2012 version of the Viaje WMD Viaje Cigars president Andre Farkas has announced on his Facebook page that the Viaje Skull and Bones WMD (Weapon Mass Destruction) is returning for 2014. The plans are for the Viaje WMD 2014 to be released to retailers by the end of Februrary. This will mark the tenth shipment […]
Hammer + Sickle has recently posted on their web-site that they are planning a new cigar called “Sochi Limited Edition 2014”. This past weekend, Eric Hanson, Executive Chairman of Klin Groupe (parent company of Hammer + Sickle) was a guest on the 2/1/14 edition of Cigar Authority Radio program and provided some details of the release. The […]
The concept of pairing a cigar with a spirit has been around for quite a while. In this feature story, Michael Herklots, Vice President of Retail & Brand Development has put together a list of ten whiskeys and has looked at ten cigars in his portfolio that will be best paired with them. A pairing between […]
Leaf by Oscar Connecticut Today we take another look a cigar in Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean series, the Leaf by Oscar Connecticut. For those who don’t know Robisnon is the owner of the Leaf and Bean retail shops based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. For his Leaf & Bean series, Robinson partnered with three boutique […]
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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 […]
Last week we reported on five event offerings that would be offered at the 2014 DC Tweet-Up. Two of the offerings are cigars that are being provided by Fabricas Unidas. Cigar Coop has now learned additional details around these offerings. The new robusto sized Asylum 13 Ogre offering will be packaged with a new size […]
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 re-assess the […]
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario 2008 The Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario 2008 is the third release in the Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario line. The story of this cigar goes back to 2006. That was the year of the 30th anniversary of Arturo Fuente’s Don Carlos line. The original Don Carlos line […]
Image credit: Room 101 Facebook page Room 101 Cigars is getting ready to release the second blend in its Room 101 Master Collection, the Room 101 Master Collection Two. According to a Facebook post by Room 101, the Master Collection Two is expected to ship “next week”. Last February, when we broke news of the […]
Sosa Limitado Prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Sosa Cigars announced a new limited cigar offering called the Sosa Limitado. This is a cigar blended by Arby Sosa and made at the Puros Indios factory in Miami Florida. The Sosa Limitado is a limited production cigar. There are only 800 cigars (80 boxes of […]
Cigar Federation – The Collective Cigar Federation, the online social media community will be launching their first cigar. The cigar will be called “The Collective”. Cigar Coop has obtained a first photo of this upcoming release. Cigar Coop has also learned that the plans are for the Cigar Federation “The Collective” to be launched in […]
