Royal Agio Cigars has announced it is shipping the Balmoral Serie Signaturas Paso Doble to retailers today. Paso Double is the second installment of the Balmoral Serie Signaturas series, a line used for Royal Agio to work on collaborations with prominent names in the cigar industry. Paso Doble was a collaboration where Royal Agio Cigars […]
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Cigar News: Habanos S.A. Announces Dates for XXII Festival Del Habano
William Cooper Cigar News, Events No Comments Events, Habanos SA, News, XXII Festival del Habano
Habanos S.A. has announced the dates for the XXII Festival de Habano will be February 24-28, 2020. The good news it will not be up against the Dominican Republic’s ProCigar festival like it was last year. The annual festival cycle gets back to a more normalized schedule. ProCigar 2020 is scheduled the week before February […]
Cigar Review: Henry Clay War Hawk Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Altadis, Buy Multiples, Henry Clay, Review
For many years, there have been three workhorse brands in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio: Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, and H. Upmann. There are many other brands in the Altadis portfolio that have gotten a push from time to time. One brand that has received somewhat of a push has been the Henry Clay brand. Henry […]
Cigar News: CRA Voices Opposition to Dayton Employment Policy Around Smokers and Nicotine Users
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments CRA, News
Today, Cigar Rights of America issued a letter in opposition to a recently adopted policy by the City of Dayton, Ohio that would prevent the city from hiring prospective employees who are tobacco or nicotine users. In a press release, Glynn Loope, excecutive director of CRA commented, “This type of employment discrimination should not be […]
Cigar News: Altria and Philip Morris International Merger Talks End
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Altria, News, Philip Morris International
Tobacco giant Altria has announced its merger talks with Philip Morris international have come to an end. “While we believed the creation of a new merged company had the potential to create incremental revenue and cost synergies, we could not reach agreement,” said Howard Willard, Altria’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in a press release. […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 111 – Erik Wentworth, Hammer + Sickle Cigars
William Cooper Announcement No Comments Announcement, Developing Palates, Hammer and Sickle, Prime Time Show
On Episode 111, we are honored to welcome Erik Wentworth of Hammer + Sickle Cigars. We’ll catch up on all of the latest happenings going on with Hammer + Sickle. Plus, in our Alec Bradley Live True segment we discuss theme parks, and in our Deliberation Segment we’ll discuss whether 2019 is a down […]
Cigar News: Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Full Court Press Announced
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Crowned Heads, News
Crowned Heads has a announced a new limited production line extension to its Court Reserve XVIII line. The new vitola is a 5 7/8 x 52 box-pressed vitola known as “Full Court Press.” “The idea came to me last May during the NBA playoffs, said Jon Huber, co-founder/owner of Crowned Heads in a press release. […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Robusto Real Especiales 7 (2019)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
As we have documented on Cigar Coop, the past two years at Davidoff has seen many of its iconic blends return to the market for limited runs. Within the Davidoff company, these runs have been seen across the Davidoff, Camacho, and AVO brands. With the Davidoff brand, the company has chosen its Davidoff Vault series […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Undercrown Dogma Heads to Retailers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2019 Preview, Cigar Dojo, Drew Estate, News, Undercrown
Drew Estate has announced the 2019 release of its limited production Undercrown Dogma has shipped to Drew Diplomat retailers. The release will include a new packaging design featuring blue soft bundles and corresponding sales trays. The Dogma was first released in 2014 as a small batch limited production sold initially through Smoke Inn. It’s a 6 […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Corona Gorda
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Buy Multiples, Crowned Heads, News
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Crowned Heads Cigar unveiled a limited production line known as the Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII (CHC Reserve XVIII). Crowned Heads has always done an exceptional job at tying a theme and/or a story to each of its releases, and the CHC Reserve XVIII is no exception. Crowned Heads […]