Nicholas Melillo, former vice president and director of tobacco and production at Drew Estate has announced the formation of his own company, Foundation Cigar Company. Melillo were serve as president and CEO of the company. The company will be based in his home state of Connecticut, but production will be done in Nicaragua. While details of […]
Fresh off a successful launch of their first collaboration Larceny, Eddie Ortega of Ortega Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo are teaming up for another project. The duo has plans to release “Miami Stash”, a cigar that originates from the El Titan de Bronze in Little Havana in Miami Florida. Miami Stash will […]
Back in January, Miami Cigar and Company Vice President Jason Wood was a guest on Stogie Geeks and talked about plans to bring back one Miami Cigar’s iconic offerings, the Danno. The Danno is a cigar that pays homage to Daniel Luis-Miranda, the son of company President Nestor Miranda. Now after a three year hiatus, […]
Gary Griffith’s replacement as Emilio Cigars Brand Manager has been named. Today it was announced that the role would be filled by Spencer McGuire. The announcement was made today on the brand’s Facebook page. In the announcement owner Scott Zucca commented, “Spencer is a new face to most in this industry, but he has […]
Warped Cigars is planning on producing a limited production La Colmena branded shop exclusive to coincide with Hawaii retailer R. Field Wine Company’s 30th Anniversary. The cigar will be officially be launched at the retailer’s 30th anniversary party scheduled in September with the Warped Cigars’ team in attendance. While specifics of the blend and size have […]
Sixteen months ago, cigar industry icon Jose Blanco and his wife Emma Viktorsson launched Las Cumbres Tabaco. Once the company was launched Blanco went hard at work blending the Senorial and Senorial 65th Anniversary lines. Meanwhile Viktorsson worked hard on the marketing and art for these lines. With Frejya, it’s now Emma who gets her chance her to blend a cigar. Plans are for […]
A.J. Fernandez has announced the Northeastern U.S. launch of its New World Connecticut will be held at Cigar Emporium in Lyndhurst, NJ on June 4th at 7pm. In a press release, Richard Yanuzzi, owner of the Cigar Emporium said,” We have a great relationship with A.J. Fernandez and we are only happy to have their […]
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 […]
Back at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley showcased a brand called Alec Bradley Sanctum. While the Sanctum was on display, there wasn’t much in the way or details and the plan was for this line to be released in 2015. This week Alec Bradley has announced details around the Sanctum as well as […]
Perdomo Cigars has released a new line of cigars that have specifically been created to pair with various beers. The Perdomo Craft Series is available in Perdomo’s three traditional wrapper options – Connecticut Shade, Sun Grown Habano, and Maduro. Each of the three blends released are meant to complement a specific type of beer. The Perdomo […]
