Tabacalera USA, the U.S. premium cigar operation arm of Imperial Tobacco has announced it has acquired the stores owned by Houston, Texas retailer Serious Cigars. The four store retail operation now will be a part of the company’s Casa de Montecristo retail shop brand. Simultaneously Tabacalera USA has announced it has created “Casa de Montecristo […]
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Cigar News: My Father Cigars Takes Flor de Las Antillas Maduro National
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The Flor de las Antillas Maduro, originally released in two sizes as a shop exclusive to New Hampshire retailer Federal Cigar is going national. The new line was showcased at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show and now is getting ready to land in stores. Flor de las Antillas Maduro is a Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapped […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 5, Number 12: Closing Out Pre-Reviews
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This month we conclude the Cigar Coop Cigar Year. It officially comes to a close on Thanksgiving November 24, 2016. In December, we bring you the original Cigar of the Year countdown for the seventh consecutive year on Cigar Coop. It’s been the most tumultuous year in the history of the cigar business and […]
Cigar News: Ciguardian Adds C150 Fat Pack Humidification Pouch
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Arizona-based Ciguardian products has announced a second size for its humidification pouches. Today the company announced the new Ciguardian C150 Fat Pack. This is a larger offering to the standard size Ciguardian humidification pouch that was launched earlier this year. The new C150 Fat Pack measures 150 to 155 grams. It is designed to humidify […]
Cigar News: Rocky Patel Dark Dominican Released
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The Rocky Patel Dark Dominican, the first Dominican-made cigar by Rocky Patel Premium Cigars is now heading for widespread release. Production for the Dark Dominican is being handledGeneral Cigar Dominicana. It’s not the first time the company has teamed up with General Cigar as the Rocky Patel Vintage Series (1990, 1992, 1999) is produced by them. However […]
Cigar News: Davidoff Year of the Rooster Limited Edition 2017 Details Announced
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Davidoff’s annual Chinese New Year series has put its latest release into widespread release. Today Davidoff announced the details of the Davidoff Year of the Rooster Limited Edition 2017, the sixth installment in its Chinese New Year series. Each installment of the series has had a unique blend and vitola. The Year of the Rooster blend […]
Agile Cigar Review: Southern Draw Firethorn Pome Lancero
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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 Review: Tatuaje Skinny Drac
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The Tatuaje Skinny Drac is the fourth vitola based on the Tatuaje Drac blend, which in 2009 became the second installment of the Tatuaje Monsters Series. The Skinny Drac was originally released as one of ten cigars included in the Tatuaje Skinny Monsters collection. Skinny Monsters is a sampler of 6 x 38 petite lanceros based on the first ten Tatuaje Monster Series blends. Since 2008, […]
Feature Story: Victor Vitale and Legacy Brands Forge Ahead in Face of FDA Regulations
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In a time of uncertainty in the cigar industry, Legacy Brands founder and owner Victor Vitale has one key message he wants his customers and fans to know: “Legacy Brands is 100% absolutely in this for the long run.” Following the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations on the premium cigar […]
Cigar Review: Viaje Full Moon Edición Limitada 2015
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The Viaje Full Moon Edicion Limitada 2015 is a special off-shoot of Viaje Cigars’ Halloween themed line – the Viaje Full Moon. It was in 2013 when the first Viaje Full Moon offering was released. Since then, Full Moon was been an annual small-batch release from Viaje. From its inception, each year the Full Moon has been […]