Amour is a Nicaraguan puro being launched in four sizes. A key point about this blend is that it […]
Neya Classic Canonazo by Roberto P Duran Cigars Neya is one of three new brands launched by Roberto P. Duran Cigars at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. It was a year ago where the company made its debut and released three blends under the Azan brand of cigars. The addition of these new brands has been […]
This month we look back on a big event that occurred in October, and prepare for a big event in December. This past month, the news came that Swisher International had announced their intent to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco. This was not a surprise because the rumor mill had been churning on this for quite […]
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 […]
Quesada Cigars has informed retailers of a new availability the new Quesada Winter Pack. The Winter Pack is a sampler of five 4 x 50 vitolas in five different Quesada blends. This sampler pack will also introduce for the first time 4 x 50 vitolas for the Quesada 40th Anniversary, Heisenberg and Tributo lines as […]
Hammer + Sickle Cigars has informed retailers that a limited production line extension is coming to their Berlin Wall Series. The Berlin Wall Celebration Short Corona will become the fourth vitola in the line in the form of a 4 3/4 x 46 cigar. The launch of the Celebration Short Corona is meant to coincide with […]
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 […]
Bob Moreno becomes the latest name in the cigar industry to go on the move. Moreno has become La Palina Cigars’ new Vice President of Sales, thus departing E.P. Carrillo where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Moreno replaces Andrew Brennan who previously served in that position for La Palina. Moreno will […]
New Hampshire retailer Federal Cigar will be receiving another limited production line extension to its popular foiled wrapped Medalla series from E.P. Carrillo. The E.P. Carrillo Noche D’Oro will add a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapped version of its Medalla blend. The cigar is expected to arrive in the late November / early December timeframe. The Noche D’Oro joins […]
