The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at 8am Eastern Time.

Cigar Industry Report: Edition 502 (9/10/22)

The Headlines

PCA Trade Show Post Game Concludes

This week we (finally) wrapped up our 2022 PCA Trade Show Post Game Coverage!  We also commenced our Summer of ’22 Coverage focusing on Summer 2022 releases for companies that did not attend PCA.

The News

PCA Post Game Reports

PCA 2022 Report: Arturo Fuente
PCA 2022 Report: Casa 1910 Cigars
PCA 2022 Report: Stallone Cigars

Summer of ’22 Reports

Summer of ’22 Report: AJ Fernandez Cigar Company
Summer of ’22 Report: Altadis U.S.A.
Summer of ’22 Report: General Cigar Company
Summer of ’22 Report: Joya de Nicaragua
Summer of ’22 Report: Viaje Cigar Company

Other News

Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust: Announced distribution in Greece
Quesada Cigars: Shipped the Oktoberfest 2022 and Casa Magna Connecticut
United Cigars: Shipped the Yaya to Retailers
AJ Fernandez Cigar Company: We reported on the New World Dorado
El Septimo Geneva: Announced the El Septimo Zaya Nueva Reserva
Forged Cigar Company: Announced the FLVR line.
Maya Selva Cigars: Announced the Flor de Selva Colección Aniversario Nº20 Toro and the Flor de Selva Año Del Conejo 2023
Plasencia Cigars: The Plasencia Alma Fuerte Colorado Claro Eduardo I is heading to retailers
Oveja Negra Brands: Shipped the Emilio Suave Maduro and Emilio Audiophile

Legislative News

Exemption Tracker

HR 3982 (60 Sponsors)
S.438 (9 Sponsors)

Cigar Reviews

Assessments

Casa Magna Liga F Churchill by Quesada Cigars
Fratello Navetta Inverso Toro Grande
La Gloria Cubana Criollo de Oro Toro

Agile Cigar Reviews

Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Robusto
Oliva Serie V Melanio 4 x 60 (BP)

The Smoking Syndicate

The Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 7 – Tatuaje La Riqueza SE 2022 – YouTube Edit

Features and Blog

Feature Story

None This Week

The Blog

The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 464 – Sébastien Decoppet and Brian Motola, Cavalier Genève Cigars
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 465 – Rick Rodriguez, West Tampa Tobacco Co.
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 466 – Erik Espinosa, Espinosa Cigars
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 467 – Juan Cancel and Kevin Keithan, Protocol Cigars

Prime Time Podcasts

Prime Time Show

Prime Time Episode 240: Jarrid Trudeau, Kristoff Cigars

Prime Time Special Edition

No Show This Week

Prime Time Jukebox

No Show This Week

Upcoming Schedule

On This Date…

On this date Sept 10th…

Sept 10, 2010: We covered our an installment from Tales from the IPCPR – Not Just Cigars – A Visit to the Alec Bradley Lounge.
Sept 10, 2010: We covered our installment from Tales from the IPCPR – A Visit to the CAO Lounge.
Sept 10, 2010: We assessed the La Recoba Sumatra.
Sept 10, 2011: We assessed the Viaje White Label Project (WLP) 50/50 Red.
Sept 10, 2012:  We assessed the Viaje 5th Anniversary.
Sept 10, 2013:  We reported on the Reinado Grand Empire Reserve Premium Collection shipping to retailers
Sept 10, 2013: We previewed the Cubita Nouveau by S.A.G. Imports.
Sept 10, 2013: We assessed the Camacho Criollo (2013)
Sept 10, 2014: We reported on Joya de Nicaragua’s distribution agreement in Germany with Arnold Andre.
Sept 10,2014: We reported on the Regius Exclusivo U.S.A’s national release.
Sept 10, 2014: We assessed the Aging Room Bin No. 1 by Boutique Blends Cigars.
Sept 10, 2015: We reported on the Larceny Lancero.
Sept 10, 2015: We assessed the Tatuaje Anarchy 2015
Sept 10, 2016: We published the feature story, MoyaRuiz Cigars at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
Sept 10, 2016: We reported on the Gurkha Malt Collection
Sept 10, 2016: We reported on the launch of General Cigar’s Odyssey brand
Sept 10, 2016: We reported on the Padrón Serie 1926 No. 47 going regular production
Sept 10, 2016: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 5, Number 42 (9/10/16)
Sept 10, 2017: We published Spotlight on Drew Estate at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
Sept 10, 2017: We reported on the Brick House Double Connecticut
Sept 10, 2017: We reported on Cattle Baron Cigars’ Little Doggie
Sept 10, 2018: We assessed the Davidoff 50 Years Limited Edition Diademas Finas
Sept 10, 2018: We reported on Davidoff opening a store in Brooklyn NY
Sept 10, 2018: We reported on the Crux IPCPR Show Exclusive 2018 Edition
Sept 10, 2019: We did an Agile Cigar Review on the Protocol Themis Corona Gorda
Sept 10, 2020: We published The Blog: Summer of ’20 “The Big Board” (9/10/20) – 2 Weeks of Summer to Go
Sept 10, 2020: We reported on Lost & Found and Protocol Cigars teaming up for ONE
Sept 10, 2020: We reported the Black Label Trading Company Super Deluxe
Sept 10, 2021: We assessed the Capitol Casino
Sept 10, 2021: We reported on the Jeremy Piven Collection PIV Robusto
Sept 10, 2021: We reported on the Premium Cigar Association naming Ryan Parada as Manager of Government Affairs
Sept 10, 2021: We reported on General Cigar Company’s Odyssey Full
Sept 10, 2021: We published Summer of ’21 Report: United Cigars
Sept 10, 2021: We reported on the Aganorsa Leaf JFR Lunatic Torch Imagine