The 2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the annals of history. The #1 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Aladino Corojo Reserva by JRE Tobacco Company while the #2 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Crux Epicure Robusto. There are a couple of things that these cigars had […]
The 2012 by Oscar line has become one of the more popular lines in Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Company’s portfolio. It’s a line best known to consumers as the company’s box-pressed line. It was in early 2017 when the 2012 by Oscar line was put into widespread distribution. At the time, the company was commemorating […]
2019 continues to roll right along, and this week we welcome back Ian Reith of Dapper Cigar Company. Ian’s doing a lot of exciting things and 2018 was a big year for Ian and Dapper. We will catch up on all the happenings of this up-and-coming brand. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will talk […]
United Cigars has announced the release of the 2013 vintage edition of its Byron 19th Century Grand Poemas. “This is a beautifully blended cigar offering richer notes of cedar and molasses,” said Oliver Nivaud, Director of Sales at United Cigars in a press release. “After resting these cigars for five years, post roll, you can […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
Casa de Montecristo’s Hallandale, Florida location will have its official opening on Saturday, January 12th. This store will be the 28th Casa de Montecristo owned or licensed lounge in the country. The new 1,800 square unit facility is located at Village of Atlantic Shores Plaza at 801 N. Federal Highway, the lounge is a key part of […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2018 Small Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry, Tabacalera La […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Drew Estate has announced the return of the Herrera Esteli Norteño Edicion Limitada Churchill. It’s a cigar that was last released in a limited run back in 2015. The Herrera Esteli Norteño Edicion Limitada Churchill is a 7x 48 box-pressed vitola that features what the company terms a “modified” blend of the original Herrera Esteli Norteño. […]
2019 continues to roll right along, and this week we welcome back Ian Reith of Dapper Cigar Company. Ian’s doing a lot of exciting things and 2018 was a big year for Ian and Dapper. We will catch up on all the happenings of this up-and-coming brand. In our Debonaire Ideal segment, we will […]
The Performance Rankings were introduced in 2012 as a statistical analysis based on the average numerical score of all cigars assessed on Cigar Coop. It is meant to serve as a barometer in terms of how the cigars were assessed. Today we slice this data by cigar brand, a category we have ranked since 2012. This […]
A new size is coming to the Espinosa Crema line. On Tuesday, Espinosa announced it is adding the Espinosa Crema Rabito offering. The Rabito is a size that is a 6 x 46 Corona Gorda featuring a pig-tail. It’s a size that was made popular in the Espinosa Murcielago line. It is the fourth size […]
