Tabacalera USA’s Javier Estados has announced a series of executive leadership changes across three of its main business units, which includes leading cigar marketing and distributor Altadis U.S.A., Casa de Montecristo, with 25 cigar stores and lounges across the USA, including company-owned stores and licensed-based partnerships, and JR Cigar, the major online cigar sales company. […]
Back in 2021, at Habanos World Days, Habanos S.A. announced the 28th installment of the Colección Habanos. The Colleccíon Habanos is called the “book release” because the cigars are housed in book-style packaging. The release of the 2021 Collección Habanos would contain the Cohiba Ideales – a vitola measuring 56 x 175mm (56 x 6 […]
The auction for the first Tatuaje Anarchy NFT Collection has completed. The package ended up selling for $100,000.00 – topping the $98,000 record set by La Flor Dominicana for its Golden NFT #7 in 2022. The winning bid was submitted by someone under the name of GoldenFinger. The Tatuaje NFT Auction is a project being […]
United Cigars’ revamped Black Bomb Firecracker, a new regular production offering from Tabacalera Magia, is slated to begin hitting stores in September. The cigar was previewed this summer at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. The Firecracker is a 3 1/2 x 50 vitola with a long fuse. The Black Bomb Firecracker joins the current United […]
Starting August 21, 2023 at 12pm ET, the auctions to secure one of the six Tatuaje Anarchy NFTs will begin. The project is a collaboration between Smoke Inn, Tatuaje, S.T. Dupont, and Quality Importers. Bidding for the auctions will run for 48 hours. Each NFT auction will have a unique piece of artwork for the […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It combines 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 at 8am Eastern Time. […]
VegaFina has been known for its regional exclusive releases, particularly in Europe. Now for the first time, VegaFina will release a regional exclusive for the U.S. market. The company has announced it has begun shipping the VegaFina Exclusivo USA Patriot to U.S. retailers today. The VegaFina Exclusivo USA features an Ecuadorian-grown wrapper over a Nicaraguan […]
The Powstanie Connecticut, the third regular production cigar from Powstanie Cigars, is getting ready to head to retailers. The company says it will begin shipping the Powstanie Connecticut to retailers on Friday, August 18th. There will also be an official launch event held at Secreto Cigar Bar in Ferndale, Michigan, on August 19, 2023. The […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, S.T. Dupont launched a new collection called Petrol. It features three popular S.T. Dupont accessories with a petrol blue finish. All three are U.S. market exclusives and have begun shipping. First up is the Petrol Blue Defi XXtreme light. This is a double torch lighter that […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Show, Howard G Cigars introduced a two-blend set called “The Perfect Round.” It’s also the company’s first foray into using Dominican tobaccos. Sports has been a theme with several lines in the Howard G portfolio – most notably football. Founder Howard Gumbs Jr has partnered with former […]
