Ortega Premium Cigars President, Eddie Ortega (From Stogie Geeks Episode 76) Eddie Ortega was our special guest on Episode 76 of the Stogie Geeks podcast and discussed what’s been happening at Ortega Premium Cigars. Ortega is planning on finishing work around his Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 series this month with the release of the last […]
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 […]
RoMa Craft Intemperance BA XXI Breach of the Peace Back in October, RoMa Craft co-founder Skip Martin was a guest on our Stogie Geeks podcast and us of a 5 x 56 line extension coming to both blends of the Intemperance line. This line extension is called Intemperance EC XVIII Brotherly Kindness and Intemperance BA XXI Breach of the […]
Photo Credit: Skip Martin Instagram Back in October, RoMa Craft co-founder Skip Martin was a guest on our Stogie Geeks podcast and told us of plans for a new holiday sampler that would include the new size in the CroMagnon Aquitaine line, the Mode 5. Today Martin announced the Aquitaine Mode 5 will be available […]
XIKAR has announced that their 1,000th produced Fossil Mammoth Ivory Xi3 Cutter will be auctioning off during the month of December. The proceeds from the sale of the auction will go to benefit Cigars for Warriors. The XIKAR Fossil Mammoth Ivory Xi3 Cutter is actually made with 10,000 year old mammoth tusk. This is a […]
Benjamin “Benji” Menendez is retiring from General Cigar Company effective the end of the year. This completes a seven decade career that has spanned 61 plus years in the cigar industry. Information on this story was broken by A Cigar Smoker’s Journal on December 4th. In addition a commemorative cigar in his honor will be […]
Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador H-Town Stogies World Class Cigars located in Houston, Texas will receive a limited edition retail exclusive line extension of Room 101’s Namakubi Ecuador. The Room 101 Namakubi Ecuador H-Town will be a traditional lancero becoming the fifth vitola to be released in the blend. Jorge Ahued, owner of Stogies World Class […]
The Viaje Holiday Blend 2013 will not be released this year. Meanwhile the company is planning something new for its December seasonal release called the Viaje Holiday Blend Christmas Tree. Information on this announcement was made on the company President Andre Farkas’ Facebook page. In a statement by Farkas on Facebook, “Unfortunately production delays […]
Miami Cigar and Company is continuing is trend in limited production, regional releases. The company posted on its Facebook page a picture of the La Aurora 107 Fraternindad. This is a release being targeted to the company’s Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas territory – adding a 6 1/2 x 42 lonsdale sized vitola. […]
Drew Estate Chairman Jonathan Drew took to his instagram account to give an update on the status of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured line. In a written comment by Drew, he said the following: “Cigars are closer to their national release. I apologize for their numerous push backs from their original planned date. … Please […]
