Phillips & King, the tobacco distribution under Kretek International, has announced it will debut the Phillips & King Reserve Collection. The new collection will feature six blends available only to Phillips & King customers. The collection will include three blends from Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and three blends from Altadis U.S.A. The Phillips & King […]
On the seventh installment of Fred Rewey‘s The Final Puff series, Fred sits down Augusto and Isis Reyes of Saga Restaurant. This restaurant is a favorite to many of the cigar industry. If you have heard this author talk about Saga, I’ve used the expression “greatest restaurant on the planet.” It is an absolute destination […]
Today Miami Cigar and Company founder Nestor Miranda turned 80 years young. In true Nestor Miranda style, a birthday gala celebration was recently held to mark the event. Held at one of Miami’s newest eateries, A Love Story Winery & Bistro, the celebration was attended by family and friends and included an 80-person domino tournament. […]
At the Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023, Quality Importers Trading Company will showcase a new angled triple-jet lighter to its value-priced Palió brand known as the Squadra. The Palió Squadra features a high-powered, 30° angled, triple-jet torch. The angled jet is designed to quickly light larger ring gauge cigars. The lighter features an extra-large translucent […]
It turns out United Cigars will have at least two installments to its Firecracker Series. At this year’s Total Products Expo (TPE) 2023, United Cigars will team up with All Saints Cigars to release the St. Patrick’s Firecracker. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. The St. Patrick’s Day Firecracker is a barber pole […]
Each week, I have the honor of appearing on KMA Talk Radio as well as produce the news segment. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On December 10, 2022, I did the show from the How Bout The Cigars studios in […]
Luciano Cigars has announced it has expanded its manufacturing and agricultural operations. This includes moving the Luciano Cigars factory into a larger facility in Estelí, Nicaragua. The company has also announced it has expanded its farming and tobacco processing facilities in Pueblo Nuevo, Jalapa and Condega. These are the latest moves made by the company […]
At the end of this month, JRE Tobacco Co. will release a candela offering under its Aladino brand appropriately called the Aladino Candela. According to JRE Tobacco Co-President Justo Eiroa, the Aladino Candela is being released to select retailers. As in the past, these retailers are being selected based on the ones who have visited […]
Viaje has announced the fifth installment of its Craft Series known as New Beginnings. For this release, Viaje returns to the Dominican Republic teaming up with Hostos Fernandez Quesada of Tabacalera La Isla. New Beginnings features a San Andres wrapper over Dominican binder and fillers. The cigar comes in one size – a 6 x 52 […]
We have an absolute jam-packed show for Episode 89 of Prime Time Jukebox! First up, you asked for it, you got it. Our featured subject for this show our annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Pre-Game Show. This year, Dave and Coop go through the nominees for induction. We give our picks for who […]
