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. Today, we assign numeric ratings to two previously assessed cigars from Drew Estate’s […]
General Cigar will be the toast of Indianapolis this weekend, with sampling events that are on par with the Big Game itself. In fact, two of the three events that General Cigar is participating in have been named to BleacherReport.com’s highly-publicized ranking of the “10 Best Parties of Super Bowl Week.” According to Alan Willner, […]
Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial TAA Edition Recently, My Father Cigars released a special limited edition cigar of its Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial series for TAA retailers. Each year, the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) makes available to its member retailers an exclusive cigar from a leading manufacturer (this is not a large volume of retailers). The Jaime Garcia […]
Macanudo Maduro Gigante Macanudo, America’s best-selling premium cigar brand, is adding two new large-ring frontmarks to its lineup. Making their retail debut this week are Macanudo Cafe Gigante and Macanudo Maduro Gigante. Created in response to consumer demand for large-ring offerings, both the Macanudo Cafe and Macanudo Maduro Gigante cigars measure 6” x 60. Each […]
CAO La Traviata will introduce the popular “Luminoso” frontmark in a new Maduro version, making its retail debut later this week. Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Ecuadoran-wrapped CAO La Traviata Luminoso, the new Maduro version features a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper to lend a touch of sweetness to the critically-acclaimed blend. At 4.5” […]
To commemorate the 91st anniversary of Federal Cigars in New Hampshire, two exclusive My Father Le Bijou 1922 cigars have been made available to the shop. These cigars have been dubbed “My Father Le Bijou 1922 Federal Cigar 91st Cervantes”. Each have modified blend and unique vitola from the original Le Bijou. The cigars officially went on-sale as […]
This past month, we introduced several obvious changes and some less obvious changes to the content on Cigar Coop. We started out with the roll-out of our numerical scoring system and are keeping a quick reference page for these scores. This was a direct response to feedback we had from retailers and consumers. We also […]
Atladis VegaFina Edicion Especial 2010 Atladis is getting ready to release to the United States market limited edition cigar. This one is another blend into the VegaFina line. This cigar is called the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010. The VegaFina Sumum 2010 is not a new cigar. This cigar had already been released to the […]
In a move that was not totally unexpected, Eddie Ortega has stepped down as president of EO Brands and is also leaving the partnership he started with Erik Espinosa. This news comes according to a published report by Cigar Aficionado. EO Brands is most famous for lines of cigars such as 601 and Murcielago. A […]
Tatuaje – The Face Tatuaje – The Face was third release in Tatuaje’s limited edition Monster Series. This series was created by Tatuaje founder Pete Johnson as a tribute to monster and horror movies. The Face was released in 2010 and gets its name from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface. The Face took its place […]
Over the weekend, information has come out from Padron Cigars on a line extension to the Padron 1964 Anniversary series. A 6 x 60 vitola is being added to both the Padron 1964 Natural and Maduro lines. According to Cigar Aficionado, the vitola will be called the No. 4. The name is a change in […]
La Flor Dominicana Air Bender Maduro At the 2011 IPCPR trade show, one of the highlights from La Flor Dominicana was the upcoming release of its new maduro version of its popular Air Bender cigar. While much of the buzz was around the innovative packaging of this cigar, I think ultimately people were genuinely interested […]
