Zino Platinum – The Make of L.A. Zino Platinum -The Make of L.A.” is the second line released by the Zino brand paying homage to the culture of a city. For this release, the city is Los Angeles, California. Earlier this year, Zino had released the Zino Platinum Make of New York line. A preview of the […]
Nat Sherman has announced an expansion to its corporate leadership team. This involves the promotion of two executives and the appointment of a third industry professional. Michael Herklots was promoted to Vice President, Retail & Brand Development. Brendon B. Scott was promoted to Vice President, Chief FInancial Officer, and Matt Spillane has been hired as […]
El Cedro Corona Gorda El Cedro is the first release by boutique cigar company El Cedro Cigars. The company was founded by Anwar Elboustani. The company and cigar are a tribute to the men and women who serve in America’s Armed Forces. Elboustani served as a translator for the U.S. Navy in Iraq and got hooked […]
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 […]
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has recently launched a line extension to its Edge Maduro and Edge Corojo lines. The B52 will add a 4 1/2 x 60 vitola to both of these lines. Retailers are now reporting the arrival of this new line extension. The B52 becomes the eighth frontmark in each of these lines. The B52 […]
Kings Cigars, the company that made its debut 2013 is planning to launch the fourth and fifth blends. The company has recently posted some information about the King of Kings Broadleaf Limited Edition and an eponymous line called Kings. The King of Kings Broadleaf Limited Edition has been talked about for sometime. This cigar uses […]
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 Illusione […]
With Super Bowl XLVIII being played in East Rutherford, New Jersey just outside of New York, the New York Metropolitan area was expected to be a buzz of cigar-related events. Miami Cigar and Company announced that there will be a series of ten cigar events taking place throughout the New York area beginning on January […]
VegaFina Sumum 2010 (2012 release) – Robusto Altadis USA has informed retailers that the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 will be returning in 2014. This was a cigar originally released in Europe, but made its way to the U.S. for a limited run in 2012 in a 5 x 54 robusto format. This time the […]
Foundry H20 – H The Foundry H20 – H is a small batch release by Foundry Tobacco Company as a part of their Compounds, Elements and Musings line. Foundry Tobacco Company is a brand under the General Cigar Company portfolio. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, it was General Cigar Company who was the leader in […]
This Aging Room Quattro F55 Concerto will get a slightly smaller counterpart with the ConcertoS Boutique Blends will be adding a sixth vitola to its Aging Room Quattro F55 line. The ConcertoS will be the first new vitola since the line was launched in 2012. Information on this line extension was first reported in the […]
Gurkha Cellar Reserve Limitada Just prior to the IPCPR Trade Show, Gurkha Cigar Group announced a new blend based on the Cellar Reserve line called the Gurkha Cellar Reserve Limitada. The Limitada replaces the Criollo 98 wrapper of the original Cellar Reserve line with a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper – keeping the some of the […]
