Photo Credit: Ashton Cigars Facebook page Ashton Cigars’ San Cristobal line is getting an eleventh vitola in its line. The San Cristobal Presto introduces its first box-press vitola into its core line has announced a new line extension to its popular San Cristobal line. The Presto is currently shipping to retailers. The San Cristobal Presto […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 3, Number 7: FDA and IPCPR Season
As many know, the FDA has moved forward and has made proposed regulations to the premium cigar industry in their Deeming Document. The FDA is now soliciting public comment to these regulations. This past month, both the Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has provided guidance on […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 27 (5/31/14)
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: Alec Bradley Texas Lancero Announced
Less than a month after the company announced its first 70 ring gauge cigar, Alec Bradley has announced the second. The Alec Bradley Texas Lancero will be another 7 x 70 release and is expected to hit stores nationwide in mid June. While Alec Bradley made the announcement on their Facebook page, Cigar Aficionado broke […]
Cigar News: Warped Cigars to Release Series I Cigar Case Collection
Warped Cigars announced the launch of a cigar accessory line with the Series I Cigar Case Collection. Each cigar case line will feature 3 distinct color ways per series. Series I is a set of natural leather cases that draws inspiration from various animals worldwide. The Series I is handcrafted by artisan leather craftsmen in […]
Assessment Update: Tatuaje Wolfie (Part of the Little Monsters Series)
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 […]
Cigar News: Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker to Ship
Photo Credit: Andre FarkasFacebook Andre Farkas had one more surprise with his May 2014 shipment to retailers – another Skull and Bones limited release. The Viaje Skull and Bones Cloudmaker will introduce another 5 x 60 vitola into the line. The Cloudmaker contains a secondary “Edicion Limitada”. Typically these releases have been very limited and […]
Cigar News: EH Lancero by Edgar Hoill Cigars (2014 Preview)
Edgar Hoill Cigars has announced and shipped a new line extension to its EH line of cigars. The EH Lancero becomes the fifth frontmark in the EH line. This was actually soft-launched to attendees at the 2014 DC Tweet Up in Washington, DC this past March. The cigar is described as being available for […]
Cigar Review: Regius of London (Black Label) Corona
Regius of London Corona Regius Cigars is a company based in the United Kingdom. A little over two years ago, the company expanded its distribution into the United States. The Regius of London (sometimes referred to as the Regius Black Label) was among one of Regius’ first cigars to come stateside. The company entered […]
Cigar News: Warped Cigars Planning Release for IPCPR Attendees
Warped Cigars is planning on a limited production release that will only be available to retailers at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Company founder Kyle Gellis, told Cigar Coop / Stogie Geeks that the only way to obtain this cigar is to be in attendance at the trade show. The cigar will […]