Crowned Heads has announced the Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022. The Lancero is a limited edition vitola for the Four Kicks Capa Especial line and is the company’s first lancero since the Four Kicks Maduro Lancero in 2018. The Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022 follows a model of Crowned Heads offering […]
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Cigar News: Partagas Classic Toro Tubo Announced
Forged Cigar Company’s Partagas Classic line is getting a new size in the form of a 6 x 49 Toro in a Tubo offering. The Toro Tubo is the 11th frontmark to be released in the Partagas Classic (a.k.a “Yellow”). It actually is the first true Toro vitola in the Partagas Classic lineup. Like the […]
Feature Story: Cayman Cigar Company Launches Brand with Focus on Charity
As the name indicates, Cayman Cigar Company is based in the Cayman Islands. Not only is the company the first to manufacture and produce cigars out of the Cayman Islands, but the company is going to market with a mission – a focus on charity. The company says every dollar that doesn’t go back into […]
Summer of ’22 Report: Meerapfel Cigar
Today marks the final installment of the Summer of ’22 series. In our concluding instalment, we take a look at Meerapfel Cigar. It was a about a year ago that Jeremiah Meerapfel announced his Meerapfel Cigar brands. It’s not only a project that pays tribute to each generation in his family’s rich tobacco history, but […]
Cigar News: Ace Prime to Rebrand as Luciano Cigars
Following the announcement that the agreement for Crowned Heads handling its distribution has come to an end, Ace Prime has announced it will be handling its own distribution and has a new name, Luciano Cigars. Luciano is the name of Ace Prime co-owner Luciano Meirelles and currently is a brand in the existing Ace Prime […]
Summer of ’22 Report: Forged Cigar Company
At the beginning of 2021, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced it would be dividing its portfolio of premium cigar brands. As a result, several brands moved into a new subsidiary known as Forged Cigar Company while other brands will remain under the existing General Cigar Company umbrella. Five key five brands going to Forged included: […]
Summer of ’22 Report: Maya Selva Cigars
Most of the activity for Maya Selva Cigars for the Summer of ’22 came at the very end of the summer just as the company was gearing up for InterTabac 2022 Trade Show in Dortmund, Germany. This year the company had a new line extension, a new limited edition cigar, and a new sampler. The […]
Prime Time Episode 240: Jarrid Trudeau, Kristoff Cigars
On Episode 240, Jarrid Trudeau, Executive Vice President of Kristoff Cigars returns to the Prime Time Show as our special guest. 2022 is looking like a busy year for Kristoff and we will catch up with Jarrid on all of the happenings. Plus, we will talk to Jarrid about his new role as a member […]
Prime Time Episode 239: Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer and Serge Bolling; Casa 1910 Cigars
On Episode 239 of the Prime Time Show, the team from Casa 1910 Cigars makes their Prime Time Debut as we welcome the key principals: Manolo Santiago, Jamie Baer & Serge Bolling. Casa 1910 is a company based in Mexico. While many of us have smoked cigars with Mexican tobacco, tonight we will get insights […]
Cigar Industry Report: Edition 503 (9/17/22)
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 […]