Tinder Box Waldorf, based in Waldorf Maryland will be the sixth retailer to receive an exclusive size of the Room 101 Ichiban line. The Room 101 Ichiban Monstro will introduce a 5 x 60 Gordo sized cigar into the line that is exclusive to Tinder Box Waldorf. The cigar is currently available and plans for an official kickoff with Room […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Nicaragua 8-9-8 Showcased at Inter-Tabac 2015
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Back at Inter-Tabac 2014, Altadis unveiled VegaFina Nicaragua – the first Nicaraguan puro to the VegaFina brand. This was a line that would make its way to the United States by the end of 2014. At Inter-Tabac 2015, a new line extension – the VegaFina Nicaragua 8-9-8 was formally showed off. The VegaFina Nicaragua 8-9-8 draws its […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 43 (9/19/15)
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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: La Zona Creates Renzulli for Twin Smoke Shoppe in Philadelphia
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La Zona, the cigar factory owned by Erik Espinosa has created an exclusive cigar to Twin Smoke Shoppe in Philadelphia. The new cigar has been dubbed “Renzulli” and pays tribute to Twin Smoke Shoppe’s proprietor Anthony Renzulli. The new Renzulli Cigar will have an official event launch at the retail location on September 17th. Erik […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Planning Shady Southpaw for 2016
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Drew Estate is planning a new cigar called Shady Southpaw. The cigar is another collaboration between Drew Estate and Shady Records. It follows up the Undercrown Shady XV, which was released in November 2014. While the Shady XV, was a regional limited release of 500 bundles to the Detroit, Michigan area, the new Shady Southpaw […]
Cigar News: Kafie 1901 Sumatra Slated for November
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Kafie 1901 Cigars has announced the addition of its long awaited Sumatra line. The Kafie 1901 Sumatra becomes the company’s third regular production blend joining the Kafie 1901 Maduro and Kafie 1901 Connecticut blends. The new Sumatra blend is slated to be released on November 1, 2015. In a press release company owner Dr. Gaby […]
Cigar News: Ditka Game Time by Camacho Cigars
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While Camacho Ditka’s brand was quiet at the IPCPR Trade Show, the brand still had something in store for 2015. This week, Camacho has begun informing retailers of a new limited edition offering under the Ditka brand called Ditka Game Time. The new cigar is expected to begin arriving at retailers on October 9th. The […]
Cigar News: Espinosa Cigars Announces Availability of Espinosa Especial
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Espinosa Cigars has announced that it’s long awaited Espinosa Especial is now available. The company has confirmed the cigar is heading to its retailers. The cigar was announced in March, and it had been anticipated the cigar would ship earlier this year. It made its official first appearance at this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. The line features […]
Cigar News: Altadis USA and Prime Cigar to Open Cigar Bar in Miami
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Atladis USA will partner with Boca Raton, Florida retailer Prime Cigar to open new cigar bar and lounge in the Brickell section of Miami. The Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar is planned to open in early 2016 at the new 42 story 1100 Millecento residential tower . The new destination will be […]
Cigar News: Southeast L’Atelier Box-Pressed Release Renamed to LAT SEC
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The planned limited regional edition box-pressed release by L’Atelier Imports will now have a new name. The company has announced that the project will now be called the LAT SEC. Originally the project was going to be called the L’Atelier M.A.M. The reason for the name change was twofold. First, it avoids confusion with My Father Cigars’ […]