Padilla Cigars will be re-releasing its 1932 Signature blend. The announcement was made on company president Ernesto Padilla’s Twitter account. A photo of the packaging was posted by Padilla. It features new ten count boxes (as opposed to the 25 count boxes they used to be package in). It also features the new company branding. […]
K.A. Kendall’s Spider by 7-20-4 Cigars K.A. Kendall’s Spider became the fourth blend to be released under Kurt Kendall’s 7-20-4 Cigars line in 2013. In the boutique cigar market, the Spider was a long-awaited release. The Spider first appeared back at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. This cigar along with the 7-20-4 […]
Villiger Cigars, North America will launch three new lines beginning in April, 2014. These three lines will feature a move toward more contemporary packaging. The lines will be called Trill, Cabarete Maduro, and Connecticut Kreme. The announcement was made first in the 1/7/14 Cigar Insider, and then was communicated by Villiger North America Director […]
Our 2013 Year in Review coverage concludes with a look at how the various cigar companies did on Cigar Coop for 2013. This is the second consecutive year we have done such an exercise. This analysis is simple, we base it a company’s average numerical score for cigar assessed on Cigar Coop. This year we […]
In 2013, we are introducing a major change to Honorable Mentions. For the past three years of our Cigar of the Year countdown, we have unveiled a list of “Honorable Mentions”. While we didn’t rank these cigars, we picked ten cigars that just missed making our Top 30 countdown. While we didn’t intend this to […]
As we reported last week, Nomad Cigar Company is expanding its S-307 line to five frontmarks with two new sizes – a 5 1/2 x 44 corona and a 6 x 58 gordo. Today, the company announced that the new sizes are in stock and shipping immediately. In a statement by company founder Fred Rewey, […]
AKA Hybrid The AKA Hybrid was the first blend released by Texas-based cigar manufacturer AKA Cigars. AKA Cigars stands for “American Kick Ass” Cigars. The company is run by Jay Lundy and Tom Poehler. Back in 2010, the company connected with Christian Eiroa who started working with them the Hybrid blend. This eventually led 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 […]
The vision behind our Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Coutndown is to find the best new blends that were smoked in the past year. At the same time, there are many great blends that have already been released that add line extensions in the form of new vitolas. These vitolas share the same tobacco […]
El Mayimbe by A.J. Fernandez Cigars At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, A.J. Fernandez Cigars showcased a new line in their portfolio. This line would add a premium, limited production cigar into the company’s portfolio. This cigar is called “El Mayimbe”. For the past few years, the company has focused building their San Lotano and […]
The Quesada Family will use 2014 to commemorate 40 years in the cigar business. As a part of this celebration, the Quesadas will be launching a series of changes and programs throughout the year. The first change is to the name of the company. Going forward, the MATASA Factory and S.A.G Imports distribution company will […]
For the third consecutive year, we list our best aged cigars for 2013. The purpose of this category is to look at some cigar lines that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of age on them. This year we extend the category to include ten cigars. 1) The cigars must have been […]
