What: Puros and Pours Night: Tequila and Cigars, Presented by ‘Casa de Puros’ and ‘Demetrio Premium Tequila’ When: Thursday, September 5th, 7pm – Midnight Where: Casa de Puros, 7410 Madison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130 Details: $30 per person gets you a tequila flight: 2oz Blanco, 2oz Reposado, 2oz Anejo and two premium cigars. Attention Herfnicks! […]
While it was announced back in July, Smoke Inn officially released details about the seventh installment of its Microblend SeriesTM series, the Oktoberfest Dunkel. This cigar will be based off the Quesada Oktoberfest, with a change to the wrapper. Details were announced via a press release today. The core Oktoberfest line features a Dominican Cibao wrapper. For […]
Don Pepin Garcia – 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2013 by My Father Cigars (Cigar Coop Photo) The Don Pepin Garcia – 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 2013 is as the name indicates – a cigar commemorating the ten year anniversary of the brand that started it all for the Garcia family. It was in Miami, Florida […]
A few weeks ago, we previewed six offerings under Foundry Tobacco Company’s Compounds, Elements, and Musings line aimed to be brick and mortar exclusives. The line is also offering exclusives to large internet and catalog companies. Today we look at those latter offerings. Compounds, Elements, and Musings is perhaps the most ambitious line launch the […]
Gold Strike by Royal Gold Cigars As part of our on-going previews of 2013 releases, we’ve been paying considerable attention to Royal Gold Cigars. Earlier this year, it was announced that Swisher International was getting back into the premium cigar market game with the launch of Royal Gold. As a part of this comeback, the […]
The Viaje 50/50 series is returning for a 2013 small batch run. Viaje Cigars president Andre Farkas confirmed on his Facebook page that both the 50/50 Red and the 50/50 Black will be returning. He expects the shipments to arrive at authorized retailers next month. The 50/50 series was first introduced back in 2009. This […]
Riverside Cigars, a retailer based in Jeffersonville, Indiana (just outside Louisville, Kentucky) has announced they will be the first retailer to receive Tesa Cigars. Tesa Cigars is actually a brand of cigars sold at a retail shop in Chicago with the same name. These cigars have garnered a strong reputation. Information on this announcement was made […]
August was a very significant month here on Cigar Coop. We reached two significant milestones in the history of this web-site. On August 15, we celebrated our three year anniversary. The genesis for this brand really started out back at the 2010 IPCPR in New Orleans on a walk to Cafe du Monde. I recapped about […]
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 […]
La Flor Dominicana President Litto Gomez had an exclusive interview with Emerson’s Cigars and discussed some preliminary plans for two new projects – the Litto Gomez Small Batch No. 5 and a new 64 ring gauge project. A video of the interview was published on the company’s YouTube channel. Gomez expects the Small Batch […]
La Palina Collection – Mr Sam The La Palina Collection Mr. Sam marks the second blend and third overall release in the La Palina Collection. The name Mr. Sam pays homage to Samuel Paley, who was the original founder of La Palina Cigars. Mr. Sam became a nickname that Paley’s factory workers bestowed on him. […]
Sotolongo Cigars, a new company under the Fabricas Unidas umbrella is getting ready to launch their first cigar. The Hechicera will be a Nicaraguan puro that will be launched in four sizes. Information on this new cigar was communicated to retailers earlier this week. Sotolongo Cigars is a partnership between Grace Sotolongo and Christian Eiroa. […]
