La Galera Cigars is a premium cigar brand owned by Jochy Blanco. For many years Blanco has been best known for supplying tobacco, as well as producing cigars, for many brands out of his Tabacalera Palma factory in the Dominican Republic. In 2015, Blanco acquired a company known as IndianHead Cigars from industry veteran Bill Bock. Simultaneously, Blanco […]
The Mark Pursell era of IPCPR is coming to an end. Today, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) and Pursell announced they are parting ways effective October 15th, 2017. IPCPR President Ken P. Neumann commented, “On behalf of the Board, we appreciate the opportunity to work with Mark over the next month to ensure […]
For Special Edition #12, we look back at the Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard era at Davidoff. Hoejsgaard recently departed Davidoff after seven years as its CEO, not without making an impact and making history. We also pay homage to the late Frank Vincent and discuss Bear’s recent visit to Houston following last month’s Hurricane. All of this and a lot more on the […]
La Palina Cigars and the El Titan de Bronze factory announced that acclaimed Cuban roller Maria Sierra is retiring. Sierra was the exclusive roller of the Goldie from its inception in 2012. Lopez “Chino” Perez, who worked as an apprentice to Sierra the past three years will now assume her responsibilities as the exclusive roller for the […]
In 2017, Andre Farkas and Viaje celebrated ten years in the cigar business. It’s fair to say that Viaje has revolutionized the small batch cigar model throughout its decade in business. If we go back seven years ago to 2010, there were two releases that put Viaje on the map. One of those releases was the Viaje Oro Reserva VOR No. […]
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has stated on CBS Face the Nation that the closing of the U.S. embassy in Cuba is under evaluation. This is in response to a letter from five U.S. Senators urging Tillerson to close the embassy following a serious of mysterious “acoustic” attacks on several Americans located in […]
In 2015, Maya Selva Cigars celebrated 20 years in the cigar business. When it comes to the U.S. market, the brands of Maya Selva Cigars are newer, but they have been around in the European Market since 1995. Maya Selva Cigars’ first brand was Flor de Selva, so when it came time to create a commemorate […]
Imperial Tobacco, its premium cigar division Tabacalera USA, and their affiliates announced they are donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in the State of Florida following Hurricane Irma. This is the company’s second donation in less than a month to hurricane relief. Back on August 31st, Imperial Tobacco and Tabacalera USA dated $50,000 to recovery […]
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 […]
Danny Vazquez is back. Today Roma Craft Tobac announced that Vazquez will be joining the company this month as its new sales leader. Vazquez is best known for being the founder of Barocoa Cigar Company. In his new role, Vazquez will pursue an inside sales and client relationship role focusing on enhancing the company’s sales channels and […]
On September 14, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a twelve-bill spending package for the 2018 Fiscal year that included the Agriculture Appropriations Bill that was crafted by a House Subcommittee earlier this summer. This bill includes language that calls for a premium cigar exemption and predicate date change to August 8, 2016. It marks the […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or providing a score for a first time. It might be a blend we […]
