At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Platinum Nova introduced an extension of its Platinum Nova Batch Series, the Platinum Nova Batch Robusto Nicaragua. This cigar comes in one size – a 54 x 5 Robusto and is unique from all of the other Platinum Nova Batch releases in that it is comprised […]
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 […]
This was Cigar Coop’s first year covering the Elie Bleu booth. With the new Elie Bleu 360 scissor cutter, we saw the brand’s innovation. With the new Haute Couture Limited Edition Casa Cubana J-14 lighter and new Alba offerings, we saw the brand’s artisan capabilities in action. Finally, with the masterpiece with Fuente Fuente OpusX […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Zander-Greg showcased a new limited edition cigar under its Epic Cigars brand, the Epic Police 299 Limited Edition The Epic Police 299 Limited Edition pays homage to Epic Cigars’ founder Dean Parsons during his time as a police officer in Canada. The 299 represents Parson’s regimental […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Platinum Nova Cigars showcased the third installment to its Personal Reserve Edicíon Limitada Series known as the Leo 12. The Platinum Nova Personal Reserve Edicíon Limitada pays homage to Platinum Nova CEO Leonor Abzaradel‘s 12 years in the cigar business. This follows up on 2020’s Leo X […]
La Flor Dominicana has completed its auction of seven NFTs. The auction not only provided the opportunity to invest in an NFT, but also the right to purchase the Golden Bull Cigar. The Golden Bull is a limited 6 1/2 x 42 size of the highly acclaimed Andalusian Bull. The seven NFTs sold for a total […]
Quality Importers Trading Co has begun shipping the regular production offerings of the Xikar Revolution Cutter to U.S. retailers. This was a product introduced at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Xikar brand. The Xikar Revolution uses rotary action to open and then cut a cigar. There […]
Freud Cigar Company is one of several new companies that made its debut at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Freud Cigars is a partnership between Luis Torres and David Stadnyk. Torres is best known for his time as CEO of Casa de Montecristo and his time with Davidoff of Geneva retail stores. […]
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 […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Leonor Abzaradel, CEO Of Nova Cigars, launched her own brand of cigar accessories known as Cigar Blondie. The first release is a cutter and lighter combination. The set consists of a flat flame butane lighter and a double guillotine cutter. The lighter and cutter are packaged together and […]
