PDR Cigars has named new sales managers for its Northeast and Midwest territories. The company announced that Alex McKinnon will be the new Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast Territory. Concurrently, the team announced that Brad Sargent, who was covering the Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi territories will be returning to the Midwest to take over as Regional […]
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Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Umbagog Heads for Widespread March Release
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Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s (DTT) Umbagog , a new value-priced offering will soon be hitting retailers. Company owner and founder Steve Saka announced the cigar will be available to retailers beginning the second week of March, 2017. Umbagog is named for a lake located on the New Hampshire-Maine border and is a favorite fishing spot […]
Cigar News: Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Muestra de Saka Exclusivo Heading for March Release
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The Muestra de Saka Exclusivo, one of the offerings in Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust’s Muestra de Saka line is getting ready for a widespread release. Owner Steve Saka says the Exclusivo should arrive at retailers by the third week of March. The Exclusivo is a 6 x 52 Toro offering in the Muestra de Saka […]
Cigar News: 2012 by Oscar Released by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.
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2017 marks five years for Oscar Valladares in the cigar industry, and he has decided to commemorate the occasion by releasing a new line called 2012 by Oscar. The new 2012 by Oscar is the Oscar Valladares Tobacco and Co.’s first box-pressed line and it will be showcased in three blends – Connecticut, Corojo, and […]
Agile Cigar Review: RoMa Craft Tobac Neanderthal SGP
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Agile Cigar Review: Asylum 33 5 1/2 x 46
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Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 14 (2/25/17)
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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 our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. Finally, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning […]
Cigar News: Maya Selva Cigars Rolling Out Villa Zamorano Reserva
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Maya Selva Cigars has added a new offering under its Villa Zamorano brand. The new Villa Zamorano Reserva introduces a new Honduran Habano wrapped blend joining the current Sumatra wrapped offering. Currently the cigar is shipping to retailers in Europe on a limited basis and the cigar will be available in the U.S. market […]
Cigar News: Quesada Launches Manuel Quesada 70
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In 2017, Quesada Cigars patriarch Manuel Quesada will turn 70 years young. As such a cigar has been released to commemorate the milestone. The Manuel Quesada 70 (MQ70) officially made its debut at ProCigar 2017 in the Dominican Republic with select retailers getting a soft launch prior to the event. In a press release announcing […]
Cigar News: Cigar Industry’s Lawsuit Gains Support in Motion for Summary Judgement
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A week after the cigar industry filed a Motion for Summary Judgment with the Court in its pending lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Adninistration (FDA) two additional Amicus Curaie briefs have been filed. One jointly by four states and one by the in profit organization Cause of Action Institute (CoA). The Motion for Summary Judgemet […]