Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
The Colibri Slide, a new lighter that was introduced at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show has now hit the stores. The unique feature of the Colibri Slide is the new single action “push up” system. To ignite the flame on the lighter, this simply involves pushing up with the thumb. This moves the housing for […]
Just prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Steve Saka‘s Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust announced two line extensions to its Sobremesa line. The two new sizes introduced were the 7 x 50 Elegante en Cedro (Double Corona) and the 4 3/4 x 48 Short Churchill. While these cigars keep to the core tobacco components used […]
General Cigar Company has announced that Alan Willner, the company’s Vice President of Marketing since 2011 has left the company to pursue other interests. The company also announced that current General Cigar President Regis Broesma will assume the day to day leadership of General’s marketing efforts. In a press release announcing Willner’s departure Broesma commented, […]
Many cigar enthusiasts are quite familiar with La Palina Cigars. Today, the company has an impressive portfolio of offerings from four countries (United States, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic). The story of La Palina is also quite well know, namely how businessman / philanthropist William C. “Bill” Paley resurrected the brand started by his […]
In a move that could lead to a change in the course of action of United States relations with Cuba, President-Elect Donald Trump named Mauricio Claver-Carone to his Transition Team for the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Claver-Carone currently serves as Executive Director of Cuba Democracy Advocates, a lobbying group in favor of keeping the U.S. Embargo against Cuba intact. He […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the Communist party revolutionary and dictator who seized power in Cuba in 1959, implementing a totalitarian regime and nationalizing business and industry has died. He was 90 years old. Castro’s death was announced in Cuba by Castro’s brother and current President of Cuba, Raul Castro just after midnight EDT. In addition to […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
The wait is finally over. J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced on its website that November 25, 2016 aka “Black Friday” is the official day for the long awaited release of its Diamond Crown Black Diamond. This is a new Maduro offering under J.C. Newman’s Diamond Crown brand. The company says this limited production release is […]
The 2016 IPCPR Trade Show was one of the busiest in recent years for Casa Fernandez as it launched several new releases. One new brand introduced by Casa Fernandez has some very familiar names – the Aganorsa Leaf TABSA. This is a cigar named for the farms where Casa Fernandez grows its signature Nicaraguan tobacco […]
