Gurkha Cigar Group is getting ready to celebrate its 35th anniversary as a company. At this year’s 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Gurkha showed off a new humidor and cigars to mark the milestone. The humidor has a red-colored piano-style finish. It’s a 150-count humidor, but the unit contains 75 cigars. The cigars […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, JRE Tobacco Company introduced a fifth size to the Aladino Classic. It’s a 38 x 7 lancero-sized line extension known as the Elegante. Aladino Classic features 100% Honduran-grown Corojo and Habano tobaccos from the JRE Tobacco farm. Like the other sizes of the Aladino Classic, 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. […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, JRE Tobacco Co. introduced the Aladino Sumatra. This release showcases JRE’s latest innovation, a dark Sumatra wrapper grown on the JRE Tobacco Farm. The Aladino Sumatra is being released in one size – a 6 x 52 Toro. It is being […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Forged Cigar Company showed off the Bull Moose Maduro. It’s a Maduro counterpart to the original Bull Moose line, a large ring gauge offshoot of Chillin’ Moose, a value-priced brand. Bull Moose Maduro features 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos, including a Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper and Nicaraguan Habano. The cigars […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars gave its Vegas Cubanas line a rebrand. The cigar has been repackaged under the Don Pepin Garcia brand as the “Green Label Offering”. The branding is now consistent with other Don Pepin Garcia cigars which feature the Don Pepin Garcia Original (Blue Label), […]
When it comes to the JRE Tobacco Co portfolio, the focus has mostly been on regular production releases. While Aladino Corojo Reserva No. 4 is a periodic limited-production cigar, there hasn’t been a “one and done” JRE release. That changed at the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, where JRE Tobacco Co. unveiled what […]
One year ago, Forged Cigar Company resurrected and reimagined the Los Status Deluxe brand. In fact, the new Los Status Deluxe made a surprise appearance at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show at the Room101 Cigars booth. At the 2023 edition of PCA, Forged Cigar Company was in full force and unveiled a […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars introduced three new sizes to its Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial line. This brings the total vitolas in the line to nine. The sizes include the Figurado – J.G. (5 5/8 x 48 x 52, $10.50), Corona Grande (6 1/4 x 48, SRP $9.30 […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, My Father Cigars showcased a couple of projects that commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company and the company’s first cigar (Don Pepin Garcia Original – a.k.a. Blue Label). First up is the limited edition Don Pepin Garcia 20th Anniversary Cigar. This is a Nicaraguan […]
