Earlier this week, Southern Draw announced IGNITE, a collaborative charity project being done in conjunction with five retailer partners. Today, Southern Draw has announced the first release, IGNITE Top Notch – a cigar that introduces a 6 1/2 x 40 box-pressed lancero of Southern Draw’s popular Jacobs Ladder blend. The IGNITE Top Notch will be […]
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Cigar News: Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2018 Announced
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, 2018 TAA Exclusive Series, Crowned Heads, News, TAA
Today Crowned Heads announced its fifth annual release for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). The 2018 release, dubbed The Angel’s Anvil 2018 will make its debut at the TAA’s 50th annual convention scheduled to open April 29 at Casa de Campo in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. As with the previous installments, The Angel’s Anvil […]
Cigar Review: Crowned Heads The Angel’s Anvil 2017
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 2017 TAA Exclusive Series, 91-93, Buy Multiples, Crowned Heads, TAA
The Angel’s Anvil 2017 marks the fourth consecutive year that Crowned Heads Cigars has provided an exclusive release for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers. One can make a strong argument that Crowned Heads, along with Tatuaje and La Flor Dominicana, have had the most consistent and popular TAA exclusive releases over the past four […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #27 – Todd Naifeh, ZT Cigars Tuesday 4/10 9:15pm Eastern, 8:15pm Central
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On Special Edition #27, we return to some hard-core industry talk as we welcome Todd Naifeh of ZT Cigars as our special guest. We will learn about Todd’s retail operation out of Oklahoma City, but we will also get some insights into his role on the current IPCPR board of directors. The U.S. Food and Drug […]
Cigar Review: Cubanacan Maduro Lonsdale
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 91-93, Box Worhy Consideration, Cubanacan, Review
Late in 2017, came word that Cubanacan Cigars was repackaging and re-launching its self-titled premium cigar line. It was the company’s first major announcement in nearly two years. In 2015, the company separated with Hirochi Robaina and Omar González-Alemán resulting in the distribution of the HR and Soneros lines through Cubanacan coming to an end. […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Announces IGNITE Project
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, Cigars for Warriors, News, Southern Draw
Southern Draw Cigars has announced a new collaborative project it will be doing with several of its retail partners. The project is know as IGNITE and it will combine the release of several new cigars with charitable donations. The first release will be done in conjunction with Casa de Montecristo and Serious Cigars and will […]
Cigar Review: 1502 XO Churchill
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 1502, 91-93, Buy One, Global Premium Cigars, GPC, Review
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Global Premium Cigars introduced its first limited production line known as the 1502 XO. This was an ambitious project by company CEO Enrique Sanchez Icaza in that he built a blend around 18-year-old tobacco that he was able to secure. The cigar was first launched in a Toro size, […]
Feature Story: Assessing the first 457 Comments to the ANPRM for Premium Cigars
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On March 26th, 2018, the long-awaited Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making (ANPRM) in regards to premium cigars was published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s a document that paints the picture in terms of what the FDA is thinking – namely how or if it should regulate premium cigars. As a part […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 7, Number 20 (4/7/18)
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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: CAO Zócalo Coming in May
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2018 Preview, CAO, General, News
CAO Cigars has a new CAO Zócalo limited edition cigar. It’s a cigar that not only draws inspiration from the country of Mexico, but it will introduce the first CAO with a wrapper from that country. The cigar was announced as a part of a marketing campaign by CAO Cigars paying homage to the famed Pan […]