CAO La Traviata will introduce the popular “Luminoso” frontmark in a new Maduro version, making its retail debut later this week. Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Ecuadoran-wrapped CAO La Traviata Luminoso, the new Maduro version features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper to lend a touch of sweetness to the critically-acclaimed blend. At 4.5” […]
To commemorate the 91st anniversary of Federal Cigars in New Hampshire, two exclusive My Father Le Bijou 1922 cigars have been made available to the shop. These cigars have been dubbed “My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes”. Each have modified blend and unique vitola from the original Le Bijou. The cigars officially went on-sale as […]
This past month, we introduced several obvious changes and some less obvious changes to the content on Cigar Coop. We started out with the roll-out of our numerical scoring system and are keeping a quick reference page for these scores. This was a direct response to feedback we had from retailers and consumers. We also […]
Atladis VegaFina Edicion Especial 2010 Atladis is getting ready to release to the United States market limited edition cigar. This one is another blend into the VegaFina line. This cigar is called the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010. The VegaFina Sumum 2010 is not a new cigar. This cigar had already been released to the […]
In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
Tatuaje – The Face Tatuaje – The Face was third release in Tatuaje’s limited edition Monster Series. This series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster and horror movies. The Face was released in 2010 and gets its name from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface. The Face took its place […]
Over the weekend, information has come out from Padron Cigars on a line extension to the Padron 1964 Anniversary series. A 6 x 60 vitola is being added to both the Padron 1964 Natural and Maduro lines. According to Cigar Aficionado, the vitola will be called the No. 4. The name is a change in […]
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, one of the highlights from La Flor Dominicana was the upcoming release of its new maduro version of its popular Air Bender cigar. While much of the buzz was around the innovative packaging of this cigar, I think ultimately people were genuinely interested […]
L′Esprit de Verite – 2008 Vintage Tatuaje’s La Verite brand borrows a concept from the wine industry – namely the single vineyard/single farm concept. Wine enthusiasts have always been intrigued with the idea of making a wine taking a single year’s crop from a single vineyard/farm. The equivalent in the cigar industry involves harvesting the […]
Gary Griffith, brand developer for Emilio Cigars announced on the Emilio Cigars’ blog that that the Grimalkin cigar is going to be re-branded as the La Musa cigar. This announcement is not a complete surprise as earlier this month, Griffith announced he was considering a name change for Grimalkin. While Grimalkin was one of the […]
Ortega Cigars launched their web-site and it has provided a first glimpse into what the company is launching. While there are still more details to come, it is clear that the company has plans for a busy 2012. Ortega Cigars is named for its founder – Eddie Ortega. Ortega is most famous for being a […]
Oliva Serie V Maduro 2011 The Oliva Serie V Maduro is an annual limited production release that is a maduro version of the popular Oliva Serie V (which uses a Nicaraguan Habano Sun-grown wrapper) . The Serie V Maduro is done in a single vitola, and the blend has varied from year to year. The […]
