Erik Espinosa of Espinosa Cigars was a guest on the November 9th, 2013 Kiss My Radio program. During the interview with host Abe Dababneh, it was confirmed that Espinosa Cigars would be collaborating with Smoke Inn (for whom Dababneh is the proprietor) on their eighth Microblend SeriesTM release. The cigar is scheduled for an April 2014 […]
The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
AFR-75 Sublime The AFR-75 was one of two new blends launched by PDR Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The AFR-75 derives its name from the initials its Master Blender, Abraham Flores Rosario as well as his year of birth (1975). Ever since he expanded his PDR Cigars factory in Tamboril, […]
Great Neck, New York-based retailer Tobacco Plaza has recently released an exclusive blend by La Flor Dominicana. The cigar is known as the La Flor Dominicana TP Triple Threat. The name is derived from the fact that this particular blend is a triple ligero, triple maduro blend. According to the Tobacco Plaza web-site the blend […]
The Judge by J. Fuego (Photo from Famous Smoke Shop Press Release) Pennsylvania-based online distributor Famous Smoke Shop has announced a new exclusive cigar that was done with J. Fuego Cigar Company. The cigar is called “The Judge” by J. Fuego and is now available. The Judge was blended by Jesus Fuego, the owner of […]
This past week, Ted’s Cigars has announced it is teaming up with Samuel Adams for its latest seasoned cigar. The Samuel Adams Utopias is a limited edition cigar based on the annual release of the malt beverage with the same name that is released by Boston Brewing Company. Samuel Adams Utopias was first released in […]
S.A.G. Imports will unveil a special event only cigar under the Quesada Brand at the 2013 Cigar Aficionado Big Smoke. Information of this new cigar was first published in the 11/5/13 Cigar Insider. The story reports that the cigar will be a new blend that has never been released before. The cigar is a Dominican […]
Casa Fernandez is adding a sixth size to its JFR Corojo and JFR Maduro line. The JFR Junior will add a 4 1/2 x 46 corona-size cigar to both lines – marking the smallest vitola to appear on both lines.> The JFR line stands for “Just for Retailers” and currently requires prior approval by Casa […]
Casa Fernandez has added a third size to their Aganorsa Leaf Maduro. The Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Illustre will add a 5 x 48 vitola to the line. Like the other vitolas of the Aganorsa Leaf Maduro line, the Illustre will be in a box-press shape. The cigar will be produced at Casa Fernandez’s Miami […]
Davidoff has begun shipping its 2013 version of the Golden Band Award cigar, the Davidoff Golden Bands Award 2013. The Davidoff Golden Band Awards cigar was introduced in 2012 with the Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2012 cigar. This is a cigar that is a limited edition cigar that was awarded to those retailers that were […]
In a move that has been known for quite sometime, Jose Seijas is launching his own line of cigars. Matilde Cigars will be a brand of his own – made at his factory in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The official announcement was reported in the November 5th Cigar Insider. Last Jaunary, Seijas announced he was […]
Today we are proud to announce that our Stogie Geeks podcast will now be joining Cigar Federation’s live programming. Beginning November 7th, the Stogie Geeks Show will be Back in August, we announced a partnership with Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. This brings together the world of written cigar journalism with cigar podcasting. While it was […]