In a move that has been known for quite sometime, Jose Seijas is launching his own line of cigars. Matilde Cigars will be a brand of his own – made at his factory in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The official announcement was reported in the November 5th Cigar Insider. Last Jaunary, Seijas announced he was […]
News: Stogie Geeks to Join Cigar Federation Live Programming Lineup
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Today we are proud to announce that our Stogie Geeks podcast will now be joining Cigar Federation’s live programming. Beginning November 7th, the Stogie Geeks Show will be Back in August, we announced a partnership with Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. This brings together the world of written cigar journalism with cigar podcasting. While it was […]
News: Nomad Cigar Company Launches Nomad S-307
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Nomad S-307 (Cigar Coop Photo) Nomad Cigar Company has officially launched the Nomad S-307, the company’s first full production cigar made in Nicaragua. The announcement was made via a press release by the company. Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nomad Cigar Company founder Fred Rewey announced the S-307 project. For […]
News: Avo Movement TAA Limited Release (Cigar Preview)
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The AVO Movement has begun to arrive on Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. As we noted back in April, the AVO Movement is a cigar that has been made exclusively to the TAA. It also marks the first box-pressed cigar to be released by the AVO line. As per their web-site, the TAA is […]
Cigar Week Wrap: Volume 2, Number 42 (11/2/13)
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The Cigar Week Wrap is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will throw in a few bonus items from time to time as well. Our intent is to […]
News: CAO to Release La Traviata Angry Santa and Evil Snowman
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CAO is planning a special limited edition small batch release in their La Traviata line. The La Travitata Angry Santa and Evil Snowman will be released in time for the holiday season and each will feature a Christmas character themed release. The Angry Santa will be a modified blend of the CAO La Traviata Natural […]
News: East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Limited Edition Box Pressed Churchill
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East India Trading Company Wicked Indie Limited Edition Box Pressed Churchill The East India Trading Company is adding a new line extension to its Wicked Indie line. The vitola will be a limited product box-pressed Churchill-sized vitola. The announcement of this new vitola was in a newsletter by Gurkha Cigar Group – the parent company […]
News: Ezra Zion Cigar Company Discusses Honor Series FHK
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Kyle Hoover and Chris Kelly were our special guests on Episode 71 of the Stogie Geeks. In addition to talking about their company, they gave us some information on their latest project, the Ezra Zion FHK. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Ezra Zion officially made the announcement of the FHK. The FHK is the […]
News: Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Warrior Joe Bushmaster (Cigar Preview)
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Ortega Wild Bunch 2013 Warrior Joe (Photo Credit: Eddie Ortega Facebook page) Ortega Premium Cigars is moving into the home-stretch of its monthly limited edition series, the Ortega Wild Bunch 2013. Company president Eddie Ortega announced the tenth installment of the series, Warrior Joe is about to ship to retailers. The concept behind the Ortega […]
News: Armand Assante to Appear at Cigar Dinner in Matawan, New Jersey
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Ora Vivo Armand Assante Acclaimed film actor Armand Assante will be the guest of honor at a cigar dinner on November 2nd at Sterling Gardens in Matawan, New Jersey. The event is being sponsored by Smokers Haven and will mark the premier launch of Assante’s Ora Vivo Armand Assante Cigar. It also marks the first […]