K by Karen Berger Cigars will now be offering a 20-count box offering. The company says that all four blends of the K by Karen Berger series (Connecticut, Habano, Maduro, and Cameroon) will be available in 20-count boxes as well as the original ten-count boxes. “We want to give our retailers a couple of options […]
Lampert Cigars has announced distribution into Slovakia. Today the company announced it will be working with its appointed distributor MY & MI. MY & MI handles importation, distribution, and retail of premium cigars in Slovakia. Under the agreement, Lampert’s Edición Azul, My Cigar Lab, and Ocean Breeze lines will be available. The cigars will be […]
At the end of 2020, Cigar Coop named the Toro size of The American by J.C. Newman Cigar Company as our #1 Cigar of the Year. While The American was the resurrection of an old brand owned by J.C. Newman Cigar Company, in a lot of ways this was a groundbreaking cigar. It would be […]
General Cigar Company has announced it is adding the Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro, a maduro counterpart to the original Punch Knuckle Buster Habano released in February 2020. The Punch Knuckle Buster line is a value-priced offering under the Punch brand. The Knuckle Buster Maduro consists of a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Indonesian binder, and all Nicaraguan […]
The United States Senate voted 50-46 to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s will be Califf’s second term as FDA Commissioner. Califf served as Deputy Commissioner of the FDA’s Office of Medical Products and Tobacco from January 2015 through February 2016. He […]
Carlos A. Toraño, the third generation cigar maker and founder of the Toraño cigar brand, has passed away. He died peacefully at his home in Miami Florida, he was 78 years old. The Toraño family has over a century of history in the cigar business. Founded by Santiago Toraño in 1916, the Toraños were one […]
It’s that time of the year, when the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces nominations for induction. Tonight we break down the nominees who are eligible for 2022. We will tell you who gets in and who gets left off. In addition we will weigh in on thoughts on the new collaboration between […]
Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced its two limited edition “Flaco” (7 x 43) offerings in its Casa Cuevas Maduro and Casa Cuevas Habano lines are heading to retailers. The Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco Maduro and Habano offerings were first released in December 2018. A couple of months later, the Casa Cuevas distribution center in […]
As we head into early spring, it’s the time of the year when we see many candela-wrapped cigars hit the market. This week, a release is scheduled to hit the market called Sylent Green – a cigar that contains candela tobacco in the filler. The project was announced on the January 29, 2022 edition of […]
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 January 29, 2022, Kevin Shahan of Cigar prop and Kerr Viajante of Stogie Road Cigars were the special guests. […]
