At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Casa Fernandez unveiled two new sizes to its JFR Lunatic Maduro line – the JFR Lunatic Short Titan, a 4 1/4 x 60 vitola and the Short Robusto 4 1/4 x 52. This brings the total number of offerings in the JFR Maduro line to five. The JFR Lunatic made its […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 38 (8/13/16)
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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: Curivari Seleccion Privada Lancero to Celebrate Blue Havana II’s 10th Anniversary
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Alpharetta Georgia retailer, Blue Havana II is getting ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Today the retailer announced it has partnered with Andreas Throuvalas and Curivari Cigars for a cigar to commemorate the occasion. The cigar will be a 7 1/4 x 42 pig-tailed lancero known as the Curivari Seleccion Privada Lancero. The cigar will […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Jubilee Packaging Unveiled at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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While the Gurkha Jubilee was announced prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, it was at the Trade show where the packaging was unveiled. The Jubilee consists of ten 6 x 58 Toro sized cigars with a cedar sleeve. The packaging is a humidor complete with a built in hygrometer. Each cigar consists of an aged […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Pelo de Oro Launched by Boutique Blends at 2016 IPCPR
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With Boutique Blends’ Aging Room Pelo de Oro, there are a lot of things that are unique about this release. For starters, it is a collaboration that was done with A.J. Fernandez. It is also the first Aging Room branded cigar to be made in Nicaragua. The cigar itself is also the first Aging Room branded Nicaraguan […]
Cigar News: La Mission de L’Atelier Adds Three New Line Extensions
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When L’Atelier Imports first unveiled its La Mission de L’Atelier line in 2015, the plan was to have seven vitolas. The series has now been rounded out as three new sizes were added: the 1982, 1999, and 2003. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the new 1982 6 1/8 x 52 box-pressed torpedo was introduced. […]
Cigar News: E.P. Carrillo Dusk Makes Debut at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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E.P. Carrillo had one of the busiest shows at this year’s 2016 IPCPR as the company unveiled a major revamping of its portfolio. As a part of this effort, a new maduro offering calling E.P. Carrillo Dusk made its debut. The Dusk has a U.S. grown wrapper over a binder from Ecuador and an all […]
Cigar News: FDA Import Process Goes Into Effect for Premium Cigars
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On August 8th, 2016, the first day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deeming Regulations for premium cigars went into effect came word of several cigar companies having import shipments held up at U.S. Customs by FDA Inspectors. It turns out this is a part of a process that comes with being a regulated […]
Cigar News: Toraño Exodus Launched at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company launched a new installment into the Torano Cigars’ Exodus line. This one is simply called the Torano Exodus. Exodus is a line that commemorates the Exodus of cigar families from Cuba and their impact on the cigar industry after the nationalization of all tobacco farms and cigar factories by […]
Cigar News: Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Cazadores and Lancero Editions Debut at 2016 IPCPR
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Get ready for more Monsters -Tatuaje Monsters that is. At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Tatuaje Cigars showcased two new samplers that are offshoots from the recently released Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection – the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Cazadores Edition and the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters Lancero Edition. These samplers include cigars from the first ten Tatuaje […]