The year 2022 is going to be remembered as quite an active one in the cigar industry. In particular, one newsworthy item has been the large number of new companies entering the cigar industry. This year probably saw the largest amount of new companies enter the scene since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Quality Importers Trading Company has announced it has shipped four items it showcased at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show: Xikar Revolution, Xikar 10mm Punch, Humidor Supreme First Responder Series, and Palio Lazio. The Xikar Revolution is unique in that instead of using cutter hands, you use rotary action to open the cutter, and […]
For the past five years, J.C. Newman Cigar company has run a promotional campaign in the month of October called Bricktobefest. Each year during the campaign, J.C. Newman has launched a new Brick House branded beer stein that consumers can get for free with a seven-cigar purchase of Brick House cigars at their local retailer. […]
Southern Draw Cigars has announced a new regular production offering to its lineup known as Morning Glory. The project is dedicated to members of the Southern Draw team. It’s a release that Southern Draw had to postpone until now due to COVID-19 restrictions and supply chain issues. Like many of Southern Draw’s core offerings, the […]
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 […]
Late in 2021, Drew Estate unveiled an all-new line in its portfolio called 20 Acre Farm. The 20 Acre Farm gets its name from the 20-acre plot of land in Clermont, Florida where Jeff Borysiewicz grows Florida Sun Grown (FSG) tobacco. Borysiewicz is best known as the founder of Corona Cigar Company. In 2013 […]
German Engineered Cigars has announced its third blend in its portfolio, Weltschmerz. This cigar joins RVGN Rauchvergnügen and Raumzeit. Like Raumzit, the Weltschmerz was developed in partnership with Claudio Sgroi. According to German Engineered Cigars, Weltschmerz is German for “a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness.“ The company further says “It’s a cigar for the darker […]
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 […]
In 2017, Southern Draw Cigars would release a line known as Jacobs Ladder. The cigar gets its name from Southern Draw owners Robert and Sharon Holt’s son Ethan Jacob. There were two common denominators with the Jacobs Ladder line – they feature dark wrappers and they are positioned as being the boldest smokes in the […]
For the third time in a little over a week, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is releasing a cigar blend featuring barrel-aged tobacco. This time its the Macanudo brand and Napa Valley-based Flint Knoll winery coming together to create Macanudo Estate Reserve Flint Knoll. It’s a cigar that will be available to retailers beginning October 3rd. […]
