Welcome back to Cigar Coop’s coverage of Puro Sabor 2023, the Nicaraguan Cigar Festival. This is taking place in Nicaragua from January 23-27, 2023. The Nicaraguan Cigar Festival is split between two cities: Granada (Jan 23-24), and Estelí (Jan 25-27). Today we take a look at day three of Puro Sabor. Day three saw […]
All Saints Cigars has announced a portfolio-wide price increase. According to All Saints’ co-owner Micky Pegg, the price increase is roughly about 2 to 3% depending on the cigar. Pegg says the price increase will not affect the recently shipped Vesper and Mitre line extensions. The Vesper is a 4 1/2 x 44 rounded vitola […]
Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the second limited edition Knuckle Sandwich Cigar: the Knuckle Sandwich 55. This cigar was made to commemorate Guy Fieri’s 55th birthday and debuted at his birthday party this past weekend. Knuckle Sandwich is the collaboration brand between Fieri and Espinosa Cigars. In a press release, Erik Espinosa commented, “Guy […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by members of the Cigar Coop team. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2022 Person of the Year. This award looks at the individual who for better or worse had the most significant contributions to the cigar industry during the year. Back […]
Ever since we launched the Cigar Industry Report back on January 19, 2013 (as “Cigar Week Wrap”), with a couple of exceptions, it has published each Saturday since then. This week, there will be a publishing change and the Cigar Industry Report will publish Sunday, January 29, 2023. Rest assured, Cigar Coop’s daily publication streak […]
Don Doroteo Cigars has named Josephine Ortega as its West Coast Sales Representative. In her new role, Josephine will be responsible for promoting and selling the brand’s cigars in the western region of the United States. According to a press release by the company, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the cigar […]
United Cigars has announced some major changes to its eponymous flagship line. This includes changing the format from box-pressed to a Parejo (rounded) format. In addition, the blends have been changed highlighted by the incorporation of different ages of Dominican tobaccos. The United line made its debut in a box-pressed format in 2010. While the […]
Casa de Montecristo has announced it will be offering an exclusive size of the popular Oliva Serie V Melanio line in the form of a 5 x 54 Double Robusto. While the core line of the Serie V Melanio line is box-pressed, the Casa de Montecristo Exclusive will be one of the few times […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by members of the Cigar Coop team. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for the 2022 Large Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Drew Estate wins […]
Welcome back to Cigar Coop’s coverage of Puro Sabor 2023, the Nicaraguan Cigar Festival. This is taking place in Nicaragua from January 23-27, 2023. The Nicaraguan Cigar Festival is split among two cities: Granada (Jan 23-24), and Estelí (Jan 25-27). Today we take a look at the second day of Puro Sabor. One of the […]
