In the 2/8/14 edition of our Cigar Industry Report, we noted a teaser photo by My Father Cigars’ Janny Garcia on a cigar called La Antiguedad. Information on this project has now surfaced as Cigar Aficionado.com has reported this will be a new line launched by My Father Cigars. According to the report, the cigar […]
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 […]
Los Angeles – February 20, 2014 – Bodega Premium Blends today announced their support of ICON MANN™ and the 2nd Annual pre-Oscar event. ICON MANN™ is the leading lifestyle media company “championing the accomplishments and positive dialog surrounding the Diaspora of Black men.” Their impressive list of luminaries span from Award-winning actors/directors/musicians to Fortune 500 […]
Romeo y Julieta Clasicos Illinois-based distributor, Arango Cigar Company is adding a third line to its Clasicos series. The company announced that it will now be releasing the Romeo y Julieta Clasicos line – a line that will be exclusive for Arango offered only to Brick and Mortar shops. The Romeo y Julieta by Altadis […]
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 […]
Kristoff Galerones Intensivo The Kristoff Galerones Intensivo is one of four new cigar blends that has been introduced in Kristoff’s Galerones line. We’ve been covering and reviewing this line extensively on Cigar Coop. The Galerones line is not just a set of new cigars, but has marked a radical change in direction for the products being released by Kristoff. The […]
At the 2014 ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic, Quesada Cigars was expected to unveil their long-awaited 40th Anniversary cigar – and that’s exactly what happened. Numerous attendees of the festival have been taking to social media to show pictures of a Salomon press cigar. The Quesada 40th Anniversary Salomon Press is a unique cigar […]
Debonaire Sagita Debonaire Cigars is a company that was co-founded by Philip Zanghi and Daniel Sinclair. If Zanghi’s name is familiar, he was also a co-founder in Indian Tabac – the company that eventually became Rocky Patel Premium Cigars. After a hiatus from the hand-rolled premium cigar industry, Zanghi returned to in 2012 and launched […]
The L’Atelier Selection Speciale will have a second vitola in the form of a 5 x 50 robusto. The new robusto size is a cigar that is being made available exclusively at L’Atelier events. The new size has already started circulating at select events over the past few weeks. The L’Atelier Selection Speciale Robusto becomes the […]
Asylum 13, the line of cigars that made headlines almost a year ago by launching an 80 ring gauge cigars is going in the opposite direction. The company is planning on introducing a classic 7 x 38 lancero called “99 problems”. The lancero is expected to arrive at retailers third week of March 2014. The […]
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 […]
Davidoff has announced two sampler packs geared for shorter smokes. The Davidoff “Short Pleasures” assortment is a four cigar sampler featuring four Davidoff blends in a short robusto format. while the Davidoff “Inspirational Assortment” is a sampler of three Davidoff blends in a robusto size format. Both sampler packs are currently available in the United […]