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 […]
Early in 2022, Davidoff released the AVO Improvisation LE22 edition. The AVO Improvisation LE22 would be unique in that it would be a two-blend set released in one package. The LE22 would mark 22 consecutive years that the AVO brand has had an annual limited edition cigar. For the first 14 years (2001-2014), the cigar […]
In 2020, J.C. Newman announced it would be revamping its Perla Del Mar line. Perla Del Mar was a brand that was reintroduced by J.C. Newman in 2012. It would first be released in a Connecticut Shade with the Perla del Mar Maduro coming in 2016. 2020 would bring several changes to the line. First, the […]
Matilde Cigars has announced its fifth regular production cigar, the Matilde Serena Maduro. This is an extension of its popular Matilde Serena cigar. It’s the company’s first new regular production cigar since July 2016. Produced at Tabacalera Palma, the blend for Matilde Serena Maduro features the same fillers as found on the original Serena […]
Greetings again from Mexico City, Mexico. The weekend of November 18 to 20th saw Casa 1910 Cigars hold its second annual Casa 1910 Experience event. The event was hosted by Casa 1910 owners Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer, and Serge Bollin, in Mexico City. Day Three was dubbed “The Recovery Brunch” and would bring a close […]
The Gurkha Colección Especial, a limited production line, has begun shipping to retailers. This was a cigar that was showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. A special figurado size of Colección Especial was shipped to members of the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) earlier this year. The […]
CAO is a brand that is very much known for innovation. In 2015, CAO Cigars would release a cigar known as the CAO Pilón. With the CAO Pilon, CAO reached for the past – it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular in the 19th century, but has not been used much […]
Greetings again from Mexico City, Mexico. The weekend of November 18 to 20th saw Casa 1910 Cigars hold its second annual Casa 1910 Experience event. The event was hosted by Casa 1910 owners Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer, and Serge Bollin, in Mexico City. Day Two would mark the main attraction of the event The Casa […]
Greetings again from Mexico City, Mexico. The weekend of November 18 to 20th saw Casa 1910 Cigars hold their second annual Casa 1910 Experience event. This author was in attendance for his event, and today I’ll report on the kickoff evening. The event was hosted by Casa 1910 owners Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer and Serge Bollin, […]
Lampert Cigars has updated the packaging on its Ocean Breeze line. The company says while the packaging has changed, the blend and cigar ring remain the same. The Ocean Breeze comes in one size – a 5 x 54 Robusto Grande. As for the blend, it features a Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper over an Ecuadorian […]
