Prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Toscano Cigars introduced a new three-blend line known as the Master Aged Series. The Master Aged Series involves using an extended aging and maturation process for each of the cigars in the series. This process is managed by a specialized master blend known as an “affinatore” […]
On Prime Time Jukebox Episode 81, it’s our fourth nstallment of “The Alphabet Series” – a series of shows where we cover songs devoted to a particular letter. Today we go with the letter “D”. Our goal with this show is to use this opportunity cover a number of genres, bands, deep cuts, decades and […]
HVC Cigars has announced its 2022 Black Friday Limited Edition Cigar. The big change is the 2022 HVC Black Friday will be coming from the HVC Boutique Factor in Estelí, Nicaragua. Previous installments of the Black Friday Series have been coming from the TABSA Factory. The cigar is a 5 1/2 x 50 Robusto featuring […]
Lampert Cigars has announced it has expanded its distribution into the Netherlands. The company’s distribution will be handled by Kelch Trading International B.V. In a press release announcing the distribution deal, Lampert says its Lampert 1675 Azul Rojo will initially be covered in the distribution deal. Earlier this year, Lampert announced it had expanded its […]
In 2011, Alec Bradley Cigar Company launched its most premium cigar line, the Alec Bradley Fine & Rare. The Fine & Rare involved constructing a blend featuring ten different tobaccos taken from some of the best tobaccos the company had available to it. Since that initial launch, the Fine & Rare has been released on […]
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 […]
Next month, General Cigar will release the 2022 edition of the CAO Vision. The CAO Vision is a cigar that dates back to the days when the Ozgener family owned the brand. It was highlighted by being packaged in a light-up humidor. The line was eventually discontinued, but in 2020 General Cigar brought back the […]
In 2021, Protocol Cigars would release the third installment of its Lawman Series, the Protocol Bass Reeves. The Protocol Lawmen Series pays homage to historical figures in law enforcement. In 1875, Bass Reeves was one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals. According to Protocol Cigars, Bass Reeves arrested 3,000 criminals during his long career […]
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 giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
E.P. Carrillo has announced it is changing the secondary bands on its Perez-Carrillo Series. The new secondary names will now identify the name of the blend. Previously the secondary band read “PEREZ-CARRILLO.” The change to these bands will be across the four blends in the Perez-Carrillo Series: La Historia, Encore, Pledge, and the soon-to-be-released Allegiance. […]
