Nat Sherman has announced an expansion to its corporate leadership team. This involves the promotion of two executives and the appointment of a third industry professional. Michael Herklots was promoted to Vice President, Retail & Brand Development. Brendon B. Scott was promoted to Vice President, Chief FInancial Officer, and Matt Spillane has been hired as […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 3, Number 9 (1/25/14)
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 will […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Edge B52 Added to Maduro and Corojo lines (Cigar Preview)
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars has recently launched a line extension to its Edge Maduro and Edge Corojo lines. The B52 will add a 4 1/2 x 60 vitola to both of these lines. Retailers are now reporting the arrival of this new line extension. The B52 becomes the eighth frontmark in each of these lines. The B52 […]
Cigar News: Kings Cigars Planning King of Kings Broadleaf Limited Edition and Kings Releases (Cigar Preview)
Kings Cigars, the company that made its debut 2013 is planning to launch the fourth and fifth blends. The company has recently posted some information about the King of Kings Broadleaf Limited Edition and an eponymous line called Kings. The King of Kings Broadleaf Limited Edition has been talked about for sometime. This cigar uses […]
Cigar News: Miami Cigar and Company to Release Event Only “Super Selection” Sampler
With Super Bowl XLVIII being played in East Rutherford, New Jersey just outside of New York, the New York Metropolitan area was expected to be a buzz of cigar-related events. Miami Cigar and Company announced that there will be a series of ten cigar events taking place throughout the New York area beginning on January […]
Cigar News: VegaFina Sumum Edición Especial 2010 to Return
VegaFina Sumum 2010 (2012 release) – Robusto Altadis USA has informed retailers that the VegaFina Sumum Edicion Especial 2010 will be returning in 2014. This was a cigar originally released in Europe, but made its way to the U.S. for a limited run in 2012 in a 5 x 54 robusto format. This time the […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro F55 Adding ConcertoS Line Extension (Cigar Preview)
This Aging Room Quattro F55 Concerto will get a slightly smaller counterpart with the ConcertoS Boutique Blends will be adding a sixth vitola to its Aging Room Quattro F55 line. The ConcertoS will be the first new vitola since the line was launched in 2012. Information on this line extension was first reported in the […]
Cigar News: C & C Cigars to be Distributed by Orleans Group International
C & C Cigars has entered into an agreement by which Orleans Group International will now handle the product distribution. The move was effective for the beginning of 2014. Orleans Group International made the announcement last month on its Twitter feed and information on this announcement was also mentioned in the January 21st edition of […]
Cigar News: Miami Cigar and Company to Launch 25th Anniversary Cigars
Miami Cigar and Company made some initial announcements surrounding the release of two cigars to commemorate the company’s 25th Anniversary. The initial announcement was made in the 1/23/14 edition of the Cigar Insider. This was followed up by Assistant Director of Marketing Barry Stein who was a guest on the 1/23 edition of The Cigar Lounger […]
Cigar News: 7-20-4 Hustler Corona Gorda Surfaces
Back in October we noted a teaser by 7-20-4 Cigars owner Kurt Kendall about a new Corona Gorda size of the 7-20-4 Hustler blend. At the time, it was unclear what they were going to do with this size. This past week, the Corona Gorda vitola has surfaced at least at one retailer – CigarHustler.com. […]