Reinado Grand Empire Reserve Petit Lancero The Reinado Grand Empire Reserve Petit Lancero was one of three line extensions introduced by Reinado their Grand Empire Reserve (GER) line at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. In addition to the Petit Lancero, a corona gorda, and a box-press Toro were introduced. Back in 2012, Reinado had launched the […]
Kristoff Galerones Sentido The Kristoff Galerones Sentido is one of four new cigar blends that has been introduced in Kristoff’s Galerones line. The Galerones line is not just a set of new cigars, but it marks a radical change in direction for the products being released by Kristoff. The Galerones line features more sleek packaging, and incorporates tobaccos Kristoff […]
Bold by Nish Patel The Bold by Nish Patel was one of several new releases by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar carries Rocky Patel’s brother’s name Nish on it. Over the past few years both Nish Patel and Patel’s cousin Nimish Desail have been playing an increasing role in the […]
Nomad S-307 (Cigar Coop Photo) Nomad Cigar Company has officially launched the Nomad S-307, the company’s first full production cigar made in Nicaragua. The announcement was made via a press release by the company. Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nomad Cigar Company founder Fred Rewey announced the S-307 project. For […]
D’Crossier Diplomacy Series The D’Crossier Diplomacy Series is a cigar line that is made by a company called Pure Aroma Cigars. The company is run by Isaisas Santana Diaz. Pure Aroma Cigars is based out of Miami, Florida but uses a factory in Costa Rica to make their cigars. Diaz is originally from Havana, Cuba […]
The AVO Movement has begun to arrive on Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. As we noted back in April, the AVO Movement is a cigar that has been made exclusively to the TAA. It also marks the first box-pressed cigar to be released by the AVO line. As per their web-site, the TAA is […]
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 […]
CAO is planning a special limited edition small batch release in their La Traviata line. The La Travitata Angry Santa and Evil Snowman will be released in time for the holiday season and each will feature a Christmas character themed release. The Angry Santa will be a modified blend of the CAO La Traviata Natural […]
East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Limited Edition Box Pressed Churchill The East India Trading Company is adding a new line extension to its Wicked Indie line. The vitola will be a limited product box-pressed Churchill-sized vitola. The announcement of this new vitola was in a newsletter by Gurkha Cigar Group – the parent company […]
On Tuesday October 30th, a piece of anti-tobacco legislation was passed by the New York City Council. It is now heading to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s desk where he has indicated he will sign this legislation into law. This included raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 and the elimination of coupons and promotional […]
Ora Vivo Armand Assante Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, a cigar was announced that was a collaboration between Victor Vitale of Legacy Brands, Gary Macchione of Boutique Cigar Brands, and film actor Armand Assante. The cigar is called the Ora Vivo Armand Assante, and as the name indicates it carries Assante’s name. […]
Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly were our special guests on Episode 71 of the Stogie Geeks. In addition to talking about their company, they gave us some information on their latest project, the Ezra Zion FHK. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Ezra Zion officially made the announcement of the FHK. The FHK is the […]
