2017 has been a big year for Altadis U.S.A. The two big stories heading into this year’s trade show were the ever-strengthening partnership with AJ Fernandez and the new distribution agreement with Boutique Blends Cigars that has also added Rafael Nodal to the team. Add to the mix, the ever-expanding footprint of Casa de Montecristo lounges by […]
Asylum Cigars has been somewhat of a juggernaut over the past five years in the cigar industry. Tonight, on Episode 20 of the Prime Time Show, we have the co-founder and co-owner of Asylum Cigars, the one and only Tom Lazuka. We will discuss the rise of Asylum Cigars and talk about the latest happenings with the brand. Tom’s a big Michigan-sports fan, so […]
For Special Edition #11, this is truly worthy of the name “Special Edition”. We have the whole Prime Time team on hand for this one, and Coop was on-site at The Cigar Shop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was an all-Quesada episode as welcomed Terence Reilly of Quesada Cigars and Mark Boley of The Cigar Shop. We talk about The Cigar Shop’s new […]
The Camacho Imperial Stout Barrel-Aged is limited edition collaborative project between Camacho Cigars and cigar media brand Cigar Dojo. It is an extension of the recent barrel-aged projects that have been released from Camacho. Many are familiar with the Camacho American Barrel-Aged, a blend that uses a corojo leaf in the filler that was aged in […]
For the most part, Gurkha Cigars employed a “what’s old is what’s new” strategy at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show – namely reintroducing several products that were predicate (grandfathered) under the FDA Deeming Regulations. The lack of “new product” didn’t seem to affect foot traffic at the Gurkha’s IPCPR booth. It was as busy a booth […]
For Special Edition #11, this is truly worthy of the name “Special Edition”. We will have the whole Prime Time team on hand for this one, and Coop will be on-site at The Cigar Shop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This will be an all-Quesada episode as we will welcome Terence Reilly of Quesada Cigars and Mark Boley of The Cigar Shop. We […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Davidoff of Geneva USA’s theme continued to be innovation and this would be a very different show for Davidoff in a number of ways. Business-wise, CEO Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard was absent – and the thought did cross my mind this could be a sign of change to come (last week it was announced Hoejsgaard was out […]
Aladino is a 100% Authentic Honduran puro that comes from JRE Tobacco Company. JRE Tobacco Company is an operation that was founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa. Julio and Justo are the father and brother of Christian Eiroa, who is best known for running Camacho Cigars before founding CLE Cigar Company. […]
While most of Gurkha Cigars’ new product was announced prior to the 2017 IPCPR, the company held back one thing to unveil at the trade show. It’s a two blend line known as the Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection. The Gurkha Aged Cabinet Selection comes in one size – a 5 x 50 Robusto, but it comes in two blends […]
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 […]
