Ortega HeavyDuty 6 x 60 The Ortega HeavyDuty recently became the fifth brand to be released by Ortega Premium Cigars. This brand is meant to provide an affordable premium hand-rolled cigar to satisfy the ever growing demand of the big ring gauge cigar enthusiast. With the exception of the Serie D Maduro/Natural No. 20 and […]
Cubanacan Special Edition Event Cigar Over the past couple of years, Cubanacan Cigars has been building a name for themselves in the boutique cigar industry. Earlier this year, the company streamlined its portfolio to focus on its three brands – Mederos, Soneros, and Cubanacan. Recently, the company has unveiled a new blend that is only […]
Viaje Zombie 2013 (Black Box) Viaje Cigars is company known for its small batch and limited releases. In 2011 the company introduced one of its most limited releases to date, the Viaje Zombie. This one is very limited because it is released annually to virtually a handful of retailers in a single production run. The […]
Crux Passport Crux Cigar Company is a new company to the boutique cigar market. The company is coming out of the gate strong for 2014. They have recently launched three cigars, and plan on adding three more lines. One of those new lines soon to be added is the focus of today’s assessment, the Crux […]
As Warped Cigar’s founder Kyle Gellis is getting prepared to release his El Oso line, he is already taking a look to the future. Gellis has confirmed with Cigar Coop / Stogie Geeks that a new lancero project that will be an extension to the El Oso line called “El Oso MaMa” is being planned […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Alec Bradley Facebook As a part of our 2/1/14 Cigar Industry Report, we noted an appearance that Alec Bradley President Alan Rubin made on Kiss My Ashio Radio. During that segment we noted that Rubin had mentioned that there was a new Family Blend in the works. This past week, the company has […]
Last year, Drew Estate made a move into the world of pipe tobacco with the announcement of the Drew Estate Classics line. Drew Estate is now extending their footprint in this segment of the tobacco industry by entering into an agreement to distribute Tsuge Pipes. The details of the press release are below: Drew Estate […]
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 provide […]
As we have been reporting for a while now, Sindicato Cigar Group is releasing a flagship eponymous cigar called Sindicato. The company officially announced that the cigar is finally shipping to U.S. retailers. In a press release by the company, Jim Colucci, President and CEO of Sindicato, says, “We’re extremely excited about this beautiful cigar. We’re […]
2006 Vintage Stout Corona by Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears The 2006 Vintage Stout Corona is a soon to be released company by Bellatto / Caldwell / Sears Cigars. The company is a collaboration between Tony Bellatto, Robert Caldwell and Jaclyn Sears. The company was previously called Impromptu Cigars. Bellatto is one of principals of […]
As the Cigar Coop – Stogie Geeks partnership begins to evolve, one comment I often hear is “there are too many cigar review sites.” Whether that is true or not I feel is a subjective answer, but it got me thinking in terms of what the CCSG value proposition is and what do we bring […]
