Rocky Patel Royale The Rocky Patel Royale is the first of several new cigar blends launched at the 2013 IPCPR by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars to make their way to retail shops. Word of the Royale first surfaced on the 5/11/13 Cigar Dave Show. It was just prior to the IPCPR when the details about […]
Reinado Cigars has confirmed to Cigar Coop that they have begun to ship the Reinado Grand Empire Reserve Premium Collection to retailers. This line adds three additional sizes to the Reinado Grand Empire Reserve line. Reinado made these announcements for the line extensions just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show. The blend was […]
Cubita Nouveau by S.A.G. Imports (Cigar Coop IPCPR Photo) At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, one of the quieter new releases was Cubita Nouveau. Cubita is a brand that is made at the Quesada family’s MATASA factory and distributed by S.A.G Imports. The Cubita has recently begun to surface at retailers around the country. Cubita […]
Camacho Criollo Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched a major campaign known as the “bold standard”. It was described by Camacho as “the most brazen move in their nearly 50 year history”. This campaign not only involved rebranding their cigars with a new logo and new packaging, but it also […]
L’Atelier Extension de la Racine ER13 At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, L’Atelier Imports launched the new L’Atelier Extension de la Racine line. This is a cigar that we have been tracking for several months leading up to the trade show. The cigar was only made available to those retailers that actually were in attendance at […]
King of Kings by Kings Cigars The King of Kings is one of three cigars that are initially being launched by a new company called Kings Cigars. Kings Cigars has been a near three year project that was started by Anwar Mithavayani and Pete Tyndale. From the company web-site, Mithavayani is the Director of Sales […]
Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5 (2012 edition), the cigar is returning with a 2013 batch Viaje Cigars is getting ready to release a 2013 batch of its Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. 5. This cigar is most famous for putting Viaje on the map as it earned the #2 Cigar of the Year in […]
Ever since the Undercrown was released in Drew Estate’s unique Flying Pig format to the Netherlands, the big question is when would this be available in the United States. Cigar International has announced they have received 50 boxes of this much sought after cigar. The cigar will be put on-sale at the retailer’s three stores […]
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 […]
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) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we re-assess the […]
Aging Room Maduro Rafael Nodal’s Boutique Blends had a very busy IPCPR in 2013. The Aging Room Maduro was one of five new releases launched by the company. It actually was one of two maduro blends launched (the other being the Swag S Maduro). Aging Room Cigars was a new line formed two years ago. […]
Photo taken at Outland Cigars Ortega Premium Cigars has recently shipped their eighth installment of the Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series. This cigar introduces the first lancero and first Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper into the line. The cigar is called “Fast Eddie” The concept behind the Ortega Wild Bunch is to dedicate a cigar to various […]
