We are now full steam ahead with our IPCPR coverage leading up to this year’s trade show in Las Vegas being held from July 19 – 23. Last month we outlined our approach that consists of Pre-Show Coverage, Show Floor Coverage, and Post Show Coverage. In reality, for us, this is more like IPCPR Season. […]
Miami Cigar and Company will begin to distribute cigar accessories. The company announced they had entered into an agreement to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of Hfbarcelona. Miami Cigar and Company will also introduce several Hfbarcelona products at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas this month. Hfbarcelona is a company based in Barcelona, […]
A few weeks ago, Davidoff announced a new extension to its Primeros line under the banner of Davidoff Primeros Nicaragua. Coinciding with this new release will be a rebranding of the current Davidoff Primeros line under the banner of Davidoff Primeros Dominican. The Davidoff Primeros line is an offering of what are called petit panatelas […]
Last week we reported on several new offerings being planned by Roberto P. Duran Cigars. Today information on one of the releases, the eponymously named Roberto P. Cigar Brand was announced. This cigar will be launched at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show this July. Roberto P. Duran Cigars made their debut with last year as […]
CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450 The CAO Flathead Sparkplug 450 is a line extension to CAO’s Flathead line introduced in 2014. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, CAO launched the Flathead line. This would be the third regular production release of the Rick Rodriguez era with the CAO brand. For this release, Rodriguez blended his first […]
Several retailers have reported that the Avo 2nd Movement TAA Limited Release have begun to arrive. The Avo 2nd Movement marks the second consecutive year that Avo Cigars has made available an exclusive release to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The name also pays homage to brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s roots in the music […]
Leaf by Oscar Sumatra Today we explore another cigar in Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean series, the Leaf by Oscar Sumatra. 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 cigar makers: […]
Welcome to our 2014 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. During the next few weeks, we are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this time, we’ll continue our weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots […]
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 […]
La Aurora Untamed – Photo Credit: La Aurora Facebook Page La Aurora Cigars will be releasing a new Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper cigar. The La Aurora Untamed will make its official debut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The cigar is being positioned as the most full cigar in the La Aurora portfolio […]
My Father Cigars will be the latest company to introduce a Connecticut Shade Cigar. The company will be introducing the My Father Connecticut at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. Some initial details on this announcement were reported by Cigar Aficionado this week. The My Father Connecticut is significant for two reasons. First, […]
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 re-assess […]
