Following Miami Cigar and Company’s plans to restructure its sales force, today Toscano Cigars, the Italian cigar company distributed by Miami Cigar Company issued a statement in terms of its relationship with Miami Cigar and Company. The statement came from Manifatture Sigaro Toscano CEO Luciano Simeone: While the letter does say Toscano can still be […]
Following Miami Cigar and Company’s plans to restructure its sales force, many questions have arisen as to the future of the company’s relationships with La Aurora and Toscano Cigars – both companies that Miami Cigar and Company handles distribution for. Today, La Aurora issued the following statement in regards to the announcement While the […]
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 […]
The Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro, a cigar announced in October as the second installment of the company’s Experimental Series, is now heading to retailers. “When Alec Bradley announced the release of Project 40 Maduro in October, we were overwhelmed by the positive responses we received from enthusiasts, tobacconists and the media,” said Alec […]
Miami Cigar & Company has announced it will undergo a major restructuring in its business model effective January 1st, 2021. The changes will involve a major reduction to the company’s field sales staff. Cigar Coop has learned that several sales representatives have already been notified of the changes and have been offered a severance package. […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has announced a major revamping of its Perla Del Mar band. The revamping includes an updated blend and new packaging to the Perla Del Mar Maduro and Perla Del Mar Connecticut Shade blends. On top of that, a new third installment, the Perla Del Mar Corojo, has been announced. The story […]
One of Room101’s most popular lines is making a return. Last week, Room101 owner Matt Booth announced The Big Payback Connecticut would be making a return to his portfolio. The line features a new blend and a new factory Room101 is working with. Information of the release was first reported by Cigar Aficionado. The Big […]
Joya de Nicaragua is the latest company to team up with Cigar Dojo for an exclusive release. The release is called Joya Ninjaragua and it will be a small batch release sold exclusively at Smoke Inn. The basis for the blend was chosen from three candidate blends by attendees of a Cigar Dojo Cigar Safari […]
For the fourth year in a row Tabacalera SLU will release a Chinese New Year commemorative cigar under its VegaFina brand. For 2021, that cigar is the VegaFina Year of the Ox. The cigar features a Habana 2000 wrapper over a blend of Dominican and Nicaraguan tobaccos. The cigar measures 56 x 159 mm (56 […]
In a move that was expected, XXIII Festival del Habano, the 23rd installment of the Habanos Festival has been cancelled due to the “global context” which is assumed to be the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival had been scheduled for February 2021. Habanos SA has not provided more details as for the cancellation. Habanos SA did […]
