Effective February 1, 2023, Espinosa Premium Cigars will be raising prices across the majority of its portfolio by 5%. This is the first time in over three years that Espinosa Premium Cigars has had to raise prices. The company says that since the pandemic the cost of making cigars, ancillary processes, and conducting business in […]
United Cigars has added Dan Davison as its Director of Marketing. Dan comes to United Cigars with ten years of experience in all aspects of the cigar industry from both sides of the counter. “I’m honored & excited to join United Cigars, our brands have a rich history with more stories to tell,” said Dan […]
Don Doroteo Cigars has announced Garret Robinson as the new Vice President of Sales. Robinson has worked in different facets of the cigar industry, including his time spent working in cigar media at How Bout that Cigar and running a successful brokerage throughout the Midwest. The company says his expertise and passion for cigars will […]
Drew Estate has informed its retailers of a price increase for a “sizable number of items” in its portfolio effective February 1st, 2023. The company says the weighted average of the price increase is just under 4.5%. In a communication to its retailers, the company said: “The primary purpose of these price actions is meant […]
The Best Cigar Value category is quite simple. We look at the 30 cigars that landed on the Cigar Coop Countdown and then determine which cigar provides the most bang for the buck. We have developed a very simple algorithm that looks at the price of a cigar and where the cigar landed on the […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has released the 2023 edition of José Gaspar cigars. This is an annual cigar line that is named for the famed pirate that would become the inspiration for the city of Tampa’s annual Gasparilla festival. The series first had its debut in 2022. José Gaspar was a pirate who terrorized the […]
Plasencia Cigars is set to release its third Chinese New Year cigar, the Plasencia Year of the Rabbit. The Plasencia Year of the Rabbit is a 100% Nicaraguan puro that focuses on tobaccos from the Jalapa Valley. According to Plasencia, it’s a mild to medium-bodied cigar that captures the redeeming features of the rabbit such […]
At the start of the new year, the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) opened up a formal period to submit new premium cigars for the 2023 Limited Edition Exclusive Series.The TAA states that the submission and review process for participating TAA manufacturers will take place through the end of January with 2023 selections announced in […]
While Tatuaje was one of the earliest companies to announce its exclusive cigars for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) and Premium Cigar Association (PCA), it has been one of the last to get them to market. This week Tatuaje owner Pete Johnson indicated on social media both cigars are heading to retailers. The TAA […]
The 2022 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the annals of history. With the Countdown completed, it is time to look at some of the numbers. In this article we look at two items: A breakdown of the cigars on the Countdown by vitola, country of origin, factory, company, price, limited editions, […]
