Kristoff Galerones Ceniza de Plata Last month, we talked with Kristoff Cigars President Glen Case about his new line of cigars called “Galerones”. The line consists of four distinct blends. One of the lines, the Kristoff Galerones Ceniza de Plata is significant because it introduces a San Andres Mexican wrapper offering into Case’s portfolio. This […]
The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show series is returning for a second consecutive year. It was at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where La Gloria Cubana introduced the La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Twenty Twelve series. This consisted of two limited edition cigars (the Liga LR-1 and the Liga YG-23). True to the tradition of […]
Tatuaje 10th Anniversary Bon Chasseur As we have been following for several months now, Tatuaje Cigars is releasing three special versions of its Seleccion de Cazador Brown Label for the company’s 10th Anniversary. These special versions are new sizes for the Brown Label with some blend tweaking for the frontmark. At the 2013 IPCPR, Tatuaje […]
San Lotano Oval Connecticut The San Lotano Oval Connecticut became the third blend in A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Oval line. Ever since the second Oval, the San Lotano Oval Maduro was announced, there had been some questions on whether or not a Connecticut shade cigar will be added to the line. Just prior to the […]
VegaFina Edicion Especial 2012 At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Altadis USA showcased the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2012 cigar. This is a cigar that has already previously been released in Europe, and now makes its way to the U.S. market. The VegaFina brand has been one of the busier brands under Altadis […]
While cigars, pipes, and tobacco are an integral part of the 2013 IPCPR (International Premium Cigar Pipe Retailers) Trade Show, accessory products also play an important role. Cigar Oasis is a long-time leader in humidication and hygrometer devices. In this video we filmed from the trade show floor, Chaim Kohn of Cigar Oasis takes us […]
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) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
Partagas 150 Commemorative Humidor General Cigar Company has announced it is releasing a limited quantity of the much sought after Partagas 150 Signature Series. Typically these have not been made available for purchase, but will be made available packaged in an ultra-premium commemorative humidor. There will be three frontmarks packaged in the humidor. The announcement […]
Robusto enCrystal As we reported a few weeks ago, General Cigar Company is releasing two new frontmarks to its Partagas 1845 line. These new frontmarks were unveiled at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The first size is a 6 1/4 x 54 Toro Grande (which will have an SRP of $7.09 per […]
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Sindicato Cigar Group launched three new cigars, but indicated a fourth cigar is currently in development. The new cigar will be called “Sindicato” and according to Sindicato Cigar Group President and CEO Jim Colucci this will be the company’s flagship line.. Colucci did indicate on a Cigar Dave broadcast […]
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 […]
Chinnock Cellars Pressoir Brian Chinnock of Chinnock Cellars came into the 2013 IPCPR riding a lot of success with his Chinnock Cellars Terroir. This time he decided to change things up quite a bit for his company’s third line release called the Pressoir. For the Pressoir, Chinnock introduces his company’s first maduro. In addition, this […]
