Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Royal Agio Cigars announced an extension of its Balmoral brand known as Balmoral Serie Signatures. The first release under that line, the Dueto, is now heading to retailers. Balmoral Serie Signatures is meant to be a collaborative platform between Royal Agio Cigars and other factories. For […]
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Cigar News: Davidoff Adds Yamasá Robusto Tubo Offering
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Davidoff, News
Davidoff has announced that it will be adding a tubo offering to the Davidoff Yamasá line in the form of a 5 x 50 Robusto. The new Robusto Tubo offering is scheduled to hit retailers this month. The addition of the Davidoff Yamasá Tubo in a Robusto format is consistent with the other Discovery (Black […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Adds Limited Edition Gran Torpedo to Nicaragua, Escurio, and Yamasá Lines
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, Davidoff, News
Davidoff’s Discovery (Black Label) Pillar will see the addition of a new limited edition vitola. The company announced a new 4 x 56 Gran Torpedo will be made available for the Davidoff Nicaragua, Davidoff Escurio, and Davidoff Yamasá lines. Davidoff says the new line extensions will ship this month. The Davidoff Nicaragua, is the Nicaraguan […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces New Batch of FSG Limited Edition Trunk Press Toro
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Drew Estate, Florida Sun Grown Tobacco, FSG, News
Drew Estate has announced a new batch of the FSG (Florida Sun Grown) Limited Edition Trunk Press Toro is en-route to its Drew Diplomat retailers The FSG Limited Edition Trunk Press Toro differs from the core FSG blend. The Trunk Press is highlighted by a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and, like the core line, features Florida […]
Cigar Review: Davidoff Selección 702 Limited Edition (2018 Release)
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 88-90, Davidoff, Review, Try a Sample
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of when Zino Davidoff established the Davidoff White Label brand. While the centerpiece of the 50th anniversary has been the re-release of the Davidoff Diademas Finas as the 50th-anniversary cigar, the company has done other things throughout the year to mark the occasion, including putting special 50th-anniversary bands on select White Label […]
Cigar Review: Recluse Amadeus Los Cabos Toro
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worthy Consideration, Recluse
The Recluse Amadeus Los Cabos is a line that was showcased at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and put into wider distribution shortly afterward. The Los Cabos line made its debut two years earlier at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, but at the time it had only seen a limited distribution. Los Cabos gets its […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 46 (10/13/18)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Prime Time Show, Prime Time Special Edition
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 […]
Cigar News: CigarClub.com Names Shanda Lee Chief Marketing Officer
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Cigar Club, CigarClub.com, News, People
CigarClub.com has named premium cigar industry veteran Shanda Lee its new Chief Marketing Officer. Lee has over 25 years experience in marketing. She is best known for her time at J.C. Newman Cigar Company, where she was a Vice President of Marketing. Earlier this year, she had a brief stint as the Director of Marketing […]
Cigar News: Providencia Cigars Announces La Misión Lancero
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2018 Preview, News, Providencia
Providencia Cigars has announced its fifth regular production line, La Misión. It’s a line that is being released in a single vitola – a 7 1/2 x 38 lancero. The blend features a dark Honduran Habano wrapper over an Indonesian binder, and a mix of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco. The Honduran tobaccos for the blend […]
Prime Time Episode 70: Brady Hayek, Jeremy Jack Cigars
William Cooper Podcast No Comments Developing Palates, ElOsoFumarTakes, Jeremy Jack Cigars, Podcast, Prime Time Show
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, one of the revelations was the launch of Jeremy Jack Cigars. Tonight on Episode 70 of Prime Time, we welcome the founder of Jeremy Jack Cigars, Brady Hayek. We will talk about Brady’s journey in the cigar industry. In our Debonaire Ideal we will talk more about Arsenio Ramos, […]