For the third year in a row Tabacalera S.A. will release a Chinese New Year commemorative cigar under its VegaFina brand. For 2020, that cigar is the Vega Fina Year of the Rat. The cigar itself features a Habana 2000 wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigar […]
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Cigar News: Cavalier Genève Black II Lancero Heads to Retailers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Cavalier Geneve, News
Cavalier Genève has announced it is shipping a small batch of the lancero size of its Black II line to U.S. retailers. The Cavalier Genève Black II lancero is a 7 x 38 line extension. While the Black II line is box-pressed, the one difference is the Lancero is rounded. The cigars are presented in […]
Cigar News: Viaje Holiday Blend 2019 Release Coming This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, News, Viaje
For the past decade, fans of Viaje Cigars could count on an end of year seasonal release – and 2019 is no exception. Later this month, Viaje will ship a limited run of its popular Viaje Holiday Blend release. Blend and production details of this year’s Holiday Blend were not disclosed. The size will […]
Cigar News: Fratello Esclusivo Connecticut Shop Exclusive to Launch This Month
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Fratello Cigars, News
Fratello Cigars has announced a new installment of the Fratello Esclusivo will be coming to Old Virginia Tobacco Company (OVTC). This time it’s a Connecticut Shade cigar and its appropriately called the Fratello Esclusivo Connecticut. The cigar will make its debut at a launch event on December 13th. Produced at the Joya de Nicaragua factory, […]
Cigar Review: Powstanie SBC18
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Purchase, Nica Sueno, Pospiech Cigars, Powstanie, Reviews
In 2018, a small-batch limited edition cigar named Powstanie SBC18 hit the market. Powstanie is a brand owned by Mike and Greg Szczepankiewicz, the owners of Cigar Hustler. To produce their brand the Szczepankiewicz brothers teamed up with Nica Sueño, the factory co-owned by Skip Martin of RoMa Craft Tobac. SBC stands for “Surrounded by […]
Cigar News: Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch Set to Hit Retailers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, La Flor Dominicana, LFD, News
After nearly a four-year wait, fans of La Flor Dominicana have a new installment of the Small Batch series to look forward to. Next week retailers are expected to take shipment on the 2019 edition of Litto Gomez Diez Small Batch. This is a series that was first introduced by La Flor Dominicana back in […]
Cigar News: Blackbird Cigar Company Cardinal Announced as Shop Exclusive for Zeal Cigars, Then Cancelled
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Blackbird Cigars, News
UPDATE 1/9/20: Zeal Cigars has informed Cigar Coop this project has been cancelled. Blackbird Cigar Co. in collaboration with Zeal Cigars introduces the Cardinal, a shop exclusive, for Phoenix, Arizona-based Zeal Cigars. The project was worked on by Jonás Santana, owner of Blackbird Cigar Co and Bradley Reith. In a press release, Bradley explained the […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour Petit Panetela Limited Edition Announced
William Cooper Uncategorized No Comments 2020 Preview, Davidoff, News, Winston Churchill Cigars
Davidoff has announced a limited edition addition to its Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour line in the form of a Petit Panetela. It’s described as a “medium filler” cigar that will make its debut in January. The new Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour will not be available in the United States. The cigar […]
Feature Story: The Great Divide of The Top 25
William Cooper Feature Story 4 Comments Cigar Aficionado, Cigar Coop, Feature Story, Halfwheel
Recently, Cigar Coop published an article where we looked at the correlation between media relations (press releases, press communication, and press relationships) and the number of cigars that landed on the leading cigar industry year-end lists – the Halfwheel Consensus and Cigar Aficionado. We also looked at the Cigar Coop’s own performance in this area. […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 357 (11/30/19)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Jukebox, Prime Time Special Edition
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 […]