One of the revelations of 2016 was a brand called Jas Sum Kral (JSK) Cigars. The company was founded by cigar enthusiast, Riste Riatevski. After being disappointed with many cigars on the market, Riatevski set out to create his own cigar that would satisfy him. That cigar turned out to be a Habano offering known as the […]
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Cigar Industry Report: Volume 6, Number 15 (3/4/17)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News
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 […]
Feature Story: A Visit to A.J. Fernandez’s San Lotano Factory
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About four years ago, master blender A.J. Fernandez consolidated his factory operations which were scattered across the city of Esteli to the new, massive Tabcaelera Fernandez. Since then, Fernandez has continued to grow and expanded his operation. This led Fernandez to acquire a new factory located about 50 miles north of Esteli just outside the Totogalpa and […]
Feature Story: Bayer CropScience a Daily Best Practice of Eiroa Operations
William Cooper Feature Story No Comments Feature Story, JRE Tobacco Co
In 2007, the Corojo farm owned by the Eiroa family in the Jamastran Valley of Honduras began a program called Bayer CropScience. Developed by the Bayer Corporation, CropScience is a program of best practices for agriculture and manufacturing that promote concepts such as environmental, consumable crop safety, bio-friendly pesticides, industrial safety, and biosecurity. The Eiroas would […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Premium Cigars Reintroduces Java by Drew Estate Wafe Sizes
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, News, Rocky Patel
Rocky Patel Premium Cigars (RPPC) has announced the return of its Wafe size to its Java by Drew Estate line. The Wafe is a unique extreme trunk-pressed 5 x 46 that is only 5 ring gauge in height. The Wafe is a size that was produced for the Java Maduro and Java Latte lines […]
Cigar News: Santa Clara Begins Wider Distribution of Romeo y Julieta Crafted by A.J. Fernandez
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, Altadis, Romeo y Julieta, Santa Clara Cigars, Tabacalera USA
Santa Clara Cigars now has its second collaboration cigar with A.J. Fernandez. Today, Santa Clara formally announced the Romeo y Julieta Crafted by A.J. Fernandez. This is a collaboration done between Tabacalera USA, owners of the Romeo y Julieta brand in the U.S. and master blender A.J. Fernandez. The cigar had previously a limited launch, […]
Cigar News: La Palina Classic Line Revamped and Expanded to Three Blends
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2017 Preview, La Palina, News
The La Palina Classic, a value-priced line introduced in 2012 by La Palina Cigars has undergone some big changes. Three new blends, that will be produced by General Cigar Dominicana in the Dominican Republic – La Palina Classic Connecticut, La Palina Classic Rosado, and La Palina Classic Maduro are being introduced. These three blends replace the […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 6, Number 4: Changes and Travels
William Cooper Blog, Editor's Corner Editor's Corner
In my seven years in operation at Cigar Coop, the past 30 days have been perhaps the wildest ever. You have seen some of the announcements during the past month – and there will be one more still to come. First up, we have established strategic partnerships with two major cigar radio outlets – Kiss […]
Cigar News: PDR Cigars Adds Northeast and Midwest Regional Managers
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments News, People
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 […]
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 […]