The year 2025 kicks off, and STG news leads the way…..
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 620 (1/4/25)

The year 2025 kicks off, and STG news leads the way…..
The cigar industry shuts down for Christmas week, so there was virtually no news.
A slow week of news, but the 2024 Cigar of the Year Countdown is underway.
This week discontinued cigars continue to be of interest to our readers, but then comes word of a previously unreleased OpusX in the U.S. and a $40.00 cigar from Warped.
Post Thanksgiving, cigar news has picked up again.
It was a light week in news this week….
Aganorsa Leaf has a new cigar to commemorate 25 years of operation…
We remember Mike Peacock who passed away last weekend.
We pay homage to one of the true legends in the cigar industry and kindest individuals you would ever meet, José Seijas.
For the first time in seven years, Cigar Coop is introducing two new value ratings: Splurge and Don’t Splurge.