Today Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) announced the hire of Joseph Gro in the role of Director of Marketing and Communications. In this newly created role, Gro will be reporting directly to Chief of Customer Engagement Michael Giannini and is responsible for developing and executing QI messaging initiatives, trade marketing, and multimedia strategy. He has […]
This summer, Kafie 1901 Cigars announced its restructured portfolio. The past year has been quite a busy year for Dr. Gaby Kafie and his company. While the company announced it was shutting down its factory, it opened a whole new chapter by finding a new manufacturing partner in La Aurora Cigars. Dr. Kafie brought his […]
On Episode 78 of Prime Time Jukebox, Coop and Dave look at Track Ones – the first track on a LP, Cassette, CD, or stream playlist. Coop and Dave will look at what makes a good Track One and discuss some of their favorite ones. Plus we cover a wide array of both music and […]
For its installment into the 2021 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series, CLE Cigar Company decided to drop an 11/18 version of its CLE Signature Series THT-EKE 03/17. The THT-EKE 03/17 made its debut at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show and its the latest blend to be installed under Christian Eiroa’s […]
While Davidoff hasn’t been a quiet brand for 2022 as a whole, when it came to the Summer of ’22 reporting period (Memorial Day to Labor Day), the big three brands of Davidoff (Davidoff, Camacho, and Nicaragua) were all quiet. Instead, the new products for the Summer of ’22 were in two areas: Zino and […]
In 2017, Tabacalera SLU launched a limited edition cigar called the VegaFina Year of the Dog to pay homage to the Chinese New Year of 2018 (which was the Year of the Dog). Since then this has become an annual limited edition series under the VegaFina brand. Fast forward to late 2021 and VegaFina would […]
There perhaps isn’t a company that has undergone more of a transformation in the past two years than Favilli Cigars. Earlier this year, it was announced that Mombacho Cigars would be changing its name in the U.S. to Favilli Cigars. This was due to a dispute with Tabacalera Tropical over the use of the Mombacho […]
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 […]
The Year of the Rabbit on the Chinese Zodiac once again arrives in 2023. As it has since 2018, Maya Selva Cigars will have a cigar to commemorate the year – the Flor de Selva Año Del Conejo 2023. Each of the Maya Selva Cigars’ Chinese New Year releases has also paid homage to the […]
As far as the brands of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) go, we are covering them by their distribution arms focusing specifically on General Cigar Company and Forged Cigar Company. Today we turn our attention to the brands falling under General Cigar. As many know, STG was one of the “Big Four” that decided to withdraw […]
