Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 12, 2022, Gaby Kafie of Kafie 1901 Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On March 5, 2022, Dan Thompson of Micallef Cigars was the special guest. Catch the full show below (Note: You […]
Let the madness begin. This year the Battle of the Bands Competition has turned into 90’s Madness! While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 1990s. To add to the fun, Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing […]
Aganorsa Leaf’s JFR Lunatic line was founded in 2014 and it has served as the brand in Aganorsa’s portfolio to bring a series of artisan-style vitolas in some unusual shapes and sizes. Lunatic offers 60, 70, and 80 ring gauge offerings as well brushed foot and perfecto options. There are both short options – as […]
At the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, ACE Prime launched a new offering under its Luciano brand known as the Fiat Lux by Luciano. The Luciano brand is named for Luciano Meirelles, the owner and face of ACE Prime. Fiat Lux is a Latin expression for “let there be light” from the intellectual […]
Drew Estate has announced a new 6 x 60 Gordo size for its Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented line. The new Gordo size will be exclusive to Pappy & Company’s pappyco.com website before being made available to Drew Diplomat retailers in 2023. The cigars feature a Tapa Negra-style Kentucky Fire-Cured and a barrel-aged […]
The Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers, Procigar, has announced its 2023 festival will take place in the Dominican Republic from February 19 to 24, 2023. “We are very pleased to know that our festival participants have knowledge of where our tobacco grows and how our cigars are produced. Once again, we were able to demonstrate […]
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 […]
General Cigar has announced a new limited edition cigar under its CAO brand known as CAO Pilón Añejo. It’s a cigar that follows the original CAO Pilón in that it uses tobaccos fermented in circular-shaped pilóns. Fermenting in circular pilóns is an old Cuban technique. Most tobacco is fermented by arranging tobacco in large rectangular […]
Quality Importers Trading Co. announces three new color options for its Palió “Original” cigar cutter. These new color options include: matte gray, matte blue, and matte red. Like the “Original” version in matte black, the new series uses the same high-grade double guillotine stainless steel blades designed to cut up to a 60-ring-gauge cigar. These […]
