Next month, Boutique Blends Cigars will be unveiling a new line called Aging Room Solera. The cigar gets its name from a blending concept in the wine industry called Solera. For the new Aging Room Solera line, Boutique Blends co-owners Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff take this concept and apply it to tobacco aging. Plans are […]
Cigar News: Fratello Selects Ten Retailers for Soft Launch of Bianco IV and Bianco Boxer
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Fratello Cigars has announced the ten retailers who will receive a soft launch of two of its new release, the Fratello Bianco IV and the Fratello Bianco Boxer. Fratello Cigars will be holding a series of launch parties to support the release. The retailers and associated event dates are: Delaware Cigars (May 29th) Quartermasters Cigars […]
Cigar News: Quesada Selección España A- Heading to Union Cigar Company in Monroe, NC
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Union Cigar Company, located in Monroe, North Carolina has been selected as a retailer to receive the June 2016 shipment of the Quesada Seleccion Espana A- (minus). The cigar is part of a program where for each month in 2016, Quesada Cigars selects one retailer to receive ten boxes of ten cigars of a […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Morphine 2016 Now Available
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The Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) Morphine 2016 is now heading to retailers. The Morphine has become an annual limited production release by BLTC. The cigar features a single wrapper, a San Andres Maduro over a Nicaraguan Habano binder and Nicaraguan filler. This year’s edition are released in three sizes:torpedo box-press, Corona Gorda, and Lancero […]
Cigar News: Cattle Baron Cigars Now Available
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Cattle Baron Cigars, the collaboration between Montana rancher Bryan Mussard and Debonaire’s Phil Zanghi are now available. Produced at the De Los Reyes factory in the Dominian Republic, Cattle Baron features a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, a Dominican binder, and a combination of Dominican Seco and Nicaraguan Viso for the filler. The blend will be available […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 28 (6/4/16)
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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: Maya Selva Cigars to Launch Flor de Selva Maduro Grand Pressé
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Maya Selva Cigars will introduce a new “prensado” (box-pressed) vitola to its Flor de Selva line. The new Flor de Selva Grand Presse, will officially be launched at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas Nevada in late July, 2016.. This new cigar will become the fifth vitola in the Flor de Selva […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Rejoins Toraño Cigars
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Jack is back. When General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars back in 2014, there is one thing that didn’t come along with that transaction and that was a Torano – until now. Jack Torano, who previously worked in his family’s business as the Marketing Manager of Torano Family Cigars is returning to his roots. Torano confirmed […]
Cigar News: Global Premium Cigars Files First Lawsuit from Premium Cigar Industry Against the FDA
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A legal challenge is coming from the premium cigar industry against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final regulations for premium cigars. Today, Global Premium Cigars CEO Enrique Sanchez Icaza announced that he has filed lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida court against the FDA on the Deeming Regulations. In a press release announcing […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Escurio Primeros and Mini Cigarillos Offerings Coming Soon
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Following a similar path that to what the Davidoff Nicaragua line did, Davidoff today announced it is adding Davidoff Esucrio offerings to its Primeros line and will also introduce a cigarillo offering. The new Davidoff Escurio Primeros and Davidoff Escurio Cigarillos offerings will launch globally this month. The Davidoff Escurio line was the company’s flagship […]