Viaje Honey and Hand Grenades 2013 Packaging (Photo linked from Viaje Cigars Facebook Page) Viaje Cigars is releasing a new batch of their Honey and Hand Grenades line. Earlier today, Viaje Cigars posted a picture on their Facebook account of packaging for the Viaje Honey and Hand Grenades. The picture also appeared on Viaje president […]
Viaje WLP Candela 2013 (Picture linked from Viaje Cigars Facebook page) For the third consecutive year, Viaje Cigars is releasing a candela cigar. A picture of the Viaje White Label Project (WLP) Candela 2013 appeared on the Viaje Cigars Facebook page. As with most Viaje announcements, there was a little aura of mystery around it. […]
Sean Williams, owner of Primer Mundo Cigars put a picture on his facebook and twitter accounts that had the caption “Clase Reserva 2013 Edition.. this summer”. This indicates his Clase Reserva will be returning for 2013. As for the blend and size, Williams commented on his facebook page, “its the same as the 2012 blend […]
This original Lou Rodriguez Edicion Reserve will be re-blended for 2013 Lou Rodriguez Cigars, will be releasing a new blend of its Edicion Reserve line. Information was told exclusively to Cigar Coop of the forthcoming change. According to Lou Rodriguez Cigars’ Matt Anderson, “We have strengthened our reserve line and will be re releasing the […]
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 […]
RoMa Craft Intemperance Bands(Photo from Skip Martin’s Facebook page, usedwith permission) RoMa Craft Tobac is adding bands to its Intemperance EC XVIII and Intemperance BA XXI lines. First details of these plans were made on the Stogie Fresh 5 podcast in an interview with RoMa Craft Tobac co-owner Skip Martin. First pictures of Intemperance Cigars […]
This past month, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) association made a decision to table plans for a Consumer Day at the IPCPR Trade Show. The concept of the Consumer Day would have allowed consumers to attend IPCPR in an afternoon session on day four following the actual 3 1/2 trade show. Consumer attendees […]
Room 101 Cigars has provided more information on its Facebook page about the upcoming Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador. Last month, we reported the initial report of the Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador. Now further information has surfaced on the brand’s facebook page in regards to the sizes for this release. The Namakubi Ecuador will mark the […]
Avo Uvezian (Cigar Coop Photo) Recently, we reported some initial information about the upcoming Avo Limited Edition 2013 dubbed the Avo Dominant 13. On February 28, first information around the cigar architecture and packaging was reported by Cigar Aficionado. The Dominant 13 is another cigar that pays tribute to brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s musical roots […]
Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf Maduro – El Supremo The 2012 IPCPR Trade Show saw Casa Fernandez introduce the Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Maduro. This release saw Casa Fernandez introduce a maduro offering using Aganorsa leaf tobacco. This offering complements the company’s original Casa Fernandez Aganorsa Leaf – which is a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapped cigar featuring 100% […]
Recluse Draconian (Image provided by Iconic Leaf Cigars) The Recluse Draconian will be the second line of cigars by startup company Iconic Leaf Cigars. This line will feature a new blend, which will be a maduro and three new shapes known as the Sidewinder. Iconic Leaf Cigars launched their first blend, the Recluse at the […]
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 a previously assessed/scored cigar. Today, we provide […]