Don Pepin Garcia On September 20th 2014, legendary cigar maker Don Jose “Pepin” Garcia was in attendance at The Pipe and Pint in Greensboro, North Carolina for the national launch of the event marking the return of El Rey de los Habanos. This brand is best known for being the first national release made by […]
Black Label Trading Company is getting ready to release its first shop exclusive cigar. The Catacomb will be released to Fort Worth retailer Underground Cigar Shop this November. Catacomb will mark the ninth blend to be released by Black Label Trading Company since their launch back in 2013. According to BTLC’s James Brown, “BLTC and […]
Kiki Berger Photo Credit: CubanCrafters.com Enrique Berger, better known as Don Kiki Berger, one of the more popular and respected personalities in the cigar industry has passed away. It had been reported this past Friday that Berger had been hospitalized following a massive heart attack. Berger is best known for running not only running Cuban […]
Roberto P. Duran – Rio Toa At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas Nevada, Roberto P. Duran Cigars launched three new lines of cigars. One of those cigars was the company’s eponymous cigar named after its founder – called the Roberto P. Duran Cigar. The eponymous-named Roberto P. Duran Cigar has a specific […]
This past weekend, Rodrigo Cigars launched a new web-site and some details the first release of the Corona Project were posted. The Corona Project has been a limited edition project that has been in the works for sometime. The first release is being dubbed “Vol. 1” The plan with the Corona Project is to create […]
Flor de Selva Robusto by Maya Selva Cigars Flor de Selva is one of three lines of cigars made by Honduran cigar manufacturer Maya Selva Cigars. The company is named for its owner, Maya Selva. Maya Selva Cigars has had a footprint in Europe for quite some time and recently has turned its attention to […]
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 […]
Arango Cigar Company has recently added a 5 1/2 x 50 vitola to its Macanudo and Punch Clasico lines. The new vitola will be known as the Chi -Town and will become the fifth frontmark in each of those two lines. The new offering will be packaged in a glass tube and be sold in […]
Nomad Cigar Company has launched its first lancero. The Nomad Connecticut Fuerte Lancero was officially launched at Manyunk Cigar Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 18th. The Connecticut Fuerte Lancero becomes the sixth vitola in the Connecticut Fuerte line. Nomad Cigar Company owner Fred Rewey has been hinting for some time that a lancero would […]
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 […]
