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 […]
Torano Vault D-042 – Robusto The Torano Vault D-042 was one of two new cigars launched by Torano Family Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The D-042 marks what is termed the second of the “Blends from the Vault” – following up 2011’s Torano Vault A-008. The story of the “Blends from the Vault” series is pretty […]
Back in 2010, Kurt Kendall attended the IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, and brought his 7-20-4 cigar to the show. At the time, the self-titled cigar was the only offering by Kendall. The 7-20-4 cigar became the buzz of the show, and Kendall suddenly found himself one of the hottest boutiques in the […]
Casa Cuba, the long-awaited new line of cigars by Arturo Fuente has recently began shipping to retailers. This is a cigar that has been several years in the making, but also over two years in terms of anticipation for its arrival in the marketplace. The initial allocations to retailers will be limited, with further allocations […]
JM Tobacco Inc has announced its latest offering in the JM Dominican Classic line. The new JM Dominican Classic Connecticut joins the JM Dominican Classic Maduro and JM Classic Petits as the company’s premium offerings. The Dominican Classic line continues to position JM Tobacco in the area of boutique cigars. Information on the new JM Dominican […]
Earlier this year, Gurkha Cigar Group acquired the Pedro Martin trademark as Martin Family of Cigars shutdown operations. Maria Martin, President of Martin Family of Cigars joined the Gurkha team and plans went underway to begin the integration process of her portfolio. This process has begun as Gurkha has now launched the Pedro Martin line. […]
Kinky Friedman Cigars has announced they are ceasing their cigar operations. The announcement came on the company’s home page. The company will sell their remaining inventory and plans not to restock their inventory.. While the company said they soon plan to discontinue selling cigars, they will continue to sell non-cigar related merchandise. Kinky Friedman Cigars […]
Legacy Brands will be heading to the European channels. In a conversation with Victor Vitale, he told Cigar Coop that the Tortuga 215 Reserva and Ora Vivo Armand Assante will both be distributed in Europe. According to Vitale, the Tortuga 215 Reserva is already making its way into Europe. The plan is for the Ora […]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has released a short film entitled “The La Bomba Mikey Story” today on their website and YouTube Channel. Earlier in the year the company began an advertising campaign to promote the strength of their extremely full-bodied 601 La Bomba line. The first ad introduced a skinny guy with permanent marker writings all […]
The push for regulation of premium cigars by the FDA becoming a reality. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has released their latest version of the proposed regulatory agenda. According to a communication by the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR), this is […]
The Tortuga 215 Reserva, a new line introduced by Victor Vitale’s Legacy Brands at the 2013 IPCPR will be introducing three new vitolas over the next few months. These line extensions will bring the total vitolas in the Tortuga 215 Reserva line to seven. The first vitola will be called the Cedro No. 5, adds […]
Pete Johnson Pete Johnson, founder and owner of Tatuaje Cigars was a guest on our Stogie Geeks show this past Tuesday. 2013 was a year in which Tatuaje spent a lot of time with releases around the 10th anniversary of the company. 2014 appears to be just as busy as there are numerous projects that […]
