For the sixth consecutive time, Cigar Coop presents a full “Post-Game Report” assessing the Premium Cigar Association (IPCPR) Convention and Trade Show. In this report, I talk more about the show itself and give my thoughts on the impacts on the cigar industry. This year I once again published four daily “post-game” recaps during the Trade […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, a company named Supreme Tobacco made its debut. What is unique about this company is they produce cigars in Haiti, and they brought a Haitian tobacco cigar known as Bohekio to the show. Many know the Dominican Republic is one of the largest cigar producers in […]
De Los Reyes went into the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show with the booth model it has used for the past few years. This booth has been a personal favorite of the Cigar Coop team for several years. It’s a booth that models their factory in the Dominican Republic. The booth houses not only […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show; Global Premium Cigars, makers of the 1502 brand of cigars, launched a 5 x 50 Robusto line extension to its 1502 Black Gold line. The 1502 Black Gold features a San Andres Mexican wrapper over a double Nicaraguan binder and all-Nicaraguan fillers. Global Premium Cigars also […]
JR Cigars has announced the latest installment of its 50th Anniversary series will come from Foundation Cigar Company. The cigar is called the El Güegüense JR 50th Collector’s Edition. It’s a cigar based on Foundation’s El Güegüense 5 Year Aniversario blend. El Güegüense translates to “The Wise Man.” El Güegüense is the name of a literary work […]
Protocol Cigars has announced the third installment of the Protocol John Doe Series with the Protocol John Doe Series 3.0. It is a one-time, limited-edition installment that will once again be sold exclusively through Omerta Cigar Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Protocol John Doe keeps to Protocol’s theme of law enforcement and is appropriate for […]
Our team’s visit to the Ashton booth was quite interesting. We actually made two visits to the booth. The first day we somehow got on the topic of our first Ashton smoking experiences, and it seemed like we each had a memory to tell. On the second day, we got a chance to interview Vice […]
Casa Turrent, the brand owned by the famed Mexican tobacco family the Turrents, has announced four line extensions that will go across the four blends of its Casa Turrent line. The Casa Turrent 1880 Claro, Casa Turrent 1880 Colorado, Casa Turrent Oscuro, and Casa Turrent Maduro will each receive a Short Robusto (4 3/4 x […]
Oveja Negra Brands is well known for its “less is more” philosophy when it comes to the production numbers of its lines. At this year’s Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the company introduced a new line extension under one of its smaller production lines, the Emilio Papa Joe. Papa Joe hasn’t been a line […]
Earlier this year, General Cigar announced a limited edition project known as the Cohiba Serie M. The “M” stands for the fact that this is a cigar made in Miami at the El Titan de Bronze factory, marking the first time a Cohiba has been made in the United States. For Cohiba brand ambassador Sean […]
Espinosa Cigars is one of the companies that could stake the claim to being the standout company of the 2021 PCA Trade Show. This year saw a booth that showcased Espinosa’s high print media cigar ratings as well as one with consistent foot traffic. There are two themes that can be applied to Espinosa Cigars – […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Ian Reith’s Dapper Cigar Company introduced its third blend under the La Madrina line, the La Madrina Shade. La Madrina Shade consists of an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over a Mexican San Andres binder, and Dominican, Nicaraguan, and U.S. fillers. Production is handled out of the […]
On the eve of the 2021 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigar Company announced production of the Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper would be moving from Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza factory in the Dominican Republic to Nestor Plasencia’s Tabacos de Oriente factory in Danlí, Honduras. The change was made due to the production […]
