In 2014, Padron Cigars celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in business. To no surprise, the company unveiled some new cigars to mark the occasion. These new cigars were the first new lines released by Padron since 2011. Front and center of these releases was the much talked about new limited edition line of cigars called Padron 50th Anniversary (sometimes […]
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Cigar News: STG Names Regis Broersma President of General Cigar and Craig Reynolds EVP for Global Handmade Business
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments General, News, People, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, STG
Regis Broersma has been named the new President of General Cigar Company. Broersma succeeds Dan Carr who has departed General Cigar and STG. In addition to Broersma’s appointment, Craig Reynolds, the President of Cigar International has been named Executive Vice President for its global handmade cigar business. The announcements were made via a press release by […]
Cigar News: Quality Importers Announces Plans Post Palió Acquisition
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment Accessories, Palió, Quality Importers
Quality Importers, the South Florida company focusing on distribution and procurement in the tobacco industry announced details of its acquisition of Palio Cigar Accessories. The acquisition had been completed back this past August. “Palio is known for its high-quality products and is a well-known name in the industry,” said Quality Importers’ president, Michael Giordano in a […]
Cigar News: CLE Cigar Company Announces Availability of Eiroa First 20 Years
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment 2015 Preview, CLE, EIROA, News
CLE Cigars has announced the availability of the Eiroa First 20 Years cigar. This is a cigar that was showcased at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Eiroa First 20 years pays homage to company founder Christian Eiroa’s 20th year in the cigar industry. The cigar is a Honduran puro with tobacco grown in the […]
Cigar News: L’Atelier SEC Limited Targeted for End of November Release
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, L’Atelier Imports, News
Back in September, you heard first on Cigar Coop details of a box-pressed cigar from L’Atelier Imports heading to 20 retailers in the Southeast. We also first reported the cigar would be called the L’Atelier SEC (LAT SEC). Plans are for this cigar to arrive at the select retailers by the end of November, 2015. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Bold by Nish Patel Robusto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments Patel Family, Review, Rocky Patel
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: LUJ Kuro Perfecto
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, LUJ
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 News: Altadis USA Announces Yargüera Tobacco Project
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments Altadis, News
While we often report of developments of new brands and products, we often don’t talk about developments of new tobacco. Recently, Altadis USA has announced the development of a new hybrid seed called Yargüera. This seed will be used to grow tobaccos out of Honduras and it is anticipated to be used in Altadis USA products […]
Cigar News: Dan Carr Out as General Cigar Company President
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments General, News, People
Dan Carr, who has served for the past five years as President of General Cigar Company is out of that position. While the company is expected to make a formal announcement next week, Cigar Coop has confirmed through various sources close to the company that this move has taken place. Alan Willner, General Cigar Company’s […]
Cigar Industry Report: Volume 4, Number 51 (11/14/15)
William Cooper Cigar Industry Report, Cigar News No Comments Cigar Coop, Cigar Industry Report, Cigar Wrap, News, Stogie Geeks
The Cigar Industry Report is a one stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. It is a combination of our news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. We will also recap what happened on our Stogie Geeks show. Finally, each week we […]