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 […]
Cigar News: Emilio Cavatina Launched at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Emilio Cigars launched its first two new blends in the post Gary Griffith era. One of those two new blends is a collaboration being done at the Fabrica Oveja Negra factory called the Emilio Cavatina. Cavatina refers to a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a […]
Cigar News: FDA Age Verification Compliance Checks to Retailers Result in No Violations Involving Traditional Hand-Rolled Cigars
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On September 15th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued warning letters to 55 retailers who were found in violation of selling tobacco products to minors. Perhaps the most interesting fact is that none of the violations involved a traditional (i.e. non-flavored, non-infused, 100% long-filler tobacco) handmade cigar product. One […]
Cigar News: Viaje Circa ’45 Launches for European Market
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Viaje Cigars is releasing a new line for the European market known as Viaje ‘Circa 45. The line will have an official launch at Inter-Tabac 2016 being held in Dortmund, Germany. However, the cigar was given a soft-launch last night in Düsseldorf, Germany to cigar enthusiasts at Cigarworld by Tabac Benden. While the Circa’ 45 was […]
Cigar News: Guayacan Rojas Reserve Maduro Line Extensions Launched at 2016 IPCPR
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The Guayacan Rojas Reserve, a value-priced Nicaraguan puro maduro is receiving two line extensions. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Guayacan unveiled a new 5 x 50 Robusto size and new 6 x 52 Toro size – bringing the total number of vitolas to four. It was at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, when Guayacan […]
Cigar News: Ventura Cigar Company Launches Case Study at 2016 IPCPR
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When it came to companies that released a lot of product at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company was certainly among the leaders. At this year’s IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company showcased a new 26 blend, 66 facing line known as Case Study. The line is meant to pay homage to the […]
Cigar News: Perdomo Estate Seleccion Relaunched at 2016 IPCPR
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As we have seen with the relaunch of lines such as La Tradicion and Edicion de Silvio lines, what was old was actually what’s new for Perdomo Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. This was due to the fact that Perdomo Cigars have several FDA pre-predicate (grandfather) dated brands that would be exempt from regulation. One other pre-predicate line […]
Cigar News: Padrón 1964 Anniversary Belicoso Goes Regular Production
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The Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso, a cigar that was released as a part of the 2014 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series is now becoming a regular production item. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show Padron had the former TAA cigar on display and was now making it available to all retailers. The Padron 1964 Anniversary […]
Cigar News: Emilio Fifteen Debuts at 2016 IPCPR
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It’s been quiet at Emilio Cigars for the past couple of years, but this year there was some new product on display at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. One of them was a limited edition known as the Emilio Fifteen. The Emilio Fifteen consists of a Habano wrapper over aged Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder […]
Cigar News: 1502 XO Line Expansion Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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The 1502 XO line, which made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show is expanding. At this year’s 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars unveiled seven additional sizes to its 1502 XO line. The 1502 XO was originally released in a 6 x 50 box-pressed Toro. When the line was launched company CEO […]