The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines 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 at 8am Eastern Time.
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 553 (9/2/23)
The Headlines
Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Auction Continues
This week the Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Auctions continued. The final auction is expected to conclude today.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Releases Q2 Earnings and Lowers Guidance for 2023
Following lower financial results for the second quarter of 2023, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has lowered its full-year guidance. We got the details here.
The News
Product Reports
Altadis U.S.A.: Announced the Onyx Vintage Nicaragua
Drew Estate: Announced the Liga Privada 10 Selección de Mercado
Black Star Line Cigars:
C.L.E. Cigar Company: The company has shipped the Eiroa PCA 2023 Exclusive and the Asylum PCA 2023 Exclusive
Quality Importers Trading Co: Officially announced the Xikar X-clusive series
Prometheus: We reported on the Second batch of Fuente Fuente OpusX Serie “Heaven & Earth” Big B Humidors and Fuente Fuente OpusX Lost City Carlito’s A
Viaje: The Viaje Satori has made a return to shelves
Other News
Ferio Tego: Announced distribution into Asia
Zander-Greg: Named rving Rodriguez Northeast Regional Manager
Cigar Reviews
Assessments
AJ Fernandez New World Dorado Robusto
Cuba Aliados by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Torpedo
Highclere Castle Senetjer (2022)
Meerapfel Richard Double Robusto
VegaFina Classic Tributo Dominicus
Agile Cigar Reviews
601 La Bomba Warhead VIII by Espinosa Cigars
The Smoking Syndicate
The Smoking Syndicate: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Sonata Vibrato
Features and Blog
Feature Story
None this week
The Blog
None this week
Prime Time Podcasts
Prime Time Show
Prime Time Episode 281: Julio Cabrera, Sacrificio Cigars
Prime Time Special Edition
None This Week
Prime Time Jukebox
Prime Time Jukebox 107: On This Day – Top Ten Singles, August 28, 1971
Upcoming Schedule
9/5 Prime Time Special Edition 146: La Flor Dominicana Mt Rushmore
9/7 Prime Time Episode 282: TBA
On This Date…
On this date, Sept 2:
Sept 2, 2012: We did a pre-release assessment of the Room 101 Daruma.
Sept 2, 2013: We previewed Foundry Tobacco Company’s Compounds, Elements and Musings (Internet / Catalog).
Sept 2, 2013: We assessed the Gold Strike by Royal Gold Cigars.
Sept 2, 2014: We assessed the Undercrown Flying Pig by Drew Estate.
Sept 2, 2015: We reported on the Drew Estate MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Fightin’ 69th – an exclusive to Alliance Cigar.
Sept 2, 2015: We published a feature story “Mike Bellody Talks MLB Cigar Ventures“.
Sept 2, 2015: We reported on Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust adding the Sobremesa Torpedo Tiempo and scrapping the Belicoso Largo.
Sept 2, 2015: We reported on Guayacan Cigars departing House of Emilio.
Sept 2, 2015: We reported on the Smoke Inn MicroBlend Collection Sampler.
Sept 2, 2016: We reported on CLE Cigar Company’s plans to distribute Reyes Family Cigars.
Sept 2, 2016: We assessed the RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance Whiskey Rebellion 1794-Cigar Dojo Edition.
Sept 2, 2016: We reported on the Romeo y Julieta Reserve Rare 11 Years Old that was launched by Altadis USA at the 2016 IPCPR
Sept 2, 2016: We reported on the Casa Fernandez launching SABOR Aganorsa at 2016 IPCPR.
Sept 2, 2016: We reported on the Rocky Patel Special Edition’s debut at 2016 IPCPR.
Sept 2, 2017: We published Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 41 (9/2/17)
Sept 2, 2018: We did an Agile Cigar Review on the Protocol Probable Cause Corona Gorda by Cubariqueño Cigar Company
Sept 2, 2018: We published Spotlight on Daniel Marshall at the 2018 IPCPR
Sept 2, 2018: We published Prime Time Episode 107: Luis Cuevas Jr., Casa Cuevas Cigars
Sept 2, 2019: We assessed the Davidoff Winston Churchill Limited Edition 2019 Robusto
Sept 2, 2020: We assessed the Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Corona
Sept 2, 2020: We reported on the robbery at Bugatti Headquarters
Sept 2, 2021: We assessed the JFR Lunatic JR 50th by Aganorsa Leaf
Sept 2, 2021: We published PCA 2021 Report: Emperors Cut
Sept 2, 2022: We did an Agile Cigar Review of Tatuaje – The Frank Redux 1 (2021)
Sept 2, 2022: We reported on Procigar celebrating its 30th Anniversary with Dominican Republican President Luis Abinader
Sept 2, 2022: We reported the Casa 1910 Cigars Cavalry Edition Series
Sept 2, 2022: We reported on Favilli Cigars’ Ladrillos
Sept 2, 2022: We published PCA 2022 Report: Warfighter Tobacco Co.
Sept 2, 2022: We reported on Crux Cigars adding a sales broker
Sept 2, 2022: We reported o the VegaFina Fortaleza 2 Doble Capote