Raúl Castro has resigned as First Secretary of the Communist Party in Cuba. The resignation marks the end of a 62-year era where either Raúl or his brother, Fidel Castro were in control. In 2018, Raúl Castro opted to not seek another term as President of Cuba and was succeeded by Miguel Díaz-Canel, but had […]
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 […]
Jessi Flores, the man who ran Drew Estate’s Subculture Studios, has announced he is the new Creative Director of Mombacho Cigars S.A.. Flores made the announcement via a YouTube video which was confirmed in a communication by Mombacho Cigars. According to Flores, he will be involved in artwork and brand development. He also mentioned he […]
It turns out the tobacco and alternative tobacco industries will mark the return of conventions to the famed Las Vegas Convention Center. Today, Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the group hosts the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) each year, announced that the TPE 21 event will be the first convention to return to the Las Vegas Convention […]
Sam Leccia founder and owner of Leccia Tobacco and Stogiebird has announced the creation of his latest project: Vintage Fresh. The concept behind Vintage Fresh pairs genuine “Vintage” artifact cigar bands on “Fresh” new blends from some of today’s favorite factories produced by brands such as Espinosa, Rocky Patel, Blackbird Cigars, and Caldwell Cigars. The […]
On June 8, Tarazona Cigars will release a new limited edition cigar known as La Tampeña. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the women that worked in the cigar factories in that city during the golden age of cigar making. In particular, it pays homage to the women that came over from Cuba to […]
After being put on hiatus for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Estate has announced it is resuming its Barn Smoker Event programs. The company will host three Barn Smokers beginning with the Connecticut Barn Smoker on Aug. 14-15 in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley. The Kentucky Barn Smoker will follow in Hopkinsville, […]
Quality Importers has announced the Skull Series under its Humidor Supreme line. The Skull Series will expand the Humidor Supreme series of value-priced travel and desktop humidors. The new Humidor Supreme Traveler 20 Humidor will feature four skull & bones or skull & swords designs inspired by the Jolly Roger flags used by English pirates. […]
Crowned Heads has announced a limited edition line extension to its recently released Mil Días line. It’s in the form of a 7 1/8 x 49 double corona and its being dubbed the Mil Días Escogidos Edición Limitada 2021. Like the rest of the line, the Mil Días Escogidos Edición Limitada 2021 consists of an […]
General Cigar has announced the seventh blend released under its Macanudo Inspirado line, the Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade. General Cigar Company’s Macanudo brand brings a contemporary look and feel. It has also served as an innovation platform with the Macanudo brand. In this case, as the name indicates the cigar features a proprietary Brazilian-grown Connecticut […]
